The Detroit Lions remain on virtual operations status, with everyone working remotely during the early offseason activities. Due to the current state of coronavirus pandemic response in Michigan and other places, that unusual status could be forced to continue well into the summer.
Could the restrictions in Michigan force the Lions organization to uproot training camp and host it in a location with looser restrictions on interpersonal contact and business?
There are unconfirmed reports that the Lions could be seeking to move training camp in 2020. The place that makes the most sense is The Greenbrier resort in West Virginia.
The Greenbrier has hosted NFL training camps for the New Orleans Saints and Houston Texans in prior years, most recently in 2018. The famed resort has also hosted The Spring League, an upstart developmental football league. Situated in the isolated mountains of southeast West Virginia, it’s an ideal location for a controlled-access camp. There are four NFL football fields including an indoor facility, as well as full training and rehab stations.
It has not come to the point of needing to find an alternate place to hold training camp yet for the Lions. But if the team is forced away from its Allen Park headquarters, the Greenbrier makes perfect sense.