Dan Campbell got a late jump on scheduling last summer as a first-year head coach, so the Detroit Lions missed out on having joint practices in the preseason. This year, Campbell made sure to set his team up with a work week against a good opponent.
The Lions will visit the Indianapolis Colts for joint practices this summer, Campbell said Saturday, confirming a move months in the making.
The Lions and Colts will practice twice before their exhibition game, in Week 2 of the preseason.
"It’s a change in intensity because you’re going against another opponent, and sometimes even as intense as you try to make your own practices, just to be able to go against a different opponent, just levels the stakes," Campbell said on Day 2 of rookie minicamp.