When will the Lions finally get Jahmyr Gibbs’ extension done? Inside the timing clues from his agent and the RB market
Detroit Lions Jahmyr Gibbs and Atlanta Falcons Bijan Robinson’s extension timing could be shaped by agent history, as one often pushes late-summer deals while the other typically closes early offseason contracts. Market pressure builds between Detroit and Atlanta.
The Detroit Lions already got their big deal done for Jack Campbell. Now the next expected move is the really big one. The expectation is that the Lions are going to make Jahmyr Gibbs the highest-paid running back in the NFL.
The sticking point here is that the other first-round running back from that draft, Falcons star Bijan Robinson, is also expected to get an extension that could make him the highest-paid running back in the NFL.
Who shoots first? The Lions or the Falcons?
In order to figure this out, we decided to take a look at both players’ agents to see when they’re usually getting things done. If we’re basing it on that, then Robinson is likely to go first.
Robinson’s agent, Nicole Lynn of Klutch Sports, reps some of the biggest names in the game like Will Anderson, Quinnen Williams, Myles Garrett, and Jalen Hurts, to name a few. She’s gotten extensions done for them predominantly in March and April, early in the off-season. I couldn’t find any instances where she got an extension done in late summer or early fall.
In terms of Gibbs’ agent, Todd France, he’s gotten deals done later in the summer on multiple occasions. He’s tended to press these deals right up to the deadline or even into the season. For example, he got Dak Prescott’s deal done in September right before the season started last year. He got Derrick Henry’s deal done with the Titans right before training camp started.
If we’re basing it on the teams, the Lions are usually the team that wants to go first so they can get their guy paid and paid well, but not have to overpay just to beat someone else out. You’d have to think the Falcons are thinking the same way.
So how long does this standoff last? If I had to guess, we’re looking at August at this point. That presents the possibility of a holdout on some occasions, but I honestly can’t see it with Gibbs or Robinson. Neither presents as the type of guy to hold out. But you never truly know until it happens. We’ll see what happens soon enough.
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