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The Detroit Lions have awarded their new coach Dan Campbell a six-year contract, a source told Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.

On Wednesday, the Lions made the announcement of Campbell’s employment, but they withheld the terms. On Thursday, the club will present him at a press conference.

“Dan has over 20 years of experience in the National Football League, having played and coached there. He is well-versed in the demands of the league and what it takes to succeed there. Lions’ main owner Sheila Ford Hamp stated in a statement, “He will help promote the culture we want to establish across our organization, while also bringing with him high energy, a respect for the game and an identity with which everyone can align themselves.”

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Stafford and the rest of the roster will be assessed by the new Lions general manager in three years.Matt Patricia was sacked in November after fewer than three seasons with the Lions and a 13-29-1 record. The New Orleans Saints’ associate head coach and tight ends coach, Michael Rothstein Campbell, takes over as Matt Patricia’s replacement. After placing last in the NFC North the previous three seasons, the Lions will now attempt to start over.

As defensive coordinator, Campbell is anticipated to bring Aaron Glenn, a fellow assistant coach for the Saints, along. The insider informed Fowler that while Glenn has a few other suitors, Detroit is the front-runner.

Rather than being an X-s and O’s guru, the 44-year-old Campbell is seen as a team builder and motivator who has never worked as an NFL coordinator. The Lions had been looking for unifiers, or players who possessed the attributes they thought were necessary to turn an organization that had only won one playoff game during the Super Bowl era and its last division victory in 1993 into a winner.

Although Campbell has only coached 12 games as an interim for the Miami Dolphins, the Lions obviously thought highly enough of him to match him with newly appointed general manager Brad Holmes. Whom Campbell brings in as coordinators will be critical to his success because they have no prior experience calling plays on either side of the ball.