Bang The Table: Why Detroit Lions Are Most Relevant NFL Team Heading Into 2023
The Detroit Lions are the most relevant NFL team heading into the 2023 season.
After it was announced the team would be featured in numerous primetime games, including opening the season against the Kansas City Chiefs, the NFL world took notice at just how relevant Detroit's rebuilding squad has become.
“We always talk about you play your way into prime time, you play your way into the bigger television windows and the Lions have done that," Mike North, NFL vice president of broadcast planning, said in a video conference this week. "Maybe it started a little bit in August with 'Hard Knocks' and everybody getting to know Coach Campbell and learning what a kneecap biter might be someday, but they earned it with their play on the field."
Head coach Dan Campbell is excited about the prospects of showcasing his team and building upon the momentum gained at the tail end of the 2022 season.
“That means a lot, man. Yes, it means you’re gaining respect,” Campbell told "Good Morning Football" after the schedule was released. “Now, you’ve got to go earn it. You’ve got an opportunity, like everything in this league, we have an opportunity to showcase what we’re about on primetime, and now it’s up for us to go do it. And that’s all we can ask for.”
On the latest edition of the All Lions podcast, rookie minicamp is reviewed and the significant benefits the Lions have based on their 2023 schedule are discussed.
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