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Tee Higgins, Ja’Marr Chase Extensions Presents Lions Major Dilemma

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10 months ago

March 19, 2025

Tee Higgins, Ja’Marr Chase Extensions Presents Lions Major Dilemma

The market for NFL wide receivers continues to elevate with each passing offseason. Recenty, the contract extensions of Bengals wideouts Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins present the Detroit Lions a significant dilemma.

Chase, one of the league’s top wideouts, secured a four-year, $161 million extension, while Higgins secured a four-year extension totalling $115 million.

Detroit features a young, speedy wideout in Jameson Williams, who is now eligible to have his fifth-year option picked up by the organization that selected him in the first-round of the 2022 NFL Draft.

Is Williams worth $28.75 million annually, the amount the Bengals are paying Higgins? If the team decides to wait, the market could reach north of $45 million annually pretty quickly.

“I think everybody was confident we’d get Ja’Marr done,” Burrow said, via the Bengals team website. “But to be able to get Tee done along with that speaks volumes about ownership, Duke Tobin, Zac Taylor and their ability to get those things done.”

Detroit’s front office has showcased they are willing to sign their own players. But next year, Brian Branch, Sam LaPorta, Jahmyr Gibbs and Jack Campbell will be eligible for extensions.

General manager Brad Holmes can deploy a similar strategy with Williams the Bengals did with Higgins, placing the franchise tag on the speedy wideout for the 2027 season.

But each passing year the former Alabama Crimson Tide wideout does not secure a long-term extension, the price tag is likely going to skyrocket. Chase is now earning slightly north of $40 million annually.

“We’re paying the right guys. Guys who work really hard for what they have. Guys who aren’t going to get complacent or anything like that,” Burrow explained about his top wideouts earning lucrative extensions. “Guys who really care about the product they put on the field, and care about the fans and the organization and the people in the locker room. We’ve got the right guys.”

Detroit previously signed Amon-Ra St. Brown to a four-year, $120 million extension.

Is there room for another wideout on the roster breaking the bank? Holmes and Co. are now facing decisions on who to prioritize the next couple of NFL offseasons.

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Detroit handling dozens of water main breaks amid frigid stretch

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10 hours ago

January 27, 2026

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Detroit handling dozens of water main breaks amid frigid stretch

DETROIT (FOX 2) – The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) is dealing with dozens of water main breaks around the city as a cold snap continues.

Gary Brown, the DWSD director, said Tuesday morning that there were “at least a couple dozen” water main breaks.

Water main break flooding:

At least three of those water main breaks led to flooding, which then resulted in frozen streets.

People on Laing near Britain, not far from Morang, have reportedly been complaining about a water main break since Monday, and 911 dispatchers have fielded calls about vehicles stuck in the ice and water.

Another water main break flooded about ⅔ of Bringard near Barlow, which is south of Eight Mile, before freezing.

Also on the east side, a water main break with less severe flooding was reported on Dequindre near State Fair.

What they’re saying:

“This is historic, regionally, to have this deep of a freeze for this long of a period of time,” Brown said.

According to Brown, the breaks have been the result of frigid temperatures and shifting.

Dozens of water main breaks reported in Detroit

The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department is going to be busy Tuesday, handling dozens of water main breaks around the city. Department director Gary Brown said a historic deep freeze is leading to a high number of breaks all at once.

What’s next:

Brown said the department is prioritizing which breaks get repaired first.

“The prioritization is any person or street that may be completely out of water,” he said, noting that as of Monday night, no residents were out of water.

While crews work to repair the breaks, the water department is urging residents to be patient.

“When you’ve got 30 or 40 water main breaks, we can’t get to everyone at the same time,” Brown said.

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Detroit Police Response Team helping people without housing

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22 hours ago

January 27, 2026

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Detroit Police Response Team helping people without housing

A group of Detroit police officers are o a mission to help the city’s unhoused community.

If you want to get involved you can email to coordinate donation drop off: Unshelteredpopulationresponseteam@detroitmi.gov

You can also donate to their website at detroitpublicsafety.org

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Lionel Richie announces Detroit concert with Rock and Roll Hall of Famers

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1 day ago

January 26, 2026

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Lionel Richie announces Detroit concert with Rock and Roll Hall of Famers

Tickets for the show go on sale Friday.

Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire will “Sing a Song All Night Long” when they bring their joint tour to Little Caesars Arena July 1, promoters announced Monday.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, and Citi presales start at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

The show is part of a joint 26-city tour that kicks off June 24 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and wraps Aug. 14 in Austin, Texas.

The show will mark Richie’s first Detroit performance since a 2019 concert at the then-DTE Energy Music Theatre. Earth, Wind & Fire performed at the Fox Theatre in Detroit in August 2025.

agraham@detroitnews.com

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