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Dan Campbell

Daniel Allen Campbell (born April 13, 1976) is an American professional football coach and former tight end who is the head coach for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played in the NFL for 11 seasons. Campbell played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies and was selected by the New York Giants in the third round of the 1999 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, and Detroit Lions. He is known for his aggressive style of play-calling. After retiring as a player, Campbell pursued a coaching career and held his first head coaching position as the interim head coach of the Miami Dolphins in 2015. He was named the head coach of the Lions in 2021. In 2023, Campbell led the Lions to their first division title since 1993, their first playoff win since 1991, and their second ever NFC Championship Game appearance. The following year, under Campbell, the Lions clinched the No. 1 seed in the NFC for the first time in their history.

Infobox

Title
Head coach
Born
(1976-04-13) April 13, 1976 (age 49)Clifton, Texas, U.S.
Height
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight
265 lb (120 kg)
High school
Glen Rose (Glen Rose, Texas)
College
Texas A&M (1995–1998)
NFL draft
1999: 3rd round, 79th overall pick
Position
Tight end, No. 86, 89
Receptions
91
Receiving yards
934
Receiving touchdowns
11
Regular season
52–43–1 (.547)
Postseason
2–2 (.500)
Career
54–45–1 (.545)

Tables

Pre-draft measurables · Professional career
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mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 5+1⁄4 in(1.96 m)
Height
mw- .mw- .mw- .mw- 6 ft 5+1⁄4 in(1.96 m)
Weight
263 lb(119 kg)
Arm length
31 in(0.79 m)
Hand span
9+1⁄4 in(0.23 m)
40-yard dash
4.83 s
10-yard split
1.63 s
20-yard split
2.76 s
20-yard shuttle
4.07 s
Three-cone drill
7.00 s
Vertical jump
36.0 in(0.91 m)
Broad jump
10 ft 1 in(3.07 m)
Bench press
25 reps
All values from NFL Combine
All values from NFL Combine
Height
All values from NFL Combine
Height
Weight
Arm length
Hand span
40-yard dash
10-yard split
20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
Three-cone drill
Vertical jump
Broad jump
Bench press
mw- .mw- 6 ft 5+1⁄4 in(1.96 m)
263 lb(119 kg)
31 in(0.79 m)
9+1⁄4 in(0.23 m)
4.83 s
1.63 s
2.76 s
4.07 s
7.00 s
36.0 in(0.91 m)
10 ft 1 in(3.07 m)
25 reps
All values from NFL Combine
· NFL career statistics
GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Rec
Games
Yds
Receiving
Avg
Receiving
Lng
Receiving
TD
Receiving
Fum
Receiving
Lost
1999
1999
Year
1999
Team
NYG
Games
12
Games
1
Receiving
—
Receiving
—
Receiving
—
Receiving
—
Receiving
—
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2000
2000
Year
2000
Team
NYG
Games
16
Games
5
Receiving
8
Receiving
46
Receiving
5.8
Receiving
13
Receiving
3
Fumbles
1
Fumbles
1
2001
2001
Year
2001
Team
NYG
Games
16
Games
12
Receiving
13
Receiving
148
Receiving
11.4
Receiving
25
Receiving
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2002
2002
Year
2002
Team
NYG
Games
16
Games
16
Receiving
22
Receiving
175
Receiving
8.0
Receiving
27
Receiving
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2003
2003
Year
2003
Team
DAL
Games
16
Games
15
Receiving
20
Receiving
195
Receiving
9.8
Receiving
23
Receiving
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2004
2004
Year
2004
Team
DAL
Games
3
Games
2
Receiving
2
Receiving
16
Receiving
8.0
Receiving
9
Receiving
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2005
2005
Year
2005
Team
DAL
Games
16
Games
12
Receiving
3
Receiving
24
Receiving
8.0
Receiving
18
Receiving
