Detroit Lions Training Camp Tactics QUESTIONED by Fred Warner—Is Dan Campbell Too TOUGH on his guys?

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🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Detroit Lions face scrutiny over Dan Campbell’s physical training camp as 49ers star LB Fred Warner links the team’s injury woes to hard-hitting practices. Is Campbell’s approach jeopardizing the roster, or is it the key ingredient to Detroit’s culture shift and playoff rise? ESPN’s Bill Barnwell ranks Campbell as the top coaching hire of the last five years—can this tough regime deliver championships? Host Matt Dery spotlights offseason storylines, including Senior Bowl standout Caleb Banks as a possible No. 17 draft pick and free agent fits like Greg Dortch and Michael Carter, with ties to new OC Drew Petzing. Latest roster moves feature the signing of tight end Thomas Gordon from the Chicago Bears. Questions abound about depth, upcoming contract decisions, and how the Lions stack up in NFC North rivalries. Don’t miss this expert breakdown as Detroit gears up for a pivotal offseason.

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0:00.0	So for today, we got good news on Dan Campbell and bad news on Dan Campbell.
0:11.6	You are Locked on Lions, your daily Detroit Lions podcast.
0:16.8	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:23.5	It is, everybody, a Thursday edition of Lockdown Lions.
0:26.2	Welcome in on the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day in the number one sports podcast network.
0:31.5	Matt Derry with you on a Thursday, January 29th into Friday, January 30th.
0:36.9	Thanks for being with us tomorrow.
0:38.6	Brett Whitefield will join us from FantasyPoint.com.
0:42.4	Brett is down at the senior bowl and has taken in the entire week down there in Mobile.
0:47.0	And we will have a full show with Brett tomorrow to break down everything that he saw,
0:51.4	what he thinks, where he thinks the Lions might go draft-wise,
0:54.6	what players that he saw that could be Lions fits and so much more on Friday's show.
0:59.8	Coming up on today's show, one guy that had a huge week at the Senior Bowl,
1:03.8	and I think we'll be in contention for the number 17 pick.
1:07.6	Caleb Banks, we will discuss him.
1:09.9	Lions have signed a new tight end to a futures contract,
1:14.0	pilfering him away, sort of, from the Chicago Bears. Also, a couple of players on the,
1:19.9	Arizona Cardinals are free agents on the offensive side that worked with Drew Petsing
1:25.8	that might be fits for Detroit.
1:28.1	We will get into that coming up momentarily.
1:30.2	But as I mentioned, oh, first before we tell you about Dan Campbell,
1:34.2	Lockdown Lions today brought to you by Price Picks.
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