Despite that, Lions general manager Brad Holmes said on Thursday he does not feel that any Super Bowl window is closing on the team. “I think that we’ve done a good job of doing our best we can to avoid windows,” Holmes said.
After the Detroit Lions blew one of their best chances to make a Super Bowl run, many are questioning whether their window of opportunity is closing. Not only will the team need to reload their coaching staff after losing both their offensive and defensive coordinators this week, but the salary cap is likely to tighten down the road. For example, the Lions handed monster contract extensions to three key players last offseason: Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown, and Penei Sewell. While their cap hit is just a collective $56 million for 2025, that jumps all the way to $130.7 million in 2026.
Despite that, Lions general manager Brad Holmes said on Thursday he does not feel that any Super Bowl window is closing on the team.
“I think that we’ve done a good job of doing our best we can to avoid windows,” Holmes said. “And I understand that contracts come up when contracts come up and stuff happens, but we feel so good about our young core and young nucleus of players, and we feel really good about our quarterback and how he’s playing and him having a—let’s call it an MVP-caliber season this year. So, I just think that all of the pieces are in place that I don’t really feel walls closing in or a window and again, we kind of make an effort to avoid those kinds of things.”
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