The Detroit Lions interviewed at least six head coaching candidates before hiring Dan Campbell in mid-January. Apparently, they did not feel like waiting around for No. 7.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator Todd Bowles said Monday at Super Bowl LV the Lions canceled his scheduled head coaching interview.
Bowles was set to meet virtually with the Lions on Jan. 15, two days before the Buccaneers' divisional playoff win over Campbell's New Orleans Saints.
"I never got to interview," Bowles said. "I think they didn’t feel like waiting. They had their mind made up.