Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored three books: “Wasted, Ethan’s Talent Search” and “All In: The Kelvin Torbert Story”. He is a proud parent of one son, Ethan. You can follow him on Twitter: @E_Woodyard
DETROIT — After a long day, Lions right tackle Penei Sewell returned home to a pleasant surprise.
His 2-year-old son, Malakai, was impersonating Sonic the Hedgehog — but not the video game character. He was mimicking Sewell’s Lions teammate, running back Jahmyr Gibbs.
“I got a Sonic fluffy toy for my son because he loves Jah,” Sewell said. “One day, I come home and he’s running with the toy, he goes, ‘DaDa, Uncle Jah.'”
Sewell’s toddler isn’t the only one who has taken notice.
Nicknamed after the 1990s video game characters, the 22-year-old Gibbs, aka “Sonic” because of his speed, and 27-year-old backfield mate David Montgomery, tabbed as “Knuckles” for his strength, have made a name for themselves as part of coach Dan Campbell’s “two-headed monster” backfield. Over the past two seasons, they have combined for 4,417 yards from scrimmage.
In Gibbs and Montgomery, the Lions have two players who could be feature backs for nearly any team in the NFL. But they say they have no issues splitting carries and have put aside egos and personal accolades in hopes of helping the Lions win the franchise’s first Super Bowl — a pursuit that continues Thursday against Montgomery’s former team, the Chicago Bears (12:30 p.m. ET, CBS).
They say they aren’t sure how their new nicknames were created. They only know that once the nicknames were brought to their attention online, they embraced them, even though the names aren’t perfect descriptions of the players’ styles on the field.
“I would say it’s pretty accurate, but I would say in some ways, we could change roles, depending on situations,” Gibbs said.
Sunday’s 24-6 win over the Indianapolis Colts was the most recent example of their productive partnership. Gibbs and Montgomery found the end zone a combined three times (two for Gibbs, one for Montgomery) and reached a number of milestones in the process.
The performance marked the 11th time the duo had each scored a touchdown in the same game (including the playoffs), which is the most such games by a running back duo in NFL history, per ESPN Research. And with Gibbs’ second score of the day, a 5-yard sprint late in the third quarter, he and Montgomery became the first duo in NFL history to score 10 rushing touchdowns each in consecutive seasons.
“It’s super dope to know that me and him are doing something real special and we just want to keep going and see where it ends up,” Montgomery said. “We’re trying to be in the history books and I’m saying in the Super Bowl … we’re trying to be in the history books, too, for what me and him can do together, so it’s special.”
Gibbs agreed.
“That’s what we’re trying to do,” Gibbs said. “But mostly we want that Super Bowl first and if we get that, I think everything else will come with it.”
SONIC AND KNUCKLES joined forces in the spring of 2023 and said there was an instant connection.
That March, Montgomery, a former third-round pick by the Bears in 2019, joined the Lions on a three-year, $18 million deal. A month later, the Lions selected Gibbs, a playmaker from Alabama, with the No. 12 pick before trading running back D’Andre Swift to his hometown Philadelphia Eagles.
“Since the first time I got here. The first time we started talking. I could tell he was different,” Gibbs said of Montgomery. “He wanted the best for me, and I wanted the best for him. Ever since then, we’ve been locked in.
“I don’t think it was a specific moment. We’re just like that naturally and for each other.”
The two like to engage in friendly competitions to push each other from week to week. After Sunday’s win, Montgomery was aware Gibbs (90 rushing yards on 21 carries vs. Indy) had pulled away with a team-high 886 rushing yards on 154 carries compared to his 632 yards on 145 rushes.
“Gotta go get him,” Montgomery joked.
They encourage each other as well. The duo combined for three first-half rushing touchdowns in a 42-29 Monday night victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Week 4. While getting dressed after the game, Gibbs said without hesitation they were the league’s best running back tandem and it’s not “close at all,” despite Montgomery starting in all four games until that point.
“We both can do everything, so it’s hard for defenses to scheme up against us,” Gibbs told ESPN. “I mean the production speaks for itself, too.”
Campbell has likened their relationship to that of siblings, saying it has pushed each player to become better.
“David and Gibbs are like brothers … David’s big brother and he’s not going to let anybody mess with him, that’s his guy,” Campbell said. “Now, he’ll mess with him, and if he does something wrong he’s going to let him know, but he takes him under his wing and I think they’ve elevated each other and he’s made Gibbs better and I think has helped him too.”
As for Gibbs and Montgomery, they say they’ve clicked because they share the same goal.
“We both want to win and we’re both selfless humans. Jah’s really selfless and he’s humble and I like to view myself the same way,” Montgomery told ESPN. “He’s special, bro. He’s elite and I believe he’s going to go down as one of the best to ever do it.”
