Lions’ Jahmyr Gibbs ’98-100%’ After Hamstring Injury, Ready for Week 1 Game vs. Rams | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs, who suffered a tweaked hamstring during an Aug. 12 training camp practice, is good to go for his team’s season opener on Sunday evening against the Los Angeles Rams.

Gibbs made his remarks to ESPN’s Eric Woodyard, telling the beat reporter that he fells “98-100 percent.”

Gibbs was present at Tuesday’s practice, which was a good sign for his playing status even before his comments. But it appears he’ll be a full go Sunday against the Rams, who are looking for revenge after falling 24-23 to Detroit in the NFC Wild Card round last year.

Gibbs was terrific in 2023, rushing for 5.2 yards per carry and scoring 10 times on the ground. The versatile back also caught 52 passes.

He forms a tremendous one-two punch with David Montgomery, who gained 1,015 yards on the ground while scoring 13 times. That duo helped pace an offense that scored the fifth-most points (27.1 PPG) in the NFL.

Now the Lions return the key pieces from a team that nearly picked off the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship before falling 34-31. Gibbs will obviously play an integral role on this team as it searches for its first-ever Super Bowl appearance.

The Lions will look to start that journey on the right foot Sunday when they host the Rams at 8:20 pm ET.