Calvin Johnson and Ndamukong Suh have renegotiated their contracts with the Detroit Lions to create more cap space.

Suh's renegotiated deal created $7.68 million in cap room, while Johnson's minor adjustment created $3.5 million in cap space.

Johnson was scheduled to earn $25 million in cash compensation this season, including a $5 million base salary and a $20 million option bonus, and he will still earn that much money as the renegotiation took place after the Lions had already picked up the option bonus.

The Lions dropped Johnson's base salary down to $715,000, the league minimum for a player with six accrued seasons, and converted the remaining $4.285 million into a signing bonus that will be prorated over the next five seasons.