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Detroit Lions' Matt Patricia: We don't plan Allen Park facility return for 'couple weeks'

Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett breaks down when the Detroit Lions' 2020 schedule and how that sets up for them. Filmed May 7. Detroit Free Press

Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia said in a radio interview on Tuesday that the team will not reopen its Allen Park headquarters and training facility for at least “the next couple of weeks.”

The NFL sent a memo to teams Friday telling them they could reopen their facilities Tuesday, with protocols for limiting capacity, if state and local governments allowed it. Michigan’s stay-at-home order runs through May 28 as the state continues to battle COVID-19.