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Notes: Former colleagues praise Dan Campbell’s football smarts: ‘It blew me away’

For much of the offseason, we’ve seen people write exhaustively about Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell and his unique personality. Whether it’s his stories about life on the range as a kid, his leadership and communication skills as a former player, or his gritty way of speaking, most every profile focuses on who he is as a person—and understandably so.

The latest profile on Dan Campbell comes from The Athletic ($), and while there’s plenty of focus on Campbell’s entertaining background, there’s also a lot more focus on Campbell as an intelligent football mind—something that has gone overlooked and unsaid for most of the offseason.