Dan Campbell has walked the Detroit Lions into plenty of new territory since 2021, but this week’s trip to Germany pushed him somewhere he has barely been. Ahead of Sunday’s game against the Patriots, the Lions’ first trip to Munich had the head coach owning up to a very short travel résumé.
“As far as I’ve been across the pond is London, and that was for [a game],” Campbell said, per ESPN’s Eric Woodyard. “And I already mentioned, I had an extra pair of underwear and socks and that was it, all right. And a toothbrush, but that’s as far as I’ve been over there.”
Those London memories go back to Campbell’s Dolphins days, when he coached Miami’s tight ends. The Dolphins played at Wembley Stadium in both 2014 and 2015, and the second trip changed his career. Miami lost 27-14 to the Jets on Oct. 4, 2015, and Joe Philbin was fired the next day, with Campbell promoted to interim head coach.
This time, Detroit kept the trip short on purpose. The Lions held their Wednesday and Thursday practices in Allen Park before flying out, leaving about 48 hours to adjust before kickoff. “We’ll be good,” Campbell said. “They got to go through the same thing. The team with the most energy has got a goo...