Allen Park — It felt just like old times at the Detroit Lions’ rookie minicamp on Saturday.
Jack Campbell was there, trying to make a play. And Sam LaPorta was there, trying to make sure he couldn’t. The former University of Iowa teammates, both selected by Detroit in the first two rounds of April’s NFL Draft, were among the biggest standouts at the team’s facility in Allen Park and met one-on-one in a handful of drills.
“It’s just like backyard football,” LaPorta said afterward. “Not actually, but like, you’re going against your buddy. You’re competing and that’s what we love.