Amon-Ra St. Brown, Penei Sewell Reportedly Restructure Lions Contracts, Updated NFL Salary Cap

One day before kicking off the 2026 NFL season, the Detroit Lions restructured the contracts for Amon-Ra St. Brown and Penei Sewell to clear cap space.

Per Spotrac’s Michael Ginnitti, the restructures cleared $35.6 million against the cap for the Lions.

Detroit now has the second-most cap room available at just over $39 million. The San Francisco 49ers have the most cap space with roughly $49 million available.

This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.

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