{"id":31190,"date":"2025-08-25T15:16:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T15:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=31190"},"modified":"2025-08-25T15:16:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T15:16:40","slug":"breaking-dan-campbells-approach-to-one-of-nfls-toughest-days-shows-why-players-love-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=31190","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Dan Campbell\u2019s approach to one of NFL\u2019s toughest days shows why players love him"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<nav aria-label=\"articleLabel\">\n<ol id=\"articleLabel__list\"><\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\">\n<article id=\"arc-PPW24K4MZBHYNOIOSNA2QOJJOM\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<div><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/resizer\/v2\/LB6CRTVMDBHXNLZOCZKYNFMPPY.JPG?auth=e0d054a92a13f476c80a8c1bbb791272398e05bdecbf602154673261547a47c3&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/resizer\/v2\/LB6CRTVMDBHXNLZOCZKYNFMPPY.JPG?auth=e0d054a92a13f476c80a8c1bbb791272398e05bdecbf602154673261547a47c3&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90 500w, https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/resizer\/v2\/LB6CRTVMDBHXNLZOCZKYNFMPPY.JPG?auth=e0d054a92a13f476c80a8c1bbb791272398e05bdecbf602154673261547a47c3&amp;width=800&amp;quality=90 800w, https:\/\/www.mlive.com\/resizer\/v2\/LB6CRTVMDBHXNLZOCZKYNFMPPY.JPG?auth=e0d054a92a13f476c80a8c1bbb791272398e05bdecbf602154673261547a47c3&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90 1280w\" alt=\"Dan Campbell\u2019s approach to one of NFL\u2019s toughest days shows why players love him\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>&#8220;You want to do it as respectfully as you can. You don\u2019t want to lie to the player. You just tell them straight up, and it\u2019s hard. But it\u2019s the right way to do it.&#8221;Jake May | MLive.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"YLIIWGKBCJHRBDEX4FKKF4KPGQ\">ALLEN PARK &#8212; Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes have been doing this together for five years now. But that doesn\u2019t mean cutting dozens and dozens of players gets any easier for the Detroit Lions coach and general manager.<\/p>\n<p id=\"M7CKUJY6PBCF5OHHPBLUOQR3UQ\">Campbell spoke with reporters on Monday morning, one day ahead of the NFL\u2019s deadline for teams to trim their rosters to 53 players by 4 p.m. Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"TIREU5ABEBBDLIUAGQOUUN5S4Q\">\u201cToday will be a tough day, and that\u2019s the best I can say right now,\u201d Campbell said. \u201cAppreciate those guys and all the hard work they put into it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"2CC4QUHL55EL5PSU6MJWXICTAA\">Campbell said he and Holmes met last night and would start talking to players on Monday, with some potential last-minute conversations on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6CHXC6SU5RCT3N66IFYIM7CLWQ\">The Lions have 87 players on their active roster, with five on injured reserve, one on the non-football injury list, three on active\/PUP and one on reserve\/PUP. They have to get their active roster down to 53 players this week, then they will start piecing together the 16 spots on the practice squad.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6KTXF3HNJVBMTBLQ2ASRH4A5MM\">Campbell said Holmes should have more information on how the Lions plan to use their two injured reserve to return designations later this week. He also added that there should be more clarity on rookie edge defender Ahmed Hassanein\u2019s status (pectoral injury) when Holmes speaks, too.<\/p>\n<p id=\"GVWXLZWZZNGNPMQFUTO32I3W2M\">\u201cLook, you got to do it, right?\u201d Campbell said. \u201cIt\u2019s something you have to do. You want to do it as respectfully as you can. You don\u2019t want to lie to the player. You just tell them straight up, and it\u2019s hard. But it\u2019s the right way to do it.<\/p>\n<p id=\"YIBWCATZKVHKTD32QVZY5MGXHA\">\u201cWe\u2019ll try to do most of everything today, hopefully by the end of the day. There could be a couple that we don\u2019t get to, maybe last-minute tomorrow. It is what it is. There is nothing easy about it, and it\u2019s worse on them than it is on us. It\u2019s hard on us. But there is no woe is me here. I feel sorry for those guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"SS4S6RGW6NFLLCCM7FFMAKOOZY\">This process was also covered extensively when the Lions were featured on HBO\u2019s \u201cHard Knocks\u201d series in 2022. Campbell previously explained how these are two of his least favorite days of the year, based on his experience as an NFL player.<\/p>\n<p id=\"JGXYMU5LARDZTO6PV5OPU2XNLA\">He said, \u201cYou\u2019ve sat in the seats they have, you\u2019ve been through the grind, you\u2019ve been through camp, you know the aches and pains &#8230; \u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"RDV6Z3BPIBAWTAYCTRGEQQJT5E\">Campbell also had a message on Monday for those cut to use this as fuel moving forward: \u201cto attack the next day and not let it shake your confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"IZYU2E7MAVFRZIZJYL766MTO3Q\">Expect a flurry of moves over the next couple of days around the league. Players cut with less than four years of service time are subject to waivers, while veterans are free agents and can pick their next team.<\/p>\n<p id=\"TUTFTKANOBATPMOQN5ZO3AUE6M\">Last year, coming off cut day, the Lions used only one waiver claim to bring back linebacker Trevor Nowaske from the Arizona Cardinals. 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