The Detroit Lions expect rookie running back Jahmyr Gibbs to return from a hamstring injury and to carry the load Sunday against the host Baltimore Ravens.
Gibbs sustained the injury in practice on Oct. 6. Leading rusher David Montgomery is out with a rib cartilage injury and backup Craig Reynolds has been limited at practice this week by hamstring and toe injuries.
“(Gibbs) looks good. Yeah, I think he’s gonna be a go,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said Friday. “He looked pretty good yesterday.”
Gibbs has rushed for 179 yards on 39 attempts and caught 14 passes for 70 yards in four games (one start) since being selected by Detroit with the 12th overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft.
“Certainly, I think he’s going to need to take the load of it. We’re just gonna have to see where he’s at,” Campbell said. “I’d like to say we want to be careful with him, but the reality of it is, we need him. So, we’ll go as far as he can take us here, trying to be as smart as we can, but he’s got to go. And he’s ready.”
–Field Level Media