Lions gear up for Germany against the Patriots

Good morning, gang. Woody Woodruff here with Detroit, taking on New England on Sunday in Germany. The Lions are trying to keep this week as normal as possible, but the travel plans have a way of sneaking into the conversations, including the ones had by head coach Dan Campbell. We wondered if Campbell had any NFL international experience. As far as I've been across the pond is London, and that was for this. And I already mentioned I had an extra pair of underwear and socks, and that was it. I don't know. All right. And a toothbrush. All right. Um, but that's as far as I've been over there. But Detroit also makes the trip with a new face and it's Andre Cisco, a veteran safety who comes over from the New York Jets. And he also arrives with some words of wisdom from former Lions defensive coordinator and current Jets head coach, Aaron Glenn. And he was extremely complimentary, um, about every person that I'd be in contact with in terms of coaches and especially Dan Campbell. Um, so, you know, he, he gave me the rundown and, and, uh, sent me on my way. I was excited, you know, and especially because, you know, there's been times in the past where whether free agency, I've been a free agent twice. There's been opportunities maybe to come here at times. So now I have this opportunity, and DeShawn Townsend was my coach in Jacksonville. So I knew that coming here was going to be, out of all the teams, probably one of the best opportunities. Now, with the opportunity of collecting a seventh win of the season, we are getting set for another big Sunday, and it will start bright and early with the Lions in Munich. We'll touch base with Fox 2 sports director Dan Miller and the gang when Lions Game Day Live comes your way at 8 a.m. Then it's the kickoff between the Lions and Patriots from Germany at 9.30 with the Vikings and Packers at 1 and the 49ers facing the Cowboys at 4:25. Throw in a full hour of sports work Sunday night, and your day is complete.