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Sione Vaki emerges as Lions' change-of-pace back to pair with Jahmyr Gibbs

Published by ProFootballTalk on November 3, 2026 at 3:24 PM ET

Even though the Lions have only played seven games and most teams have played eight, Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs is leading the NFL with 191 touches — a huge workload that raises questions about whether Detroit needs a player to share carries with Gibbs, the way David Montgomery had done before he was traded to Houston.

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