Allen Park — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell never wanted to see Jarrad Davis leave without having a chance to work together, but the New York Jets' offer to the free-agent linebacker proved too rich for the Lions to match last offseason.
A year later, Campbell will get his chance with Detroit's former first-round draft pick as Davis re-signed with the Lions on Friday.
Shortly after taking the Lions coaching job last offseason, Campbell was highly complementary of Davis in multiple interviews.
"Look, I can't tell you what we're going to do in free agency, but when you state it like that, Jarrad Davis, there's something about that guy, man," Campbell told the Detroit News last February.