Lions rookie Jahmyr Gibbs stuns with stellar move at training camp
Detroit Lions first-round draft pick Jahmyr Gibbs from Alabama talks with reporters during the players’ introductory news conference at team headquarters in Allen Park on Friday, April 28, 2023. © Kirthmon F. Dozier / USA TODAY NETWORK
The Detroit Lions are getting plenty of hype as an NFC North contender for 2023, and one of their first-round rookies is doing nothing to dissuade that hype.
Jahmyr Gibbs went viral on Tuesday after the Lions posted a clip of him cooking New York Giants linebacker Bobby Okereke on a passing route during a joint practice. Gibbs froze Okereke, then hit the accelerator and left the linebacker in the dust.
Welcome to joint practices, @Jahmyr_Gibbs1‼️ pic.twitter.com/oGwzuQpH5j
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) August 8, 2023
Obviously, this is just a joint practice, but Okereke is a four-year NFL veteran who spent the last two seasons as a starter with the Indianapolis Colts. Gibbs is not exactly roasting someone who is battling for a roster spot here.
Gibbs is expected to have something of a dual rushing-receiving role in the Detroit offense after the team made him the No. 7 pick in April’s draft. Dan Campbell may be trying to control the hype train, but video like that is not going to do much to tone things down.