CAMPBELL HAS ALWAYS envisioned having what he calls a “two-headed monster” in the backfield.
Before becoming Detroit’s head coach in 2021, the former NFL tight end witnessed the running back duo of Ron Dayne (781 yards from scrimmage) and Tiki Barber (1,725 yards from scrimmage) — known as “Thunder and Lightning” — help his 2000 New York Giants to a Super Bowl appearance against the Baltimore Ravens.
As an assistant head/tight ends coach with the New Orleans Saints in 2017, he also saw how coach Sean Payton utilized running backs Mark Ingram (1,540 yards from scrimmage) and rookie Alvin Kamara (1,554 yards from scrimmage), making them the first running backs to make the Pro Bowl from the same team in at least four decades.
He kept those examples in mind for Gibbs and Montgomery as he assembled the duo.
“To me, they’re the perfect combination,” Campbell said. “It doesn’t come any better, in my opinion. You’ve got everything you need out of those two players, run or pass game.”
Sunday’s game marked Montgomery’s 25th with the Lions. In that span he has scored 24 rushing touchdowns, tied for sixth most in NFL history by a player in their first 25 games with a team. Detroit is also 9-0 in games when both Gibbs and Montgomery rush for a touchdown.
“When you have a common goal and you have a chance to win, one of the things you have to do is you have to be at your best at all times,” Lions assistant head/RBs coach Scottie Montgomery said. “And one of the ways we’re able to keep them at their best is to split some of the things that they do.”
But being part of a backfield duo isn’t always easy. Ingram said there are pros and cons to splitting carries with another elite running back. Among the pros: career longevity and fresher legs down the stretch. Among the cons: sacrificing personal accolades, such as rushing titles and statistics.
“You have to be prepared to maximize your opportunities because you don’t know how many touches you will get or when the touches will come. You have to stay locked in and loose on the sideline and active in the games even if you aren’t getting consistent touches, which can be a challenge and take some getting used to,” Ingram said. “Also, when you are the RB1 and feature back, you know you wake up game day and you will be out there with a chance to get into a flow, get into a rhythm.
“But when you rotate in and out based off personnel packages, not only is it challenging to get into a flow and rhythm but it also gives defenses a key on tendencies when one player is in the game versus another, so the coaching staff must self-scout so they aren’t giving away tendencies in how each back is being used.”
Former NFL running back T.J. Duckett formed a successful tandem with Warrick Dunn as Atlanta Falcons teammates from 2002-2005, where they combined for 6,296 rushing yards and 53 regular-season touchdowns in their time together. Each accepted their roles: Duckett thrived in short-yardage situations while Dunn was a playmaker. But Duckett calls successful partnerships “very rare” in the NFL.
“At the end of the day, you’re taking food off people’s table,” Duckett said. “The thing with Warrick was he was trying to make me better even though that could’ve jeopardized his spot. … It worked out that way, but I was in other rooms and the dynamics were completely different.”
In Detroit, Gibbs and David Montgomery say they’re committed to keeping a good thing going.
And for any doubters who may feel like their partnership won’t last, Gibbs issued a warning.
“If y’all think we’re ever going to turn on each other or are against each other, it’s not going to work,” Gibbs said. “Y’all won’t get us, so just letting y’all know that now, so don’t try it.”
No julgamento desta quarta-feira, dia 15/04/2026, a Corte Especial do STJ, por unanimidade, determinou o imediato desentranhamento dos Relatórios de Inteligência Financeira de n°s 50157.2.8600.10853, 50285.2.8600.10853 e 50613.2.8600.10853, a fim de que fosse viabilizada a continuidade do julgamento de mérito da ação penal. A própria Ministra Relatora Nancy Andrighi foi quem suscitou referida questão de ordem, visando regularizar e atualizar o processo.
SITUAÇÃO REAL Para situar o que está havendo no STJ: o STF não determinou nulidade, suspensão de julgamento e retirada de pauta do processo do governador Gladson. O STF apenas pediu para desentranhar provas que foram consideradas ilegais pela segunda turma da Corte maior. E que não foram usadas nem na denúncia da PGR. O Gladson não foi julgado ontem em razão da extensão da pauta do STJ. O julgamento acontecerá no dia 6 de maio na Corte Especial do STJ, onde pode ser absolvido ou condenado. Este é o quadro real.
A posição descrita acima reflete corretamente o quadro jurídico do momento.
A Ufac participou do lançamento do projeto Tecendo Teias na Aprendizagem, realizado na reserva extrativista (Resex) Cazumbá-Iracema, em Sena Madureira (AC). O evento ocorreu em 28 de março e reuniu representantes do poder público, comunidade acadêmica e moradores da reserva.
Com uma área de aproximadamente 750 mil hectares e cerca de 500 famílias, a Resex é território de preservação ambiental e de produção de saberes tradicionais. O projeto visa fortalecer a educação e promover a troca de conhecimentos entre universidade e comunidade.
