After the Tampa Bay Buccaneers eliminated the New Orleans Saints from the playoffs Sunday night, it cleared the path for the Detroit Lions to move forward with the hiring of Dan Campbell, the reported front-runner for the team's coaching vacancy.
Multiple national reports surfaced late last week that the Lions had zeroed in on Campbell, who played 10 years in the NFL, including a three-year stint in Detroit, before transitioning into coaching in 2010.
Campbell got his coaching start with the Miami Dolphins as an intern before being promoted to working with the team's tight ends, the position he played professionally.