Jahmyr Gibbs Reveals Impressive Madden Speed Rating
Jahmyr Gibbs is living out every football player's dream.
When the Detroit Lions rookie running back picks up the latest copy of the "Madden" franchise, he'll find himself in the game as a player.
On Thursday, he told reporters that he received a 77 overall rating in the most recent edition of the game. He said he found out about it on a recent trip to Los Angeles.
The Alabama product, known for his speed and acceleration, mentioned that his speed rating would be a 95, which puts him among the game's fastest players.
His production in college justifies the high rating. In three seasons between Georgia Tech and Alabama, he produced over 4,000 all-purpose yards between rushing, receiving and returns.
With "NCAA Football," Madden's popular companion franchise, no longer producing games, Gibbs will be using himself in a game for the first time.
However, he said he liked to create himself while playing the popular football video games.
He's hoping to use his speed to make an impact with the Lions during the 2023 season. Being used as a complement to David Montgomery, in both the run and passing aspects of the offense, is an exciting prospect, given his skills.
Under Detroit offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, the Lions were among the league's most efficient units a season ago. The new running back is hoping to take that production to an even higher level in 2023.
"This offense is already a really great offense," Gibbs said. "So, I think, just me coming in, we could be even more dominant."
Scottie Montgomery's first impression
The Lions' running backs room has plenty of new faces in it this season, starting with new position coach Scottie Montgomery.
Gibbs first met the Lions' new running backs coach during the NFL Combine. The rookie was impressed with the coach's attention to detail.
"I remember him showing me runs, showing me my runs and different plays and me just diagnosing the plays and telling him how they're blocked, how it's supposed to be ran," Gibbs said. "He asked me how I hold the ball, and he said I was the only person to do it right or something like that."
