Jack Campbell’s eyes were sparkling.
“I already love Detroit so much!” the Detroit Lions' rookie linebacker said after playing in his first preseason game, a 21-16 victory on Friday night against the New York Giants.
The crowd. The loud fans in Ford Field. The game. This rookie group. Campbell just loved it. Loved all of it. Loved crushing people. Loved ballin’ with his buds.
“I just love the atmosphere,” he said. “I feel like the fans are just blue-collar people, who just love football and would do anything for this team.”
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While many of the Lions’ key veterans didn’t play, which makes a breakdown of the game rather pointless, I had two main takeaways:
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