Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs has been at the team’s practice sessions the last couple of days, but he has remained an observer rather than a participant in the team’s training camp work.

Gibbs’s absence from the field has been linked to his desire for a contract extension, although a hold-in has not been confirmed beyond head coach Dan Campbell saying last week that it is a case of “both sides working through something.” On Monday, Gibbs briefly spoke to reporters on his way into the team’s facility and said “it’s not about that” when asked if a new deal has to be in place for him to get on the field.

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When asked what it is about, however, Gibbs said “I don’t know” and offered little hint about when the situation might change.

“Only time will tell,” Gibbs said, via Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press.

Falcons running back Bijan Robinson is also in the market for a new contract and sitting out of practice at the moment. A deal for one could help pave the way for the other, but there’s been no sign that an agreement is imminent for either player as both teams move closer to the start of the season.