Lions' Jahmyr Gibbs training with MMA legend Rafael Cordeiro

DETROIT -- When Jahmyr Gibbs reported to the Meijer Performance Center for the start of the Detroit Lions' offseason program in late May, a familiar face was missing.

For the first time in his career, his close friend and record-breaking backfield mate David Montgomery -- who was traded to the Houston Texans -- wasn't with him as he took the field, which took some adjustment.

"It's not weird anymore. It was weird when we first got back," Gibbs said during organized team activities on June 4. "It was weird, but now I'm pretty used to it. I talk to him every day."