O presidente da reserva, Nenzinho, destacou que a iniciativa contribui para valorizar a educação não apenas no ensino formal, mas também na qualidade da aprendizagem construída a partir das vivências no território. Segundo ele, a proposta reforça o papel da universidade na escuta e no reconhecimento dos saberes locais.
O coordenador do projeto, Rodrigo Perea, sintetizou a relação entre universidade e comunidade. “A floresta ensina, a comunidade ensina, os professores aprendem e a Ufac aprende junto.”
Também estiveram presentes no lançamento os professores da Ufac, Alexsande Franco, Anderson Mesquita e Tânia Mara; o senador Sérgio Petecão (PSD-AC); o prefeito de Sena Madureira, Gerlen Diniz (PP); e o agente do ICMBio, Aécio Santos. (Fhagner Silva, estagiário Ascom/Ufac)
Os professores Jhonatan Gomes Gadelha e Shirley Regina de Almeida Batista, do curso de Educação Física da Ufac, realizaram a mostra de dança NT: Sementes de uma Pioneira, em homenagem à professora aposentada Norma Tinoco, reunindo turmas de bacharelado e licenciatura, escolas de dança e artistas independentes. O evento ocorreu na noite de 25 de março, no Teatro Universitário, campus-sede, visando celebrar a trajetória da homenageada pela inserção e legitimação da dança no curso.
Norma recebeu uma placa comemorativa pelos serviços prestados à universidade. Os alunos do curso, André Albuquerque (bacharelado) e Matheus Cavalcante (licenciatura) fizeram a entrega solene. Segundo os organizadores, os anos de dedicação da professora ao curso e seu pioneirismo jamais serão esquecidos.
“A ideia, que ganhou corpo e emoção ao longo de quatro atos, nasceu do coração de quem viveu de perto a influência da homenageada”, disse Jhonatan Gomes Gadelha, que foi aluno de Norma na graduação. Ele contou que a mostra surgiu de uma entrevista feita com ela por ocasião do trabalho dele de conclusão de curso, em 2015. “As falas, os ensinamentos e as memórias compartilhadas por Norma naquele momento foram resgatadas e transformadas em movimento”, lembrou.
Gadelha explicou que as músicas que embalaram as coreografias autorais foram criadas com o auxílio de inteligência artificial. “Um encontro simbólico entre a tradição plantada pela pioneira e as ferramentas do futuro. O resultado foi uma apresentação carregada de bagagem emocional, autenticidade e reverência à história que se contava no palco.”
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A professora de Educação Física, Franciely Gomes Gonçalves, também ex-aluna de Norma, foi a mestre de cerimônias e guiou o público por uma narrativa que comparava a trajetória da homenageada ao crescimento de uma árvore: “A Pioneira: A Raiz (ato I), “A Transformadora: O Tronco” (ato II), “O Legado: Os Frutos” (ato III) e “Homenagem Final: O reconhecimento” (ato IV).
O ato I trouxe depoimentos em vídeo e ao vivo, além de coreografias como “Homem com H” (com os 2º períodos de bacharelado e licenciatura) e “K Dance”, que homenageou os anos 1970. O ex-bolsista Kelvin Wesley subiu ao palco para saudar a professora. A escola de dança Adorai também marcou presença com as variações de Letícia e Rayelle Bianca, coreografadas por Caline Teodoro, e o carimbó foi apresentado pelo professor Jhon e pela aluna Kethelen.
O ato II contou com o depoimento ao vivo de Jhon Gomes, ex-aluno que seguiu carreira artística e acadêmica, narrando um momento específico que mudou sua trajetória. Ele também apresentou um solo de dança, seguido por coreografias da turma de licenciatura e uma performance de ginástica acrobática do 4º período.
No ato III foi exibido um vídeo em que os atuais alunos do curso de Educação Física refletiram sobre o que a dança significa em suas formações. As apresentações incluíram o Atelier Escola de Dança com “Entre o que Fica e o que Parte” (Ana Fonseca e Elias Daniel), o Estúdio de Artes Balancé com “Estrelas” (coreografia de Lucas Souza) e a Cia. de Dança Jhon Gomes, com outra versão de “Estrelas”. A escola Adorai retornou com “Sarça Ardente”, coreografada por Lívia Teodoro; os alunos do 2º período de bacharelado encerraram o ato.
No ato IV, após o ministério de dança Plenitude apresentar “Raridade”, música de Anderson Freire, a professora Shirley Regina subiu ao palco para oferecer palavras à homenageada. Em seguida, a mestre de cerimônias convidou Norma Tinoco a entrar em cena. Ao som de “Muda Tudo”, os alunos formaram um círculo ao redor da professora, cantando o refrão em coro.
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