Lions head coach Dan Campbell welcomed the media to Detroit’s training camp on Wednesday morning. With his trademark enthusiasm brimming at the 8 a.m. press conference, Campbell led off with an update on the team’s COVID-19 vaccination status.
Campbell has previously noted the coaching staff is already at 100 percent vaccination, which is critical for in-person access to players and the facilities. The players are closing in on that mark, too.
“I know we’re over 80 percent,” Campbell stated. “And I would say we’re getting more as we go every day.”
Campbell continued,
“I mean, every day that we’ve had our guys come in from the first group (rookies) to the vets who came in (Tuesday), every day we get a few more. It’s trending the right way. It’s been really good.”
Players who are not vaccinated are subject to different protocols that include wearing a mask at all times, working out away from the rest of the team in the weight and training room, and lowered access to coaches and teammates.
All Lions players, vaccinated or not, passed their initial COVID-19 tests upon entering training camp.
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