ALLEN PARK -- Things might have looked very different in Detroit if the Cincinnati Bengals had built in the trenches instead of drafting a trusted target for Joe Burrow.

When speaking to reporters on Friday, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell revisited comments from the 2021 NFL draft. He said if the Bengals had taken Penei Sewell at No. 5 overall, Detroit would have selected Ja’Marr Chase at No. 7 if he were available.

As history shows, Chase went to Cincinnati and Sewell landed in Detroit, helping form the foundation of the Lions’ identity under Campbell.

“It put the wheels in motion for what we have become, to the point that we’re at,” Campbell said Friday. “That’s how important I think it is. Because really, everything that we’re about starts with the bigs, and then it permeates every

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