ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia came under some criticism Thursday after having his team practice in the snow despite having four straight games either indoors or in the Arizona heat.
And on Friday, in a 900-word opening statement that went on for almost four minutes, he explained his reasoning for practicing indoors vs. outdoors. Below is the entire statement:
"In regards to practice, just a couple of comments I just want to make on this topic to provide some maybe insight and let’s call it closure to this continual conversation that we have here as far as our training.