Taking more reps out wide Gibbs said last week that new Lions offensive coordinator John Morton has him splitting out wide "way more than I was the past two years," per WXYZ-TV Detroit. Impact Gibbs got a career-high 11 targets in January's playoff loss to Washington, after catching at least four passes in each of the final five regular-season games. His receiving involvement spiked following David Montgomery's MCL injury, with Gibbs having averaged just 2.3 catches and 3.0 targets per game in Weeks 1-13. There's a chance the pass-catching production becomes more consistent under a new playcaller, and also some chance Gibbs takes more of the workload away from Montgomery in general, but there's risk Detroit's offense isn't as efficient overall after losing former offensive coordinator Ben Johnson to the Bears this offseason. The Lions also lost starting right guard Kevin Zeitler (Titans) and center Frank Ragnow (retirement), but they're bringing back all their other 2024 starters on offense, including the elite OT duo of Penei Sewell and Taylor Decker.
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