New Detroit Lions Coach Dan Campbell Wants A Real Pet Lion For Home Games

If there’s one coach who is already making an impact in the NFL — even though he’s never been a head coach before — it’s new Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell.

Campbell’s NFL career as head coach kicked off with a bizarre opening press conference in which he told those in attendance and those watching that the Lions would have a new look and new identity in 2021 and beyond.

The press conference made a ton of waves, and while some thought it was over the top, others thought it may just be what the team needs.

If you don’t recall the presser – here’s a small video portion of it.

While it’s been some time since he made headlines, Campbell is at it again. Now, he says that he’d like to adopt an animal for the team. And what other animal makes sense for the Detroit Lions, but a Lion?

Appearing on Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take podcast this week, Campbell said that he’s serious about having a Lion at the team’s home games at Ford Field.

“I would love to literally just have a pet lion,” Campbell said. “Just a legit pet lion. On a chain — a big-ass chain.”

Dan Campbell wants to have a actual pet lion who follows him around this year at the team facilty, and he would feed him arm to it for a superbowl. Football guy @PardonMyTake pic.twitter.com/6bPjVzdvXG

— PFTCommenter (@PFTCommenter) May 17, 2021

“We just walk around the building. We go out to practice. We’re in 7-on-7,” Campbell said of how he’d treat his new buddy the Lion.

“We’re behind the kicker when he’s kicking. We’re just — there we are. I mean, think about it. It’d be outstanding.”

Or the lion could get loose and cause mass chaos during a game. No worries whatsoever.