Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn talks training camp

Published: Aug 13, 2024 Duration: 00:02:48 Category: News & Politics

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hundreds of stores nationwide. >> Well, the Lions are well into week two of the preseason. This is when coaches emphasize the need for players to separate themselves from the competition in order to make the 53 man roster. Sports anchor Rachel Meyer has more on all of this today. >> Pretty exciting day I would imagine. Yeah, it was exciting. We're back to the early practices which I love because that gives me more time to fill you guys in on what's going on. Every day is an opportunity right now for players to make plays and today that guy was Jaimoe Jamison Williams with multiple touchdowns from golf definitely entertained fans in attendance. Now earlier this week Dan Campbell said he was desperate for someone to really steal the third receiver spot. And I think it's fair to apply that same mentality of thinking to the fourth safety spot as well when it comes to all of that. We talked to Aaron Glenn today and he was really high on Brandon Joseph, someone I asked about specifically and the opportunities he's been taking advantage of And Aaron Glenn is definitely excited to have Joseph in that room of burgeoning safeties. >> You always need a for safety in a way and most of those guys are special team guys too. So the thing that Joe brings to this team is he's a very, very heady player. He understands this game inside and out. He's almost like an extra coach on there So when he's out there with the younger players he's able to like direct those guys And what we're doing and how we're doing it And he's been here for good enough time to be to understand it. So he's done a really good job of making plays as we all seen in practice and in games But that's no surprise for that player because they had a player a few other faces of Detroit Sports in attendance today from Pistons, president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon to Red Wings head coach Derek let alone who was in full dad mode taking pictures of his kids with Amon-ra Brown and Penei Sewell. >> But he himself Leyland is a fan of Dan Campbell. >> All right. One opponent talked to the team and he kept trying, kept trying ,kept trying. We have about five games left. I woke up to a 6:15 a.m. text and his coach Cam was like Hey I want to come over day. He goes Can I get over? But we're flying up to Pittsburgh. Couldn't make it happen. I and we finish like three on one because of that So I just think with him it's just genuine and it's energy. I'm a huge fan. I was a fan, you know, on record two three years ago. >> It's been pretty cool getting to know him over the last couple of years. >> We are of course just a few weeks away from Red Wings camp getting underway as well. And as we all know, Detroit sports teams know how to feed off each other to keep the energy going. >> So to see coaches coming out to the Lions so often it's fun. >> It's a good vibe. It was so cool to see that I was kind of shocked but I love the camaraderie between them. >> Their fans love each other. Fans of the players love it and on days like today when t

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