Source: Lions pick up Gibbs' 5th-year option, decline Campbell's

Key Points:

• The Detroit Lions will exercise the fifth-year option for running back Jahmyr Gibbs for the 2027 season, valued at $14.29 million, but will decline the option for All-Pro linebacker Jack Campbell, estimated at $21.925 million.
• Campbell, who had a breakout 2025 season with first-team All-Pro honors and a team-high 176 tackles, is in active contract discussions with the Lions but will become a free agent if no long-term deal is reached.
• Gibbs, a dynamic player with record-setting touchdown totals in his first three seasons, is set to take on a larger role after the Lions traded David Montgomery, and the option decision gives the team more time to negotiate his extension.
• The Lions aim to secure long-term deals for their 2023 draft class's first-round picks, including Gibbs and Campbell, as well as second-round tight end Sam LaPorta and fourth-round defensive back Brian Branch.
• The decision on Campbell's option mirrors a similar move by the Baltimore Ravens with Tyler Linderbaum, avoiding a high guaranteed salary while negotiating a more favorable contract, a scenario the Lions hope to replicate.