NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports the Lions and EDGE Aidan Hutchinson “are not expected to agree to terms on a new deal prior to the season.”

As Rapoport notes, the Lions have made deals during the season in the past, but there’s no guarantee the two sides reach an agreement anytime soon. Hutchinson has one base year remaining on his rookie contract and another season for the fifth-year option, which has already been exercised. That gives them plenty of time to hammer out the specifics of an extension that is guaranteed to make Hutchinson the highest-paid defender in the league.