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Allen Park — Since Dan Campbell's arrival in 2021, the Detroit Lions have been the most injured team in the NFL, and that's not a subjective opinion.
It is, by at least one metric, an objective fact.
According to TruMedia, which measures how many collective games a team's players have missed due to being on injured reserve, the Lions lead the category by a substantial margin with 1,141. The New York Giants are second with 1,060.
Despite this rash of injuries hampering the team's Super Bowl hopes in seasons when they clearly were talented enough to win it, it doesn't sound like the Lions are going to do much differently in their notoriously physical and demanding training camp in 2026.
When asked on Wednesday if the team will do anything differently in camp to help mitigate their poor injury luck, Campbell said, "Yeah, we're going to push it. We're going to push; that's what we do, but we'll do it smart. We have got to get these guys ready for a season."
It's unclear what Campbell means by being smart with pushing players. Perhaps they'll be extra cautious with injured players, but that was pretty much the case last season, when several key players missed significant time in camp yet still played in Week 1.
One major change that could be coming: Starters and veterans might get some time in preseason to replace the competition provided by joint practices, which the team opted out of this season, Campbell said.
But it definitely doesn't sound like they'll be dialing back the intensity day-to-day.
"I'm going to do what I think is best to prepare these guys for 17 weeks, but also understand that we have got to be smart about it and we can't break them in training camp," Campbell said.
"So, the approach will stay the same, and you have got to get ready, and you can't let fear of injury scare you away from what you believe in."
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This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: After rash of injuries, Lions still plan to 'push it' at training camp
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It is, by at least one metric, an objective fact.
According to TruMedia, which measures how many collective games a team's players have missed due to being on injured reserve, the Lions lead the category by a substantial margin with 1,141. The New York Giants are second with 1,060.
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Despite this rash of injuries hampering the team's Super Bowl hopes in seasons when they clearly were talented enough to win it, it doesn't sound like the Lions are going to do much differently in their notoriously physical and demanding training camp in 2026.
When asked on Wednesday if the team will do anything differently in camp to help mitigate their poor injury luck, Campbell said, "Yeah, we're going to push it. We're going to push; that's what we do, but we'll do it smart. We have got to get these guys ready for a season."
It's unclear what Campbell means by being smart with pushing players. Perhaps they'll be extra cautious with injured players, but that was pretty much the case last season, when several key players missed significant time in camp yet still played in Week 1.
One major change that could be coming: Starters and veterans might get some time in preseason to replace the competition provided by joint practices, which the team opted out of this season, Campbell said.
But it definitely doesn't sound like they'll be dialing back the intensity day-to-day.
"I'm going to do what I think is best to prepare these guys for 17 weeks, but also understand that we have got to be smart about it and we can't break them in training camp," Campbell said.
"So, the approach will stay the same, and you have got to get ready, and you can't let fear of injury scare you away from what you believe in."
[email protected]
@nolanbianchi
This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: After rash of injuries, Lions still plan to 'push it' at training camp
Continue reading...
