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Lions coach Dan Campbell: Kneecaps speech 'was for our players and for our community'

The day after the most memorable introductory news conference in Detroit Lions history, Dan Campbell’s bite-your-kneecaps-off speech still was the talk of social media and across the NFL.

Campbell, introduced as Lions coach Thursday, said in multiple appearances Friday his passionate description of his vision for his new team reached its intended audience — his players and the fans of Detroit — and he was not worried about any negative feedback nationally.

“No offense to anybody else that’s outside of this community, my message was for our players and for our community, for Motown,” Campbell said on NFL Network.