Losing is hard, there’s no doubt about that. But when you’re losing and at least getting acknowledgement for how hard you’re fighting, well that can make it a little better.
After losing a fifth game in a row, and this one in particularly devastating fashion, Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell said he got an encouraging message from an old friend — Drew Brees.
“He shot a text to me just talking about how impressive it was,” Campbell said, referring to Detroit’s comeback attempt against the Minnesota Vikings. “It was like, ‘My god, man, those guys are fighting – those guys are not giving up, they’re fighting.