Dan Campbell
American football player and coach (born 1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Position: | Head coach | ||||||
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Born: | (1976-04-13) April 13, 1976 (age 48) Clifton, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Glen Rose (TX) | ||||||
College: | Texas A&M (1995–1998) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1999 / Round: 3 / Pick: 79 | ||||||
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Regular season: | 29–33–1 (.468) | ||||||
Postseason: | 2–1 (.667) | ||||||
Career: | 31–34–1 (.477) | ||||||
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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.