There was reason to believe that Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs was close to signing a contract extension on Thursday morning when he suited up for practice for the first time at training camp and those thoughts became a reality when news of an agreement broke later in the day.
Gibbs remained limited to individual work at Friday’s practice, but made it clear that even a limited workload was better than how it felt sitting on the side to watch his teammates go through the first week of camp without him.
“This process has [been extremely stressful](https://www.detroitlions.com/news/what-gibbs-extension-means-for-detroit-lions-offense),” Gibbs said, via the team’s website. “I just wanted to play ball. I missed being out there with my teammates and my coaches and it’s just fun being out there now with my pads. It feels a lot better.”
The Lions will likely continue to ramp Gibbs up with caution to make sure that there’s no more missed time in the future because, as his three-year, $67.5 million deal makes clear, they have a lot riding on him.