After a stunning early playoff exit, the Detroit Lions are looking to bounce back in 2025, and Jahmyr Gibbs is making it clear — next season is for his team. Despite finishing as the NFL’s best team in the 2024 regular season, the Lions were eliminated in the Divisional Round, a shocking defeat few — if not any — analysts predicted.
Detroit had been favored to reach the NFC Championship Game, but a narrow loss to the Washington Commanders ended their season prematurely. Now, with a young, hungry roster, the Lions are determined to reclaim the NFC’s top spot, and Gibbs is laser-focused on the bigger picture.
Jahmyr Gibbs Will Reunite With a Familiar Coach
“I’m good off the individual stuff — I’m trying to win a Super Bowl,” Gibbs said in a 1-on-1 interview with RG on behalf of Bounty when asked about his goals for next season.
The Lions are adding a key coaching piece for their backfield. Tashard Choice, the former Texas Longhorns running backs coach, has been hired to lead Detroit’s running backs unit.
Choice, who previously coached Gibbs at Georgia Tech (2020-21), had recently interviewed for the Dallas Cowboys’ RB coach job but ultimately landed in Detroit instead. His familiarity with Gibbs provides him an immediate boost for a backfield already performing great. In fact, Gibbs and David Montgomery became the first RB duo in NFL history to each record 10+ rushing touchdowns in consecutive seasons.
Montgomery took to the Super Bowl’s Radio Row in New Orleans, speaking with Fansided analyst Iain McMillan. He had some kind words to describe Gibbs.
“I would say how he accepts coaching. He’s obviously super talented and a dog already, but somebody of his magnitude of abilities typically doesn’t listen. Or they feel like they know everything,” Montgomery said of Gibbs.
“But Jahmyr, he’s very good at taking in coaching and asking if there are things he can do better,” Montgomery finished.
That speaks volumes for Gibbs, who is a top running back in the league right now. It’s always great to see players humble despite already being elite. The desire to always excel paid off well for Gibbs this season. He’ll look to capitalize on his relationship with Montgomery in the 2025 season.
Gibbs delivered a great performance in the 2024 season averaging 6.4 yards per touch, the highest by any player with 300+ touches in a season since Marshall Faulk in 2000 (6.6).
He totaled 1,412 rushing yards and 517 receiving yards, fumbling just once in the regular season and only three times in his entire career. The Lions are stacked with young talent and a familiar face for Gibbs with tremendous potential. They are setting their sights on something bigger in 2025 — a trip to the Super Bowl.
