Detroit Lions wide receiver Golden Tate has been one of the biggest bargains in the entire league since coming over from the Seattle Seahawks in 2013. However, that most likely won’t be the case in his next contract, which he could sign as soon as this summer.

As Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports, general manager Bob Quinn said there haven’t been any talks of a long-term deal. Although, he did leave the door open for that possibility, perhaps after the draft.

“I think all those things in my time here have happened in the summer,” Quinn said. “I think our concentration and our focus right now is on the draft. Things that come down the road after that, they’ll come and go and we’ll talk through it.”

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Tate, who is set to make $7 million the final year of his five-year, $31 million deal, has been worth every penny for the Lions. He’s topped 90 catches in his first four years in Detroit and has exceeded 1,000 receiving yards in three of those four years.

Tate said at the Super Bowl that he would “love” to stay with Detroit for the rest of his career. Of course, things are still subject to change. It remains to be seen how much the Lions are willing to pay a 30-year-old Tate even though they have some younger receivers in Marvin Jones, Kenny Golladay, and TJ Jones.

But if the Lions do get a deal done with Tate, they’d be locking up a highly talented and productive receiver, which is always a nice asset to have.