ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions training camp is underway in Allen Park. Dan Campbell shared a message with his team on the first day.
"We’re not going to lose our identity. That is the most important thing to me, and I won't sacrifice it for anyone or anything. I told the team that and they know that,” Campbell said.
The message of a new year, the past is in the past was evident.
"It’s all about the work. We don’t live off reputation, we live off of work. And that’s what’s gotten us where we’re at, it’s been a long, hard road to get to where we're at right now, and there’s a price to be paid, and so we’ve got to go pay it again. That’s the message, and it’ll always be the message.”
The Lions are coming off their best season in decades:
Won a playoff game for the first time since the 1991 season
Won the NFC North for the first time since the 1993 season
The Lions went 12-5 in the regular season winning the NFC North. Detroit beat Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card round of the playoffs 24-23. The Lions advanced to the NFC Championship game after knocking off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-23. The Lions season ended in the NFC Championship game with a 34-31 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
Lions keep the core together:
Signed QB Jared Goff to a four-year contract worth a reported $212 million
Signed OT Penei Sewell to a four-year contract worth a reported $112 million
Signed WR Amon-Ra St. Brown to a four-year contract worth a reported $120 million
Lions draft and other offseason moves:
Traded for CB Carlton Davis from Tampa Bay
Signed DT DJ Reader to pair with Alim McNeill
Signed G Kevin Zeitler to replace Jonah Jackson
Signed CB Amik Robertson to bolster the secondary
Drafted CB Terrion Arnold in the first round
Draft CB Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in the second round
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