Detroit's Jack Campbell On The Lions' Defense & Earning Dan Campbell's Trust

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🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Jack Campbell, the Detroit Lions stud middle linebacker, joins Chris from Lions training camp and talks just straight football. This guy is a man on a mission this season. He's ready to lead the defense and prepared to help get the Lions to the Super Bowl promised land. Dan Campbell entrusted Jack with the green dot this season, the playcaller on defense and he's earned the distinction. Jack talks about growing up in Iowa, playing for the Hawkeyes, being drafted to the Detroit Lions, learning from Jared Goff and wearing camo to the Lions halloween event. A great player and a great interview, enjoy! Have some interesting takes, some codebreaks or just want to talk to the Green Light Crew? We want to hear from you. Call into the Green Light Hotline and give us your hottest takes, your biggest gripes and general thoughts. Day and night, this hotline is open. Green Light Hotline: ‪(202) 991-0723‬ Also, check out our paddling partners at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Appomattox River Company ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to get your canoes, kayaks and paddleboards so you're set to hit the river this summer. Green Light's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where you can catch all the latest GL action: Green Light with Chris Long: Subscribe and enjoy weekly content including podcasts, documentaries, live chats, celebrity interviews and more including hot news items, trending discussions from the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, NCAA are just a small part of what we will be sharing with you.

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0:00.0	Anybody who steps out on the field, and if you're going to come out here and play tough, play physical, play hard, like, I have nothing but respect for you.
0:07.8	JG is the best at throwing, like, the deep dagger at, like, 18 to 22 yards.
0:13.6	He can get it right over the top of you, but right in front of the safety.
0:17.1	I mean, he's unbelievable at that, but also at the same time, being able to step up and take the leadership role that I need to do to make sure this defense is in the proper position to ultimately get us to the Super Bowl.
0:27.6	Would you ride a bowl? When I'm done, like, I think I'm going to be done like my body up. Like, welcome to the Green Light podcast.
0:42.4	Jack Campbell, our final Detroit Lions training camp interview is on the show today.
0:46.9	A great conversation with Chris. Jack talks about earning the green dot from Dan Campbell
0:50.9	and earning Coach Campbell's trust, being an Iowa football guy, needing to
0:55.6	upgrade his swag on game day, and the toughest running backs to go against.
0:59.8	A good chat between the fellas, enjoy it, and have a great weekend. I keep blowing and blow I ain't got me nobody
1:16.6	I ain't got me no love
1:20.6	I got the green light vein I got the green line thing.
1:34.5	I've enjoyed watching you play the last couple years.
1:37.9	And Jack Campbell's our guest, he walked up.
1:40.2	I said, damn, that can't be a linebacker.
1:43.2	Guys, like, you got a little Erlacker in you man i feel like yeah nowadays like i feel like i
1:46.8	go out there and like all the linebackers are just like five 10 they saw it off 2 20 yeah it's a dying
1:54.8	breed i feel like hell yeah man hell yeah so i'm just trying to represent for the, for the linebackers, the bigger linebackers.
2:02.6	The old school looking dudes.
2:03.5	Hell yeah, man.
2:04.9	And you wear number 46.
2:07.3	Yeah.
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