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Lions lock up offensive tackle Penei Sewell with long-term extension
Hours after agreeing to a long-term extension with All-Pro wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, the Detroit Lions locked up another cornerstone from the team’s 2021 draft class, coming to terms on a four-year extension with offensive tackle Penei Sewell, a source close to the negotiations confirmed to The Detroit News.
The pact is worth up to $112 million with $85 million in guarantees. That would make the 23-year-old Sewell the highest-paid player at his position, by annual average value, easily topping the $25 million per year package signed by Houston Texans offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil last offseason.
Sewell, the No. 7 pick in the 2021 draft, was the first selection of general manager Brad Holmes’ tenure. Despite starting just one year at Oregon, and opting out of the 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns, Sewell had minimal issues making an immediate impact as a rookie.
Initially starting that year as a left tackle while blindside blocker Taylor Decker recovered from a broken finger, Sewell has since settled in at right tackle, a position he hadn’t played before coming to Detroit.
Sewell has shown steady improvement each of his three seasons, and was graded as the league’s best offensive tackle by Pro Football Focus last season, earning career-high marks as both a run blocker and pass protector. In 2023, he allowed just 20 quarterback pressures and a single sack. For his early-career dominance, he’s twice been named to the Pro Bowl and was selected as a first-team All-Pro last season.
Despite his young age, Sewell also has rapidly emerged as a leader on Detroit’s roster. He was selected by his teammates as a captain last year and routinely breaks down with pre-game huddle with fiery speeches.
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DETROIT (WXYZ) — A teenager was shot in Detroit on Monday evening, police said.
The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. near Fenkell Avenue and Strathmoor Street.
It’s unclear at this time what led up to the shooting. Police say the 16-year-old is in stable condition.
Police are looking for a suspect but did not have additional information to provide.
Anyone with information can call the Detroit Police Department.
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After initially postponing a concert at the Detroit Opera House in May, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons have cancelled the remainder of the group’s 2026 tour dates, citing health concerns.
“I’m so sorry to disappoint the folks who have purchased tickets to my shows, but I have decided to take the rest of the year off from touring to focus on my health,” Frankie Valli wrote on social media Friday, May 30.
The group, known for such 1960s hits like “Sherry” and “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” performed in Detroit at the Opera House in downtown as part of the group’s farewell tour. Another date for Detroit was scheduled for later this year on Nov. 22, but the venue’s website no longer links to the event. Seat Geek’s ticket site shows the event.
Ticketmaster shows the June 26 concert at the Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona; the June 28 show at Grove of Anaheim in Anaheim, California; the July 19 show in Uncasville, Connecticut; and the Sept. 19 show at Hershey, Pennsylvania, as canceled.
Ticketmaster still lists several other shows, although some say tickets are not available. The Nov. 22 date does not appear on the Ticketmaster website.
Previous performances included stops in Indiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.
“Detroit has always been special to us,” Valli said. “Our first big hit, ‘Sherry,’ broke first in Detroit, and I credit the city for much of our success.”
With a career spanning over 60 years, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons have sold over 100 million records worldwide and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Jan. 17, 1990, according to a post on Facebook.
Valli, 92, received a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2025.
Their story has been told on Broadway and in the film adaptation of “Jersey Boys.”
“I’m looking forward to getting healthy and seeing you all again soon,” Valli said in his Friday message.
Jalen Williams is a trending reporter at the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at jawilliams1@freepress.com.
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