Lions coach Dan Campbell declined to comment on the personal harassment he dealt with last year, but praised Detroit’s “unbelievable” fans.
Earlier in the week, news broke that Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell is selling his Bloomfield Hills house after some security and privacy issues. The Campbell family already moved away from that house earlier this year after his address was doxxed and he was reportedly harassed both after last year’s Cowboys and 49ers games. But it entered the news cycle again this week after Crain’s Detroit Business reported that his original house was now officially on the market.
During Friday’s press conference Campbell was asked to share his feelings on the entire episode, but the Lions coach was not interested in revisiting the incidents.
“No disrespect, man, I don’t even want to go there with any of it,” Campbell said. “It’s all good. I’ve got a job to do. My primary job is to coach this team and have them prepared every week. I’ve got to do my job, and that’s the sole focus.”
Details are scant on what exactly Campbell’s family endured. A report from FOX Sports suggested that someone sent contractors to Campbell’s residence early in the morning after the team’s loss to the Dallas Cowboys. FOX 2 Detroit reported that after the NFC Championship loss, harassment increased to the point of the Campbell filing a police report. No details on the perpetrators have gone public.
Regardless of it all, Campbell made it clear that Detroit and their fans are still outstanding in his mind.
“I love our fans. Our fans our unbelievable,” Campbell said. “There’s nowhere that I would want to be or any other team I would want to coach for. It’s rare to have an environment like we have, and to be able to coach here, play here. I tell our guys that all the time. This is a rare spot. You better enjoy it, because not every place has it like we have it.”
