Dan Campbell, Lions reach agreement on 6-year contract
Dan Campbell and the #Lions have agreed in principle to a six-year contract, per source. The #Saints assistant head coach is expected to take Aaron Glenn with him as defensive coordinator.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) January 20, 2021
Multiple reports on Wednesday shared news of an agreement in principle between the Detroit Lions and Dan Campbell, the former New Orleans Saints assistant head coach and tight ends coach. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler added that the proposed contract will run for six years, similar to other first-time head coaching deals around the league.
Still, it’s a big commitment to make to someone who’s such a large unknown. Campbell wasn’t the most prominent position coach in New Orleans, and his previous experience at the top of an organization was his 5-7 run as the Miami Dolphins interim coach back in 2015.
But he’ll have plenty of help. Saints defensive backs coach Aaron Glenn is expected to leave town with Campbell and work as his defensive coordinator in Detroit. Campbell has been in the league for a while both as a coach and a player (he finished his career with the Saints in 2009) and should be able to build his staff in a hurry. We’ll just have to wait and see how this shakes out for the Lions.
