More Training Camp News!

Information sourced from: Ian Rapoport, Nolan Bianchi, 97.1 The Ticket

Training Camp continues and more news drops, some very unexpected. Let’s dive in and see what’s going on with the Lions today

Dan Campbell confirmed that Gibbs is in fact holding out of camp currently. He did say a deal will get done, the question is how long will it take? Ian Rapoport states that Gibbs and the Lions conversation “Do not seem to be as active” as Bijan Robinson. That said, I’m not overly concerned. Holmes has a good history of getting contracts done with his key players, and Gibbs will be fine camp or no camp. In fact, if you really want to spin this positively, you could consider the wear Gibbs isn’t taking by sitting out. However, I would rather have him there working, knocking the rust off, and getting ready for the season. When a deal will come remains to be seen.

Dan Campbell also confirmed that Giovanni Manu (who was placed on the Non-Football Injury list late yesterday) will be out for 12-14 weeks with an undisclosed injury. However, the big news here isn’t the injury. The big news is that Dan Campbell stated this injury was not disclosed to the team. For a young man who I think we can all agree was overdrafted, this is likely the final nail in the coffin. It would not surprise me to see the Lions cut bait and cut him in the next few days given his low cap hit and dead money. When/if they do, look for them to bring in a versatile but likely raw offensive lineman to absorb his snaps.

In a series of clips from his interview posted on many social media accounts (including Nolan Bianchi, and 97.1 the tickets page’s) Kerby explained how he knew that once the MRI came back he was going to have to rely on his faith in God, and he couldn’t control what would happen once the knee injury was diagnosed. He did seem very optimistic he would see the field again, and leaned again into his faith in that regard. I don’t know if this is overoptimism or enough optimism, but I am still rooting for him to recover and come back as good as ever!

Even though the Manu and Gibbs news isn’t great, it isn’t terrible either. Manu was likely not going to make the roster. Gibbs will be just fine come the season. Kerby is going to work his butt off to try to give everything he has to the Lions. We could be talking about torn ACLs and MCLs at this point, many teams already have. Let’s be thankful that the Lions are back and the news is what it is currently!