Monday was a big day in the Campbell household as Dan celebrated his 50th birthday.
To appease the fans who love behind-the-scenes photos of the Detroit Lions’ head coach, his wife Holly released a mashup of some fun pictures and videos to celebrate the big 5-0.
To celebrate, I looked around for a fun, random story or fun fact about Campbell, and came across one that probably won’t surprise you.
In 2015, while Campbell was interim head coach for the Miami Dolphins, ESPN’s James Walker wrote on how much
Campbell loves Metallica.
“’Ride the Lightning’ was a good one,” Campbell said in 2015, when asked what his favorite songs are. “’Master of Puppets.’ ‘One.’ ‘The Unforgiven.’ ‘Nothing Else Matters.’ Anyway, I could go on.”
In fact, Campbell earned the nickname “Dantallica” at Texas Tech for his fandom, and once waited in line overnight for tickets to see the heavy-metal band in Texas.
So to summarize, be sure to blare some Metallica in honor of the Detroit Lions’ head coach’s big day.
And onto the rest of your notes.
- The Feed post of the day: “I could never be a GM, I get too nervous.” Is there any weight to those “rumors” from insiders? Is it simply an agent hoping to boost his clients’ stock? A very relatable post on The Feed from user Blueingreer about all the apprehension leading up to draft day.
- A to Z Sports’ Mike Payton offers three major trades the Lions could consider in 10 short days:
- One topic I’m always keeping an eye out for is the NFL on the international stage. Recently 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said that although it’s “cool” for the league, there’s not much benefit for the team actually playing in those match ups. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has since responded.
- National Pet Day may have passed but I thought you might enjoy this happy memory from the Lions game.
