The Detroit Lions are counting on running backs David Montgomery, in his fifth season, and rookie Jahmyr Gibbs to give them a strong running game for the second straight season.
“We kind of opened it up, we said we were going to slowly give it to him at the beginning, then we just kind of threw it all at him,” Scottie Montgomery said. “Physically he’s been on point. He’s quick, he’s fast, he sets blocks.”
The Lions ranked 11th in the NFL with 2,179 rushing yards in 2022 with RBs Jamaal Williams and D’Andre Swift who are no longer with the team. It was the team’s best team rushing production since 1997 when the Lions ranked second with 2,464 yards — 2,053 of those from Hall of Famer Barry Sanders.“I think it’s going to be lethal, I think it’s going to be real deadly,” Montgomery said of his pairing with Gibbs. “Jah does some special things and I think I can do a lot of special things too.
During an intersquad full contact scrimmage on Tuesday, Gibbs’ scampered nearly 30 yards for a touchdown and Montgomery scored from 1 yard out. “I know me, I like getting hit so I’ve got to get out there and make sure I get hit every now and then so I get my pads loose so I can be ready to run into somebody,” said David Montgomery who played for the Bears the past four years.“I mean every day he gets more and more comfortable with what we’re doing and look, it’s a long year too.
NOTES: Wednesday’s final training camp session was the first day the Lions put in plays for the Chiefs, their regular-season opponent on Sept. 7. … Safety Ifeatu Melifonwu and WR Amon St. Brown worked with trainers on the sidelines. St. Brown caught a pass during the walkthrough portion of practice. Neither is expected to play on Friday at Carolina in the final preseason game. … Campbell doesn’t expect to play starters on Friday, but left the door open if he changes his mind.
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