The Detroit Lions received some outstanding news about one of their top stars heading into the upcoming season: Aidan Hutchinson.

The Detroit Lions scored big in the 2022 NFL Draft, landing a standout in edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson with the No. 2 overall selection.

Now, the organization is shifting focus to making sure Hutchinson stays in Detroit for the foreseeable future.

Lions president Rod Wood spoke this week about Hutchinson’s long-term outlook, stopping short of a specific contract update but making it clear the team intends to keep him around.

While talking to reporter Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, Wood declined to give details, saying “no comment” about Hutchinson’s future but expressed confidence a deal would happen.

“He’ll be here for the long run, I can promise you that,” Wood said.

Wood didn’t provide a timeline for a potential extension, but pointed out that Detroit had recently locked up other key players and planned to do the same with Hutchinson.

“We’ll begin working on that,” Wood noted. “We’ve built a history of extending our own guys — recently with Sewell, St. Brown, and [defensive tackle] Alim McNeill — and Hutchinson’s probably next.”

Hutchinson is coming off a season shortened by injury, suffering a broken leg in October that significantly impacted the team’s pass rush. Despite that, his 7.5 sacks led the team, even though he only played five games before being sidelined.

Head coach Dan Campbell mentioned Hutchinson might’ve returned had the Lions reached the Super Bowl, but a divisional round upset against the Commanders ended their postseason run.

Earlier in April, Hutchinson said he had finished his rehab and was ready to rejoin offseason activities.

“I’m good. I’d say I’m there,” Hutchinson said during a Thursday appearance at the Masters. “I’ve got my last evals when I get back, I’m flying out today, and once I finish those, I’m done with rehab. It’s been a long journey, for sure.”

He explained that the recovery was challenging, but reaching the end made it worthwhile.

“It was definitely long,” Hutchinson said. “The early days were the toughest, but now being past it, I really appreciate being healthy, pain-free, and able to run again. It feels great. People loved that sprinting video. I didn’t expect that much attention, but I got tons of texts and DMs. The support has been awesome.”