New Detroit Lions defender Jamal Adams was down in Dallas training, staying ready for his next NFL opportunity when his phone rang. It was from Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, but he missed it.
That’s when the texts came rolling in. His dad and agent were blowing up his phone, hoping to get him to return the call.
“AG? From Detroit?” he recalled saying.
That it was Glenn on the other line meant a lot to Adams, and it made coming to Detroit a no-brainer. Back during his LSU pro day in 2017, it was Glenn—then the defensive backs coach of the Saints—who was running the drills.