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Watch: Several Lions position coaches mic’d up during 2020 training camp

With no fans allowed to attend the Detroit Lions 2020 training camp, the organization mic’d up several coaches during practices and put them into videos.

With no fans allowed to attend the Detroit Lions 2020 training camp, the organization has kept fans entertained throughout the last three weeks by creating unique videos — including micing up several coaches during practices and put together video segments.

Below are four videos of different Lions position coaches and a behind-the-scenes look at how they do their job during training camp.

Robert Prince, wide receivers coach

Prince joined the Lions organization in 2014 under then-coach Jim Caldwell, but coach Matt Patricia thought so highly of him that he kept him on staff when he took over in 2018.

Hank Fraley, offensive line coach

After 11 seasons in the NFL, Fraley joined the coaching ranks in 2012, joined the Lions as an assistant offensive line coach in 2018 under Patricia, and was promoted to offensive line coach this past offseason.

Bo Davis, defensive line coach

Davis began coaching high school football in 1998 and within three years was snatched up by Nick Saban at LSU. He would follow Saban to the Miami Dolphins, then on to Alabama, and after several more stints between the NFL and college ranks, Davis landed with the Lions in 2018. He is entering his third year as Patricia’s defensive line coach.

Steve Gregory, defensive backs coach

After an eight-year career playing safety in the NFL, Gregory began his NFL coaching career in Detroit, joining Patricia’s staff in 2018 as an assistant defensive backs coach. He was promoted to defensive backs coach this past offseason.

Nick Williams ready to prove the Lions DL ‘can play good football’

Nick Williams is ready to change the attitude about the Lions DL

Nick Williams might be new to Detroit, but he’s well-acquainted with the Lions after battling them with the division-rival Chicago Bears for the last two seasons. The defensive tackle has seen what the Lions defense can, and could not do up close and personal.

Now that he’s joined the Lions’ den, Williams feels the hunger and senses the budding talent in the defensive line corps. He talked about it in his press conference Zoom this week.

“Man, they hungry for it,” Williams said of the DL unit. “We know the record. We know it’s a pecking order in the NFC North and we’re here to change that this year. They’re very hungry, very well-coached with Bo Davis.”

Davis remains as the DL coach, though the presumptive top three talents from a year ago — Damon Harrison, Mike Daniels and A’Shawn Robinson — are all gone. The new group is bonding and ready to show what they can do, even if they lack the name recognition of last year’s underwhelming collection.

“We’re just ready to get out there and prove to the NFC North, to the black-and-blue division, that we can play good football. And we can. We’ve got the pieces, we’ve got a defense to be able to do that. We believe in ourselves, we believe in each other. And the more we’re on the field with each other, the more confidence we’ll have in each other and we’ll get the job done.”