Sports Embracing the process

After his pro day on Monday, former Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell described his preparation and mentality leading up to NFL Draft.

Matt McGowan Sports Reporter

Former Iowa football player Jack Campbell doesn’t take any conversation for granted. Whether he’s talking to pro football Hall of Famer Dick Butkus, Boston

College and Carolina Panthers legend Luke Kuechly, or simply with members of the media, the Hawkeye linebacker is always striving to take away a lesson from the interaction. Campbell talked with Butkus on Dec. 8, 2022, when the Hawkeye was awarded the Butkus Award as the nation’s best linebacker. This winter, the 6-foot-5 249-pounder trained with Kuechly in preparation for the NFL Combine in February. These meetings are just memories along the way for Campbell as he makes his way into the NFL Draft this April.

“I feel like if you don’t learn from every single person you come in contact within the world, then you’re just wasting time,” Campbell said during a media availabili-