A former Northern Kentucky high school football standout has agreed to a contract extension with the team that drafted him.

When Detroit Lions linebacker Derrick Barnes suffered a season-ending injury in Week 3 of the 2024 season, his future was uncertain. In the final year of his rookie contract, the talented ...

Derrick Barnes would have had options in free agency, perhaps with his former defensive coordinator and the New York Jets or ...

Detroit signed Barnes (knee) to a three-year, $25.5 million extension Friday, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports. Barnes only played in three games in the 2024 season due to suffering damage to his ...

Derrick Barnes did a little bit of everything ... the team's linebackers coach in 2021-23, recruited Barnes heavily to stay ...

The Detroit Lions have handed out their first significant contract extension of the offseason, inking linebacker Derrick ... high level at times. Detroit now returns its top three linebackers in ...

Even with the injury, the Lions saw value in retaining Barnes ahead of the start of NFL free agency. He is returning to the Lions on a three-year, $25.5 million contract with $16 million guaranteed.

Derrick Barnes did a little bit ... the team's linebackers coach in 2021-23, recruited Barnes heavily to stay in recent weeks. Barnes made a career-high 81 tackles in 2023 and had 10 tackles ...