Dan Campbell
Daniel Allen Campbell (born April 13, 1976) is an American football coach and a former tight end who has been the head coach for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) since 2021. He served as the assistant head coach and tight ends coach for the New Orleans Saints from 2016 to 2020 and also served as an assistant coach for the Miami Dolphins from 2010 to 2015, most recently as the interim head coach and tight ends coach. In the 2023 season, Campbell led the Lions to their first division title since 1993, their first playoff win since 1991, and their second ever NFC championship appearance.
Campbell with the Lions in 2022 | |||||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||||
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| Position: | Head coach | ||||||
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| Born: | April 13, 1976 Clifton, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Glen Rose (TX) | ||||||
| College: | Texas A&M (1995–1998) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1999 / Round: 3 / Pick: 79 | ||||||
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| Head coaching record | |||||||
| Regular season: | 29–33–1 (.468) | ||||||
| Postseason: | 2–1 (.667) | ||||||
| Career: | 31–34–1 (.477) | ||||||
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
| Coaching stats at PFR | |||||||
Campbell played college football for Texas A&M. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft, and played in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys, the Detroit Lions and the New Orleans Saints. Campbell played in the Super Bowl with the Giants in 2000, and he was with the Saints when they won the championship in 2009, although he was on injured reserve the entire season.