It’s only been two days and we still have to wait until Monday before the pads come on, but Lions head coach Dan Campbell said he can already see the impact new run game coordinator and defensive line coach Terrell Williams, who came over this offseason from the Tennessee Titans, has made on that unit.
“There again, without pads on I don’t want to go too far, I just know fundamentally I already feel a difference in what we are doing with our D-line,” Campbell said. “Where we strike and our ability to shed is starting to show up. I feel like we’re – just these little things that we emphasize, that he’s emphasizing are showing up so yeah, I do see it.”
The defensive line had a terrific day Thursday with multiple sacks, a couple plays behind the line of scrimmage and just overall being a disruptive group in team periods vs. the offense.
MEIJER PERFORMANCE CENTER RENOVATIONS
Principal owner Sheila Hamp has spent millions of dollars over the last few years upgrading the Meijer Performance Center in Allen Park with the most recent upgrade being a new state of the art training room.
“Sheila and (team president) Rod (Wood) have never shied away from, ‘What do we need to do to help these players? What can we give them? What kind of updates can we do?’ So, man, our training room is outstanding,” Campbell said. “We just revamped that whole thing. I’m telling you what, it’s top notch. No different than when we brought in (Lions Director of Player Health and Performance) Brett Fischer last year and his crew.
“It’s all about, how do we help these players and give them the very best? You want them to feel like ‘I don’t have to go somewhere else to get the best treatment that I can get or the best training I can get.’ We want it all in this building, and we are committed to do that. So yeah, I do think it goes a long way. I think they know that it is for them. That’s one of the things we’re about here.”
A lot of teams hit the road for training camp, but the Lions have everything they need right here in Allen Park and it just keeps getting better every year with the upgrades the team continues to invest in.
Rookie guard Christian Mahogany is dealing with an illness and did not practice Thursday.
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