2. Practice report
If any players are dealing with any kind of injury at all, Campbell has always been really good about giving them the spring to get right so things don't linger into the summer when the work and the competition really ramp up in camp.
Here's a list Campbell provided of players who are either limited or not taking part in OTA practices:
DL Myles Adams, DL Brodric Martin, DL Levi Onwuzurike, DL Josh Paschal, DL DJ Reader, DL Tyleik Williams, DL Mekhi Wingo, LB Derrick Barnes, LB Jack Campbell, LB Malcolm Rodriguez, S Brian Branch, CB Terrion Arnold, CB Khalil Dorsey, G Miles Frazier, TE Kenny Yeboah, WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR Isaac TeSlaa, RB David Montgomery and RB Sione Vaki.
Campbell said a lot of these are very minor issues and they are just being careful.
3. Spring schedule
Because the Lions are playing in the Hall of Fame Game July 31 to kick off the NFL's preseason slate, the team is reporting to training camp a week early. That means they are taking part in OTAs for only two weeks and not conducting their usual mandatory minicamp. Campbell didn't think it was fair on the players to go through a normal spring with a minicamp and then ask them to come back for training camp a week earlier than normal.
That means there's a lot to get done in a short window to have everything installed and ready to go for the start of training camp.
"We're just trying to cram in as much of our core as we can schematically," Campbell said. "Offensively and defensively, staff-wise, we have either new coaches or in new positions or first time having the room that's 14 guys. That's a lot.
"So, there's a lot of working together and everyone being on the same page. Making sure that the coordinators want what they want, coordinators know what I want, and so this is the best time to do that. We're all working through that and working through the kinks, which is awesome. It's only been two days but it's been really good."