1
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2006
2006
Year
2006
Team
DET
Games
16
Games
11
Receiving
21
Receiving
308
Receiving
14.7
Receiving
30
Receiving
4
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2007
2007
Year
2007
Team
DET
Games
2
Games
1
Receiving
1
Receiving
1
Receiving
1.0
Receiving
1
Receiving
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2008
2008
Year
2008
Team
DET
Games
1
Games
0
Receiving
1
Receiving
21
Receiving
21.0
Receiving
21
Receiving
0
Fumbles
0
Fumbles
0
2009
2009
Year
2009
Team
NO
Games
0
Games
0
Receiving
Did not play due to injury
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
114
Games
76
Games
91
Receiving
934
Receiving
10.3
Receiving
30
Receiving
11
Receiving
1
Fumbles
1
Year
Team
Games
Receiving
Fumbles
GP
GS
Rec
Yds
Avg
Lng
TD
Fum
Lost
1999
NYG
12
1
—
—
—
—
—
0
0
2000
NYG
16
5
8
46
5.8
13
3
1
1
2001
NYG
16
12
13
148
11.4
25
1
0
0
2002
NYG
16
16
22
175
8.0
27
1
0
0
2003
DAL
16
15
20
195
9.8
23
1
0
0
2004
DAL
3
2
2
16
8.0
9
0
0
0
2005
DAL
16
12
3
24
8.0
18
1
0
0
2006
DET
16
11
21
308
14.7
30
4
0
0
2007
DET
2
1
1
1
1.0
1
0
0
0
2008
DET
1
0
1
21
21.0
21
0
0
0
2009
NO
0
0
Did not play due to injury
Career
114
76
91
934
10.3
30
11
1
1
· Head coaching record
Won
Won
Team
Won
Year
Lost
Regular season
Ties
Regular season
Win %
Regular season
Finish
Regular season
Won
Regular season
Lost
Post season
Win %
Post season
Result
MIA
MIA
Team
MIA
Year
2015*
Regular season
5
Regular season
7
Regular season
0
Regular season
417
Regular season
4th in AFC East
Post season
—
Post season
—
Post season
—
Post season
—
MIA Total
MIA Total
Team
MIA Total
Year
5
Regular season
7
Regular season
0
Regular season
417
Regular season
0
Post season
0
Post season
000
DET
DET
Team
DET
Year
2021
Regular season
3
Regular season
13
Regular season
1
Regular season
206
Regular season
4th in NFC North
Post season
—
Post season
—
Post season
—
Post season
—
DET
DET
Team
DET
Year
2022
Regular season
9
Regular season
8
Regular season
0
Regular season
529
Regular season
2nd in NFC North
Post season
—
Post season
—
Post season
—
Post season
—
DET
DET
Team
DET
Year
2023
Regular season
12
Regular season
5
Regular season
0
Regular season
706
Regular season
1st in NFC North
Post season
2
Post season
1
Post season
667
Post season
Lost to San Francisco 49ers in NFC Championship Game
DET
DET
Team
DET
Year
2024
Regular season
15
Regular season
2
Regular season
0
Regular season
882
Regular season
1st in NFC North
Post season
0
Post season
1
Post season
000
Post season
Lost to Washington Commanders in NFC Divisional Game
DET
DET
Team
DET
Year
2025
Regular season
8
Regular season
8
Regular season
0
Regular season
500
Regular season
TBD in NFC North
Post season
—
Post season
—
Post season
—
Post season
—
DET total
DET total
Team
DET total
Year
47
Regular season
36
Regular season
1
Regular season
565
Regular season
2
Post season
2
Post season
500
Total
Total
Team
Total
Year
51
Regular season
41
Regular season
1
Regular season
554
Regular season
2
Post season
2
Post season
500
Team
Year
Regular season
Post season
Won
Lost
Ties
Win %
Finish
Won
Lost
Win %
Result
MIA
2015*
5
7
0
417
4th in AFC East
—
—
—
—
MIA Total
5
7
0
417
0
0
000
DET
2021
3
13
1
206
4th in NFC North
—
—
—
—
DET
2022
9
8
0
529
2nd in NFC North
—
—
—
—
DET
2023
12
5
0
706
1st in NFC North
2
1
667
Lost to San Francisco 49ers in NFC Championship Game
DET
2024
15
2
0
882
1st in NFC North
0
1
000
Lost to Washington Commanders in NFC Divisional Game
DET
2025
8
8
0
500
TBD in NFC North
—
—
—
—
DET total
47
36
1
565
2
2
500
Total
51
41
1
554
2
2
500

References

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