The Detroit Lions are in a state of flux right now for multiple reasons.
First of all, they were one of the most disappointing teams in all of football last season, finishing in last place in the NFC North after winning 15 games the campaign prior.
Second, they didn’t exactly patch some of their most glaring holes this offseason, such as finding a viable partner for Aidan Hutchinson in the pass rush.
And now, their best defensive back’s NFL career may very well be over.
Cornerback Terrion Arnold was arrested earlier in the week on kidnapping and robbery charges due to an incident that took place back in early February, with police calling Arnold the main conspirator.
Lions head coach Dan Campbell has been of the most popular figures in the sport in recent years, as he turned around a languishing franchise and has always been great for a quote in the media.
But Fox Sports analyst — and long-time Detroit sports writer — Rob Parker seems to believe that Campbell’s career in the Motor City is hanging on by a thread.
“I am now convinced, anybody listening to my voice in Detroit or the suburbs, this is the beginning of the end of Dan Campbell,” Parker said on his show The Odd Couple.
Campbell took over as Lions head coach in 2021 and has gone 48-36-1 with a pair of NFC North division titles throughout that span. He also guided Detroit to an NFC Championship Game appearance during the 2023-24 campaign.
But Parker feels that Campbell’s best days may be behind him.
“A bad season here and I expect the Lions to make a change because this will be two bad years, possibly not making the playoffs, a blown chance against Washington when they were the No. 1 team in the NFC and a blown chance at a Super Bowl. They were two quarters, a half away from getting in the Super Bowl,” Parker added.
Campbell got his first taste of head-coaching experience when he served as interim head coach of the Miami Dolphins in 2015, going 5-7. He then held a post as an assistant with the New Orleans Saints for five seasons before being hired by Detroit.
