ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell stepped on a riser and stood behind a new, large lectern at the team’s training facility.
“This is a huge podium,” Campbell said Monday before the team’s first training camp practice.
Expectations are big for the Lions, too.
Detroit is coming off its best season in generations, earning two playoff victories in one postseason for the first time since winning the 1957 NFL title.
The Lions are one of four franchises that haven’t reached the Super Bowl, but they’re No. 4 among favorites to reach the championship game, according to BetMGM Sportsbook.
It’s easy to see what oddsmakers like about Detroit.
The Lions have won 20 of their last 27 games in the regular season and are coming off a closely contested loss in the NFC championship gameat San Francisco after leading the 49ers by 17 points in the third quarter.
