Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell references Metallica in interview with NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero at Lions camp.

Lions coach Dan Campbell has enjoyed watching the UFL, and believes the league could serve as a developmental-type league for the NFL. When asked specifically about it at Lions training camp on Friday, Campbell opened up about the advantages of taking players in from the UFL.

Za'Darius Smith remains a free agent more than 4 months after his release from Detroit Lions. The team has had dialogue about signing Matthew Judon.

Lions coach Dan Campbell shed some light on where the team currently stands with defensive captain Alex Anzalone.

F ootball season is back and so is the big man on the Detroit Lions sideline. While at training camp, head coach Dan Campbell posed with his wife Holly Campbell for an epic photo showing just how large he is.

▶ For the second straight practice, Lions coach Dan Campbell had to stop the session to address physicality from the defense. It began even earlier on Thursday than it did Tuesday, with the primary beef of the day involving a pair of stars: All-Pro wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and Pro Bowl safety Brian Branch.

Tate Ratledge, the Detroit Lions' second-round pick in April, played right guard in practice Thursday for the first time in training camp.

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell mentioned undrafted free-agent edge rusher Keith Cooper recently and that now makes the rookie someone to watch in training camp.