DETROIT – The Detroit Lions officially introduced Dan Campbell as their new head coach Thursday. New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis and other members of that organization, including head coach Sean Payton, gave positive feedback about Campbell as a leader and potential head coach. “Dan stood out.”She said he sent them a book ahead of the interview, and it contained his ideas and philosophies if he were to become the head coach. “He said, ‘Dan is the kind of head coach that coaches are going to run to Detroit and want to be on his staff. That’s gonna be the mentality.”Working environmentCampbell talked extensively about his time with the Saints, where he served as Payton’s assistant head coach and the tight ends coach.

DETROIT – As the Detroit Lions begin its search for the next head coach, some Michigan legislators banded together to weigh in on their choice for the position. Nearly 40 state lawmakers signed their name on a letter thanking owner Sheila Ford Hamp for the change, also urging her to hire San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator and Dearborn-native Robert Saleh. Read: Bipartisan Michigan lawmakers endorse Robert Saleh as next Lions coachThe idea of the letter came from Rep. Abdullah Hammoud. “When you think about Robert coming home, Henry Ford’s hometown, he went to the high school that Henry Ford built. Ultimately, it’ll be up to the new general manager to hire a new head coach.