CBS shares top Detroit Lions minicamp takeaway
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With its minicamp in the books, CBS took a look back at its top takeaway from the Detroit Lions' minicamp.
The Detroit Lions' minicamp is in the books.
As one of the final chapters of the Lions' offseason closes, CBS took a look at the biggest takeaway from Lions minicamp.
CBS' biggest takeaway was Lions head coach Dan Campbell's response when asked if anything would change structurally for Detroit in its upcoming training camp.
"Yeah, we’re gonna push it. We’re gonna push. That’s what we do, but we’ll do it smart. We’ve got to get these guys ready for a season. There’s a chance we play some of these guys in the preseason without the joint practices. I’m going to do what I think is best to prepare these guys for 17 weeks, but also understand that, man, we’ve got to be smart about it and we can’t break them in training camp. The approach will stay the same. It will. You’ve got to get ready, and you can’t let fear of injury scare you away from what you believe in," Campbell said.
Here was how CBS reacted to Campbell's remarks:
The Detroit Lions have suffered more injuries than any NFL team since Dan Campbell became their coach in 2021...
Campbell's quote might suggest that the Lions will take more stock on how the players are doing on a day-to-day basis. That could lead to fewer padded/full contact practices.
That being said, NFL practices have become far less physical than they were during Campbell's playing days. While that is for the safety of the players, one could argue that less contact during practice can negatively impact a team from a preparation standpoint (football is a contact sport, after all). It's safe to say that Campbell subscribes to that logic.
One thing that Lions fans should monitor is how many starters play in the preseason. Fans should expect an uptick in starters participating in the preseason after the Lions chose not to take part in any joint practices. - Bryan DeArdo, CBS Sports
Per RotoWire, the Lions had the second-most man-games missed in 2025 with their 274. Only the Arizona Cardinals had more with 303 last season.
The Lions' defense suffered the most adjusted games lost in the 2024 NFL season.
With that recent injury history, it wouldn't have been a major surprise to hear Campbell say that the Lions were taking measures to tweak its training camp approach.
Campbell has a training camp approach that he believes in, though, and recent injury history doesn't sound like it will dissuade him from that.
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