{"id":18424,"date":"2025-03-23T15:19:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T15:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=18424"},"modified":"2025-03-23T15:19:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T15:19:18","slug":"tim-patrick-contract-details-another-big-bargain-for-detroit-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=18424","title":{"rendered":"Tim Patrick contract details: Another big bargain for Detroit Lions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/ZcmPufFbE3LKg1Arn2vTOBOOWzM=\/0x0:7490x4994\/1200x800\/filters:focal(3021x1310:4219x2508)\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/73979390\/2190269848.0.jpg\" alt=\"Tim Patrick contract details: Another big bargain for Detroit Lions - Pride  Of Detroit\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"hylUwg\">Last year, the Detroit Lions struggled to find their third starting wide receiver in training camp. The battle between Antoine Green, Donovan Peoples-Jones, and Daurice Fountain bore no fruit, leaving Detroit scrambling to find an answer among other team\u2019s cuts.<\/p>\n<p id=\"pG52jS\">That\u2019s when the had former Broncos receiver Tim Patrick fall into their lap, and it couldn\u2019t have worked out much better. While the Lions didn\u2019t need him to earn a heavy target share\u2014he only was targeted 44 times in 16 games\u2014he was still an essential part of the offense. He offered a big bodied target for Jared Goff, and was a willing and capable blocker in the run game.<\/p>\n<p id=\"EJgfHY\">Last year, Patrick played on the veteran minimum salary for the Lions ($1.125 million) due to his extensive injury history. It was a huge bargain for a starter at a premium position. And while Patrick is getting a raise this year after re-signing with the Lions, he remains a huge discount for Detroit.<\/p>\n<p id=\"GgvSkp\">Originally described as a one-year contract worth up to $4 million, Patrick\u2019s contract is actually just a one-year, $2.5 million deal. Here\u2019s a breakdown of the numbers<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"qcFKIO\"><strong>Tim Patrick \u2014 one-year, $2.5 million, fully guaranteed <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"3PuMEm\">Source: Over The Cap<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"Ic2FXu\"><strong>Base salary: <\/strong>$1,255,000 (fully guaranteed)<\/li>\n<li id=\"MOxJbz\"><strong>Signing bonus: <\/strong>$1,245,000<\/li>\n<li id=\"1abwQ1\"><strong>Cap hit: <\/strong>$2,500,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"XAQuyf\">Because the contract was initially described as up to $4 million, we can safely assumed there are $1.5 million in incentives baked into the deal. At this point, there are no reports on what those incentives are, but they are typically tied to production, snaps played, postseason honors, or team accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p id=\"KNE5V4\">Otherwise, the structure of the deal couldn\u2019t be simpler. A fully-guaranteed base salary (at the veteran minimum), plus a signing bonus that essentially doubles his payout. Detroit will get no savings if they cut Patrick, so while he isn\u2019t a lock at his current pay, there\u2019s little reason to part ways with him.<\/p>\n<p id=\"X7ivBZ\">Looking at Detroit\u2019s entire wide receiver room, the Lions are getting bargains out of nearly everyone.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"PDH67g\">Amon-Ra St. Brown: $13.91 million \u2014 16th among WRs in 2025<\/li>\n<li id=\"r07Ohy\">Kalif Raymond: $6.38 million \u2014 38th<\/li>\n<li id=\"ARMyYM\">Jameson Williams: $5.6 million \u2014 40th<\/li>\n<li id=\"8HdcII\">Tim Patrick: $2.5 million \u2014 74th<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"m9Bewo\">Still, despite the individual discounts, the Lions are spending the 10th most at the position, with over $31.5 million in cap space devoted to wide receivers. That makes sense, though, considering they have arguably two top-20 receivers and an All-Pro returner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breaking down Tim Patrick\u2019s new contract with the Detroit Lions, and how team friendly it s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18425,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-detroit-lions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tim Patrick contract details: Another big bargain for Detroit Lions - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=18424\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tim Patrick contract details: Another big bargain for Detroit Lions - 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