Sunday was the three-year anniversary of Dan Campbell being introduced as the head coach of the Detroit Lions. The man knows how to celebrate.
Campbell’s Lions beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 31-23, in Ford Field to win the NFC Divisional Round matchup. Three years after biting kneecaps, Campbell now has his Lions playing for a trip to the Super Bowl next weekend.
All-Pro center Frank Ragnow has been there for all of it. Ragnow is one of the longest-tenured Lions, the team’s first-round pick in the 2018 NFL draft. Playing through injuries that would send a racehorse to the glue factory, Ragnow was a key cog in the emotional win.
After the game, Ragnow gave all credit to Campbell.
“He’s the best leader I’ve ever been around by far,” Ragnow yelled over the rocking crowd to NBC’s Melissa Stark postgame. “He authentically loves his guys. Same guy every single day. I can’t say enough about him.”Ragnow concluded the thought,
“He’s the man.”