Allen Park — Jack Campbell is used to the feeling of not being wanted.
While the Detroit Lions’ front office was over the moon to select the Iowa linebacker with the 18th pick in Thursday night’s NFL Draft, that isn’t a feeling that has translated across the fanbase — or critics across the league, for that matter.
None of that has dampened the spirits of a 21-year-old who has just fulfilled his life’s dream. In a way, Campbell, the reigning Butkus Award winner, has been mentally preparing to enter this exact situation since stepping on his college campus.