Dan Campbell Tells Roster: 'I'm Not Gonna Wipe Your Butt'

New Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell wanted to set the tone early with members of the current roster.

According to the NFL Network's Michael Silver, Campbell wanted to emphasize to his new team that he wanted to treat the members of it like grown adults.

"I told (the players), honestly, day one, I said, 'Look, I'm not carrying your toilet paper around. I'm not gonna wipe your butt. You're gonna wipe your own butt. You handle it and I'll treat you like men until you prove otherwise.'"

Detroit's new head coach is a stark contrast from former head man Matt Patricia, who alienated many of the team's players, including former Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, early in his tenure in Motown.

New @Lions HC Dan Campbell: "I told (the players), honestly, day one, I said, 'Look, I'm not carrying your toilet paper around. I'm not gonna wipe your butt. You're gonna wipe your own butt. You handle it and I'll treat you like men until you prove otherwise.'" More to come soon.
— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) July 2, 2021

For Campbell, his vision is to let players be themselves, while attempting to maximize their full potential out on the field.

While the treatment of players will be paramount, the organization also recognizes the importance of rebuilding the roster with talented players.

In an interview with SiriusXM, Campbell noted the organization needed to "find football players that really believe in the way we believe and are cut from the same cloth. We felt that was important. We really wanted to focus on football players that have talent, not talented athletes that maybe can develop into football players. We wanted to kind of stay away from that.”

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