LIONS SCREWED AGAIN: Army orders Lions draft pick Campbell to withdraw

Caleb Campbell will not get a chance to play for the Detroit Lions because of a change in military policy.

Campbell was a seventh-round draft pick for the Lions in April. At the time, Army policy would have allowed the West Point graduate to serve as a recruiter if he made the team.

But a subsequent Department of Defense policy has superseded the 2005 Army policy.

Not that this is really a serious blow to the Lions. Campbell wasn't projected to have a major impact on the team. But it's just another example of things going from bad to worse for the struggling team.

posted July 23, 2008 at 10:26 PM ET #
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