ALLEN PARK -- From organized team activities and training camp to the regular season and playoffs, if a team is fortunate, life in the NFL is demanding.

It’s a grind of early mornings and late nights, with days that can stretch 12 hours or more inside team headquarters. For some Detroit Lions players, that means balancing football with the equally important roles of husband and father.

And while the job can be all-consuming, some say those responsibilities at home make them better -- not just on the field, but as people.

“Honestly, I think it actually helps me. It gives me a reset,” cornerback D.J. Reed told MLive. “So before I had kids, everything was about football, football, football. And quite honestly, that kind of burned me out. I would feel myself getting drained and always think

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