Anzalone, one of the first free agents signed by Campbell and Holmes during the 2021 offseason, has been one of the team’s most reliable players during its meteoric rise. He hit his first extended stretch of injury woes this past season, when he broke his arm during a Week 11 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Though he said he wishes to retire as a member of the team, Detroit Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone admitted he was "disappointed" with the state of contract negotiations between himself and the team as he enters the final year of his current deal.

Lions coach Dan Campbell said that Anzalone performed well on his conditioning test and refuses to believe that the linebacker is holding in. The fifth-year coach stated that his defensive captain has been sidelined with a hamstring injury to this point in camp.