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Allen Park — One day after star running back Jahmyr Gibbs missed the Detroit Lions' first training camp practice of the year, coach Dan Campbell said he's "not sweating" the negotiation tactic but did think an extension would be done by now.
Gibbs, the No. 12 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, became extension-eligible this offseason and is expected to receive a deal that pays him north of $20 million annually.
According to a photograph from the Lions' website, Gibbs arrived in Allen Park for camp Tuesday. He and Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson are reportedly holding in for new deals as they look to reset the running back market.
"I shouldn't have said 'bellcow,' right?" Campbell joked, implying that he gave Gibbs too much leverage when he said during the spring that the team was going to "hang our hat" on him. "'Well, hey, Coach said bellcow.'"
Campbell said he's unsure whether Gibbs will return to the practice without a new deal, and mentioned Gibbs had "a little bit of a back" issue during the conditioning test but didn't indicate that it was something serious.
Campbell continued, "Honestly, I didn't think twice about" the possibility of a hold-in. "... I thought we'd have been done by now, but also, I know how this goes. I've been in this league a long time, player and a coach, so I know how it goes. So, I'm not sweating it."
Campbell spoke on Wednesday about Gibbs not having a new contract and said he expects to take the situation as it comes.
"My job is to coach who's out there right now," Campbell added Thursday. "And I love the kid (Gibbs), but man, I got a team to coach right now. And listen, whatever all this — at some point here, it'll get done. It's gonna get done. I'm not even sweating it."
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This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Dan Campbell 'not sweating' Jahmyr Gibbs' absence at Lions practice
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Gibbs, the No. 12 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, became extension-eligible this offseason and is expected to receive a deal that pays him north of $20 million annually.
According to a photograph from the Lions' website, Gibbs arrived in Allen Park for camp Tuesday. He and Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson are reportedly holding in for new deals as they look to reset the running back market.
"I shouldn't have said 'bellcow,' right?" Campbell joked, implying that he gave Gibbs too much leverage when he said during the spring that the team was going to "hang our hat" on him. "'Well, hey, Coach said bellcow.'"
Campbell said he's unsure whether Gibbs will return to the practice without a new deal, and mentioned Gibbs had "a little bit of a back" issue during the conditioning test but didn't indicate that it was something serious.
Campbell continued, "Honestly, I didn't think twice about" the possibility of a hold-in. "... I thought we'd have been done by now, but also, I know how this goes. I've been in this league a long time, player and a coach, so I know how it goes. So, I'm not sweating it."
Campbell spoke on Wednesday about Gibbs not having a new contract and said he expects to take the situation as it comes.
"My job is to coach who's out there right now," Campbell added Thursday. "And I love the kid (Gibbs), but man, I got a team to coach right now. And listen, whatever all this — at some point here, it'll get done. It's gonna get done. I'm not even sweating it."
[email protected]
@nolanbianchi
This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Dan Campbell 'not sweating' Jahmyr Gibbs' absence at Lions practice
Continue reading...
