Dan Campbell’s infamous coffee order—two venti Pike Place coffees with two espresso shots in each—has become part of Detroit Lions lore. But what happens when a regular human tries to replicate it?
Rustin Dodd of The Athletic found out the hard way.
Dodd attempted to match Campbell’s daily dose of caffeine—roughly 1,400mg—in one morning. Things started strong. The first cup went down fast. The second? Not so much. Soon, he was overcaffeinated, under-focused, and texting his editor seven times in a row about baseball.
His brain buzzed. His stomach turned. His concentration vanished.
By noon, he still hadn’t finished and didn’t plan to. The verdict? Dan Campbell’s coffee routine isn’t just intense—it’s borderline inhuman.
There’s a reason there’s only one Dan Campbell.
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