Notes: Detroit Lions open team facility, but with major changes

The Detroit Lions officially opened up their team facility in Allen Park on Wednesday, in accordance to NFL’s strict guidelines. And while teams are now permitted to have coaches in the facilities, the Lions have opted to take the more cautious route and only have personnel in the building that can only do their job if they are on site.

DetroitLions.com’s Tim Twentyman has the story on exactly the kind of extensive measures the Lions are taking to make sure they are safe and healthy in the midst of a pandemic. Twentyman talked with Lions chief of staff/head coach administration Kevin Anderson to get the full breakdown of what is going on inside Allen Park.

“This is a soft opening, for sure,” Anderson said. “The purpose of this first group, which internally we refer to as Group A, is really designed for people who can’t work from home physically. If you can work from home successfully, like we have been as a team, we’re recommending that.”

Head to DetroitLions.com for the whole story, which includes a long list of the changes the Lions are making to the facility, including 45 new wall hand sanitizer stations, a brand new air filtration system, touchless faucets everywhere, and welcome-back kits that include Personal Protective Equipment for employees.

• Several past and present Lions signed a letter asking congress to end “qualified immunity,” a doctrine that shields government officials, including law enforcement, from being held personally liable for violations. The names on the letter include general manager Bob Quinn, team president Rod Wood, Tracy Walker, Duron Harmon, David Blough, DeAndre Levy, and Glover Quin.

• Lions center Frank Ragnow is stuck in his mom’s basement during quarantine, but he’s putting in the work to get the running game going again in Detroit.

• I haven’t listened to it yet, but Ragnow recent joined NFL players Taylor Lewan and Will Compton on an episode of the “Bussin’ with the Boys” podcast:

• Not going to lie, I’m just doing this to tease you:

• Just in case you wanted more Kerryon Johnson “Harry Potter” content, here you go (context here):