Dan Campbell has coached the New Orleans Saints tight ends for a few years while owning the assistant head coach title, and he’s now getting a chance to show what he’s learned on Sean Payton’s staff. The Detroit Lions have scheduled an interview with him for their head coach opening, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
But he’s just one member of a crowded field, and his interview is scheduled after a week of meetings between the Lions and many other deserving candidates.
Campbell was coached himself by Payton as a player with the Dallas Cowboys and in New Orleans, though he suffered a season-ending injury in training camp before the Saints’ Super Bowl XLIV-winning campaign.