Mohamed Ibrahim Signs with Lions Practice Squad
The Detroit Lions have signed running back Mo Ibrahim to their practice squad, according to NFL reports.
The move is designed to help with running back depth, with both David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs having suffered injuries in recent weeks. Gibbs has missed each of the last two games, leaving the team to rely on its depth.
Craig Reynolds has been a key part of the backfield rotation in recent weeks, spelling Montgomery and then taking over as the main back when the veteran went down with a rib injury.
The running back position is just one of several areas that have been decimated by injuries. Despite this, Dan Campbell and company have been able to keep the team on a winning track.
Campbell credited the front office for assembling the roster and the depth necessary to keep the team winning.
"Our GM is doing a hell of a job. Let me start there, alright, because he’s giving us guys that have the ability to grow and develop, have talent and then the coaches are developing that talent," Campbell said. "But, I think also there’s a mindset here. I think everybody on the roster, top to bottom, whether you’re a starter, you’re a reserve, you’re on the vet squad, the practice squad, they really believe that at some point here, they’re going to have an impact on helping us win, because we preach it all the time. And, we say it even when we – those tough cuts in training camp, it’s like, ‘Look, just because you don’t make the 53, if you’re here, you’re on our practice squad, vet squad – you’re probably going to play for us. And, we’re going to need you to step up and take on a role, and there can’t be a drop off, there can’t be a deficiency.'"
Ibrahim first signed with the Lions organization as an undrafted free agent. He played in just one preseason game, and was waived during the preseason after suffering an injury in the preseason opener.
Because of injuries, the Lions have already had to call upon a number of players on their practice squad.
"And so, I think they believe that. And, I think the rest of the guys on the roster, because those guys have been around, they’ve earned that the way they practice, the way they prepare, there’s a trust level there," Campbell continued. "That, ‘OK, you’re the next guy up. I trust you. Let’s go.’ And, I just – I think it’s something we preach. We talk about all the time. We don’t look at those guys as, ‘Well, you’re not good enough. You’re not going to be able to do it. We can’t trust this guy.’ So, I think there’s a mindset to it, as well.”
