DETROIT – Dan Campbell delivered an epic speech Thursday about how Detroit was a “sleeping giant” as a sports town even before the Lions were good.
Campbell was asked about all the events going on around Metro Detroit to support the Lions ahead of the postseason.
Listen to his full comments in this video or read them below:
“It was one of the things that, for somebody like me, was appealing about playing here, wanting to play here, and coach here,” Campbell said. “This is a sleeping giant for football.
“The Pistons have had success. The Red Wings have had success. But the Lions have never had success, and just to be able to unlock everything -- this is a sports town. For everybody to feel like they’re a part of it, like, ‘Man, this is our team, and they represent us and what they’re about and the way they play, we can stand behind that.’
“So every little thing that comes up -- the (Amon-Ra) St. Brown, people are dying their hair now. It’s pretty cool, and we feel the love, and we appreciated it.”
