Team news: Detroit Lions | Page 2

The Jets ran the ball less than any team last season. The biggest reason for that (Aaron Rodgers) is gone. It would not shock me if the Jets went from last to first in terms of rushing attempts — the product of a run-first scheme led by offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand, and the dynamic, dual-threat quarterbacking of Justin Fields in the fray. The Jets are modeling their offense after the one Engstrand and Aaron Glenn came from in Detroit, where, in theory at least, Breece Hall would play the Jahmyr Gibbs role while Braelon Allen would step in as the David Montgomery, power-running type. — Zack Rosenblatt

Those are pretty big expectations, but the thought of it is exciting. Rosenblatt went on to say Allen was a training camp breakout last year who never got a chance to get going in a bad offense, but he’ll have plenty of opportunities in 2025 to make his mark and prove he can be the long-term starter with Hall in the last year of his contract.

John Morton replaced Ben Johnson as the team’s offensive coordinator this offseason and Jahmyr Gibbs revealed one of the new wrinkles he’s installed into an offense that scored the most points in the league last season. It involves Gibbs lining up outside of the backfield more frequently than he did in his first two seasons.

“Nothing too much changed, so a lot of the stuff is the same,” Gibbs said, via WXYZ. “I gotta learn the formations for this, but I’m being split out, I guess, like way more than I was the past two years. That’s good, that’s going to be fun. I’ve been waiting on that. He wants me to be more involved in it, so that’s what he plans on doing.

The story pointed out Gibbs caught 104 passes over his first two NFL seasons, but it looks like the team has plans to make him an even bigger part of the passing game. Owners are hoping to not see a TD regression this season after the back scored 20 TDs total last year, and this may be a chance for Gibbs to keep up that pace.

The Lions have exercised the 2026 fifth-year team options on DE Aidan Hutchison and WR Jameson Williams.

Related Players: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Tim Patrick, Kalif Raymond, Tom Kennedy

Good news for fantasy, as there aren't many better places for Williams to be than alongside ARSB and Sam LaPorta clogging up the middle of defenses. Williams should continue to operate as a nice boom-bust WR3 option, even if the Lions tack on some WR talent through the NFL Draft.

“We have a lot of confidence in Jahmyr Gibbs,” Campbell said, via the team’s website. “He’s continued to get better and better as the season has gone. Given the opportunity, he’s made a lot of plays. He made some big plays for us. He brings an explosive element. He’s getting better in the pass game, and you see what he’s able to do in the run game. We have a ton of confidence.”

Craig Reynolds and fourth-round pick Sione Vaki are also on the Lions roster, but it’s going be Gibbs’s show the rest of the way and the Lions will need him to keep performing at the same level.

Related players: Craig Reynolds, Sione Vaki

Gibbs owners look like they could greatly benefit by the injury to Montgomery as we head down the stretch of the fantasy playoffs. We detailed a little bit on Monday that last season, when either Montgomery or Gibbs were out of the lineup, Reynolds got between 7-14 carries in three of those four games (the fourth was a blowout loss to the Ravens). It still remains to be seen just how the team will divide up the carries, but it's reasonable to think Gibbs should at least see a slight uptick in work with Montgomery out.

Dan Campbell says RB David Montgomery (knee) will have season-ending surgery.

Related players: Jahmyr Gibbs, Craig Reynolds

Big blow to the Lions here. As we stated earlier today when we speculated Monty may be out for a while at the least, Gibbs will take over as the team's RB1. Last year, Reynolds got between 7-14 carries in three of the four games he played when either Gibbs or Montgomery were out. Reynolds should have some flex value, at least, and would be worth a pickup if he's on your wire and you're looking for any help at RB.

Lions RB David Montgomery is now out indefinitely after suffering an MCL injury during Sunday’s loss to the Bills, sources tell ESPN.

Related players: Jahmyr Gibbs, Craig Reynolds, Sione Vaki

Montgomery is undergoing additional testing on his knee and getting a second opinion to confirm, but he could be lost for the season, according to the rest of Schefter's post. It's another huge loss for the Lions in terms of their quest for a Super Bowl, but from a fantasy angle it looks like Gibbs will take over the as the clear RB1 going forward. Montgomery has scored 12 TDs this season and his fantasy owners now suffer a huge loss in their lineup for the rest of the fantasy playoffs. Reynolds will likely soak up some of Monty's between-the-tackles work at least, but it remains to be seen how the split in work will be determined. Last season in four games where either Montgomery or Gibbs were out, Reynolds had 7, 10 and 14 carries in three of those games. The exception was a blowout loss to the Ravens were he only received three carries. He had four receptions total in that four game span, so Reynolds could get a decent amount of touches each game for those who may be hurting at the position.

Good news for the #Lions: RB David Montgomery (shoulder) and WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (knee) are both active after being questionable.

Related Players: Jahmyr Gibbs, Jameson Williams, Tim Patrick

Good news, indeed. Montgomery should be fired up as an RB2, with ARSB as a WR1.

The Lions are placing WR Kalif Raymond on Injured Reserve, source says, because of the foot injury he suffered last Sunday.

He's expected to return and could play again before the regular season finishes. Either way, he's almost certainly back for the playoffs.

Related Players: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Tim Patrick, Allen Robinson

We shouldn't expect too much of a boost for St. Brown/Williams here, but Tim Patrick should get some extra run as the team's WR3, which should get him 4-5 targets per game. That's not enough to put him on fantasy radars.

#Lions TE Sam LaPorta (shoulder) is off the injury report and good to go Sunday vs. the #Colts.

Related Players: Brock Wright

LaPorta looks like he'll be a full-go for Week 12, and he gets a Colts defense that ranks 30th in TE aFPA. He should be considered above streaming options as a TE1.

Lions TE Sam LaPorta (shoulder) practiced Thursday

Related Players: Brock Wright

LaPorta looks like he'll be a full-go for Week 12, and he gets a Colts defense that ranks 30th in TE aFPA. He should be considered above streaming options as a TE1.