The Detroit Lions got their first win of the season last weekend against the Minnesota Vikings, and they will look to make it two wins in a row when they face the Denver Broncos on Sunday. While the Lions only have one win (they do have a tie too!), head coach Dan Campbell has had the — talent-lacking– team playing hard all season, with Detroit frequently coming up just short.
Denver starting quarterback Teddy Bridgewater played for the New Orleans Saints from 2018-19 while Dan Campbell was the Saints’ assistant head coach and tight ends coach. And on Wednesday, Bridgewater was asked about Campbell before they face off this weekend.
Bridgewater said that after Campbell speaks to the team, “you’re ready to just storm out of that meeting and punch a guy in the face for no reason.”
Here's the video of what @burchie_kid tweeted out earlier: Teddy Bridgewater was asked if he was surprised Dan Campbell got the coaching job with Detroit. Teddy said no & raved about Campbell. He said you would leave a meeting and "want to punch a guy in the face for no reason." pic.twitter.com/yIbQtnFFcO
— Jeanna Trotman (@JeannaTrotmanTV) December 9, 2021
“Whenever he stood in front of the team and talked, you were ready to just storm out of that meeting and punch a guy in the face for no reason.”
That’s a unique way of speaking very, very well of a football coach.
And Campbell feels strongly about the leadership skills of Bridgewater too.
.@Lions HC Dan Campbell has high regards for @Broncos QB Teddy Bridgewater from their time in New Orleans. Campbell told a great story about how Teddy used to prepare the backups on Saturdays in-season: https://t.co/DgZ8MgA43L
— Matt Boyer (@Boyer_Matt) December 8, 2021
So that’s a pretty cool mutual admiration.
[Photo Credit: Jeanna Trotman; Denver Broncos]
