(Photo: Daniel Mears, Detroit News)
Allen Park — One can easily picture a young Matt Patricia, minus the beard, watching old NFL Films features while home sick from grade school.
The Lions coach, an admitted football history buff, is like Patriots coach Bill Belichick in that way. Patricia’s New England mentor opened up this summer about his deep appreciation for NFL history after visiting the Pro Football Hall of Fame en route to Allen Park for a training camp visit.
Similarly, when asked this week about playing in one of the league’s meccas on Monday night, Patricia spoke with reverence about Green Bay’s Lambeau Field.