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Photo: Dan Campbell Featured Massive Vintage Shoulder Pads in College

A college photo of Dan Campbell playing at Texas A&M was released online.

John Maakaron

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell played the tight end position while in college at Texas A&M University from 1995-1998. 

In his final two seasons, he shared the tight end position with Derrick Spiller. 

As a junior, he recorded 12 receptions for 143 yards and two touchdowns. His senior season, he recorded seven receptions for 68 yards and one touchdown. 

On Tuesday, a photo surfaced online of Campbell wearing large, vintage shoulder pads, and it did not disappoint. 

"Some absolutely MASSIVE vintage shoulder pads on the future @Lions coach. The 90's were the best," The MMQB NFL reporter Albert Breer tweeted.

The 45-year-old Campbell has 11 years of experience in the NFL as a coach and also 11 as a player.

In his NFL career, he secured 91 receptions for 934 yards and 11 touchdowns.

He had stops with the New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints, prior to entering into coaching. 

"Campbell, who played for the Lions from 2006 to 2008, is the first former player to lead the franchise since Hall of Famer and two-time NFL champion Joe Schmidt was Detroit's coach from 1967-72," per Nola.com.

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John Maakaron
JOHN MAAKARON

John Maakaron has covered Detroit Sports since 2013. Brings a vast array of experience covering the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans, Detroit Mercy Titans, and Oakland University Golden Grizzlies. John brings a wealth of sports broadcast experience. In 2013, John had the vision to establish the Detroit Sports Podcast Network. Has recorded over 3000 podcasts analyzing Detroit Sports. In 2019, Sports Illustrated Media Group, a historical sports media outlet, partnered with Detroit Sports Podcast to provide daily Lions content for their growing and expanding digital media outlet. Our Lions content can also be read in the newspaper at The Oakland  Passionate about Detroit Sports and it is reflected in his coverage of the local teams!

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