Sheila Hamp Thanks Fans, 'Can't Wait' for Training Camp

Lions owner pens appreciation letter for season-ticket members.

Season-ticket members were greeted with a letter from Detroit Lions owner Sheila Hamp, thanking them for their support all throughout the 2023 season. 

"When I stepped into this role three years ago, I had a vision for sustained success. The success of this season is what that vision looked like. Now, we must go about making late January football a constant in Detroit. With the help of Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell, who we hand selected for this mission, the future for the Detroit Lions has never looked brighter," Hamp wrote. "I said in January of ’21 that we had found the right people to lead this organization and I believe it even more today."

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After giving Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes a vote of confidence last season, the team has become one of the hottest teams in the NFL, not losing back-to-back games all throughout the 2023 season. 

"The harsh reality of success is that you don’t necessarily see the end coming, and it hits you hard when it arrives," Hamp explained. "We are living that now, but please don’t let that dampen the excitement we felt and the success we earned. Only one team gets to celebrate at the end of the year and our goal is to put ourselves in a position for that to be our celebration."

General manager Brad Holmes even went so far to say that Lions fans are the best group of fans in all of sports. 

"Please accept a personal thank you from myself and my family for supporting us throughout this season. Thank you for wearing your Lions colors proudly at work, at school, at Ford Field, and in 10 other NFL stadiums. Without you at our games, at watch parties or watching in your living room, nothing we do matters," Hamp wrote. "This league has always been about players and fans, and I am so proud of the players and fans that represent the Lions. Training camp starts in about 175 days, and I can’t wait."