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Sleep can wait: For now, Detroit Lions' Matt Patricia powers on

Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia fields questions from reporters during the NFL meetings in Orlando on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Video by Dave Birkett/DFP

ORLANDO — There's no time for it now, not with free agents to woo, draft prospects to evaluate, a new city to get used to and a house still to buy, but when Matt Patricia finally has a few minutes to himself this summer, the new Detroit Lions coach has big plans to conquer.

“I’m going to sleep," Patricia said Tuesday. "That’s going to be No. 1. Very excited about that.