Dan Campbell set the tone upon arriving as Lions's head caoch, and his ranking among recent hires further proves he got it right.
When he was hired as Detroit Lions in late-January of 2021, a lot of NFL fans had some knowledge of Dan Campbell's playing career as an NFL tight end. His time as the interim head coach of the Miami Dolphins in 2015 might have landed in people's memories too. There were certainly NFL followers who knew he had spent years on the New Orleans Saints' coaching staff under Sean Payton.