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"We’re going to cut this three days short so that you come in three days early," said Campbell. "That’s how we’re handling it. We really didn’t lose any time. It just means that we’ve got to be on it in training camp, and we’ve got to get a lot of guys ready to play quickly in the Hall of Fame Game and make sure their bodies are ready to go for an early game because there’s going to be a lot of young guys who are going to play a number of reps in that game. And we’ll get them right, we’ll get them ready.”

Campbell noted that he made the decision to hire the coaches he added to the staff based on their ability to adapt to having a shortened offseason.

"It’s challenging, but yeah, that’s what this time of year is. And I can already tell you after two days, going into day three, it’s already tightened up in a matter of days, which is awesome," Campbell said. "I mean, guys getting on the same page, and the coaching, and that’s what you love. That’s why I hired the coaches that I did, because I knew they would adapt quickly and be able to work together.”

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