Mobile, Ala. — The Detroit Lions have no interest in being featured on HBO's documentary series "Hard Knocks", which is designed to provide an inside look at one NFL team's training camp each year. The team's brass made that clear last year when they were eligible.
But after Lions coach Matt Patricia agreed to be mic'd up for a Senior Bowl practice this week, he unintentionally made a convincing case why he and his team would make for compelling television.
During Wednesday's practice, ESPN wired up Patricia, offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell and former University of Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson.