The first thing the Detroit Lions did when they returned to work Wednesday was pray.
Lions coach Dan Campbell called co-director of player engagement Sean Pugh to the front of the meeting room and had Pugh, an offensive lineman at Western Kentucky who became a pastor in his post-playing career, lead a team prayer for injured Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin.
"I think most guys really already have been saying their own prayers, but I was glad that we started the team meeting like that," fullback Jason Cabinda said. "He’s been on my mind really since it happened.