Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell has never been afraid to say things like it is, and that certainly applies for his post-game press conference after the Lions’ 24-17 preseason loss to the Miami Dolphins. When asked if the backup quarterback job is now Kyle Allen’s to lose over Hendon Hooker, Campbell didn’t mince words. “Yeah, I mean, he’s playing better, …
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Calais Campbell has already intimated this – his 18th NFL season — could be his last. So when the veteran defensive lineman was asked by a local reporter here in Denver after practice Thursday if he would give thought to finishing his career with his hometown Broncos, Campbell gave a knowing chuckle. He had considered being a Bronco before (the …
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Defensive lineman Calais Campbell started his NFL career with the Cardinals and he expects to end it with the team as well. Campbell spent his first nine seasons in Arizona and returned to the team this offseason after playeing for four other teams over the last eight seasons. Campbell didn’t make any guarantees on Thursday when he was asked if …
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Ratledge said he’s getting really comfortable playing next to the All-Pro Sewell, who he said makes his job much easier. “You watch him in protection, some of the ways that he was able to pass to anticipate was pretty good for a young guy,” Campbell said of Ratledge. “I just thought he and Penei (Sewell) were working at a high …
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One of the best qualities in a strong leader is the ability to recognize when you’ve made a mistake. Self-assessment is important in any line of work in order to learn and grow. For Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell, the postseason failure of the 2024 season is not something he is going to let go to waste. And after some …
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When Falcons coach Raheem Morris explained the decision to end Friday night’s preseason game after Lions safety Morice Norris suffered a potentially serious head/neck injury, Morris said he didn’t know whether the league approved of the move. On Monday, Lions coach Dan Campbell made it clear that the plan went against the directive they had received from the powers-that-be. Asked …
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Sunday night marked the 12th Philadelphia Eagles training camp practice ahead of the 2025 NFL season. The team’s one and only public session of the summer lasted for a little over two hours. Here’s what I observed at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles’ offense as a whole was bested by an Eagles defense that regularly generated pressure on the quarterback …
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Lions safety Morice Norris’s injury during Friday night’s preseason game was so alarming that the game was called short after he was taken off the field by an ambulance, but Norris is doing well today. Head coach Dan Campbell said on Monday morning that Norris is OK and will get some time off while he goes through the NFL’s concussion …
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– The box score doesn’t do rookie WR Kyle Williams justice. He was open on all four targets, including on a goal-line slant for a would-be touchdown, and backup QB Joshua Dobbs underthrew Williams, who had stacked over the top on a go route, which could’ve been a huge play. Williams also drew one defensive pass interference on a deep …
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After Lions safety Morice Norris was taken off the field in an ambulance early in the fourth quarter of Friday’s preseason game in Atlanta, Falcons coach Raheem Morris spoke with Lions coach Dan Campbell, and they both agreed to stop playing. Morris said after the game that he and Campbell talked on the field in the aftermath of Norris’s injury …
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