FRONT OFFICE Ford Family ......................................................... 4-7 Front Office Cover ................................................. 9 Front Office .................................................... 10-20 Coaching Staff ............................................... 22-55 Player Personnel ........................................... 58-78 Football Administration ............................... 80-87 Executives ........................................................... 90 Football Support Staff ................................. 94-98 Staff Directory ............................................. 99-101 Player Bios ................................................. 104-247 2020 - Season Statistics ................................. 248 Lions Honors ............................................. 268-283 Records ............................................................. 284 History Book .............................................. 326-401 1 FORD FAMILY On June 23, 2020, Sheila Ford Hamp succeeded her mother, Martha Firestone Ford, as Principal Owner and Chair of the Detroit Lions. From 2014-19, Mrs. Hamp served as one of the team’s vice chairs during her mother’s ownership. Mrs. Hamp carries the Ford Family’s proud legacy that was first established by her father, William Clay Ford, who passed away on March 9, 2014, after serving as the sole owner of the franchise for 50 seasons (1964-2013). Mr. Ford’s ownership grew into a deeply-rooted family tradition that now includes multiple generations of the Ford Family. At the end of the 2020 season, Mrs. Hamp, with the assistance of President and CEO Rod Wood, Senior Vice President of Football and Business Administration this week and making sure that everyone in our organization Mike Disner and Special Assistant to President/CEO and is aligned with the same vision,” Mrs. Hamp said during Chairperson Chris Spielman, laid out a clear vision for the Campbell’s introductory press conference. “That is Dan organization. With the goal of establishing the Lions as a Campbell. He will be a positive figure in our community … and workplace built on a collaborative culture, the search for new what better person to lead this organization than someone leadership resulted in the arrival of Brad Holmes and Dan who played between the white lines here in Detroit.” Campbell. During her first year as Principal Owner and Chair, Mrs. Holmes was named executive vice president and general Hamp created a Culture Task Force that was designed to manager on January 14, 2021 after spending 18 seasons improve organizational culture through enhanced employee with the Los Angeles Rams (2003-20) in a variety of roles, engagement, alignment and openness. The work of the Task including most recently director of college scouting. Force, which included an employee-wide survey to address In Holmes’ introductory press conference, Mrs. Hamp areas of improvement, led to Mrs. Hamp establishing six sub- highlighted the attributes that made him the right fit for committees that allow employees to strategize and achieve Detroit. work solutions together across the Allen Park and Ford Field offices. “We interviewed 12 general manager candidates. All of them were very talented, impressive and qualified individuals. Mrs. Hamp’s hands-on approach to leading the Lions But when we interviewed Brad, he stood out to us as the also extends to the league level. In February 2021, she perfect fit for the general manager we were looking for. His participated in the NFL’s Women’s Careers In Football leadership qualities were evident. So was his intelligence, Forum, where she, along with Cleveland Browns Managing his engaging personality and his collaborative and confident and Principal Partner Dee Haslem, led a “From Firsts To The approach to team building. His embrace of the fusion of Future” panel discussion with young women about breaking analytics and scouting intuition in his approach to drafting into careers in professional football. blew us all away. He was our unanimous choice.” At the age of five, Mrs. Hamp, the second of four children, That same week, Campbell, a former tight end with 22 years began attending Lions games at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium and of NFL experience, including 11 as a coach and 11 as a player, Lions training camp at Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, was named the team’s new head coach. Mich. As a teenager, her love of the Lions and knowledge of the game of football would impress many, including then NFL “You’ve heard me talk a lot about collaboration and chemistry Commissioner Pete Rozelle. Now as Principal Owner and Chair, 4 Mrs. Hamp focuses that love, knowledge and commitment to the team that has been part of her family for decades. She also serves on the NFL’s Fan Engagement and Major Events Committee and is the Chair of the Board for Detroit Lions Foundation. Beyond her involvement with the Lions, Mrs. Hamp and her husband, Steve, are very active in numerous community and charitable organizations. Together they co-chair the board of the Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea, Mich. Mrs. Hamp also is the Vice-Chair of the Board of The Henry Ford. In addition, she serves on the board of the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House. Mrs. Hamp was a member of the ground-breaking group of students who were in the first class of women to graduate from Yale University where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree. While at Yale, she played varsity tennis and earned Major Y honors during her college career. Following her graduation from Yale, she earned her Master of Arts degree in teaching and early childhood education from Boston University. Sports have always been an integral part of Mrs. Hamp’s life. In addition to her accomplishments as a college tennis player, she competed as a junior tennis player at the national level and won a Michigan state tennis title at age 17. She also coached youth soccer for more than 10 years in her current hometown of Ann Arbor, where she and her husband, Steve, raised their family. 5 FORD FAMILY BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OWNERS/VICE CHAIRS The unique relationship between the Ford Family and The Detroit Lions... ... goes all the way back to 1934, the very first season the Lions ever played in Detroit, when William Clay Ford attended his first Lions game with his father, Edsel Ford. In 1963, Mr. Ford would purchase the Lions and become sole owner, and over the past six decades the passion and love Mr. Ford had for the Lions was shared with his wife, Martha, their children and grand-children. Upon Mr. Ford’s passing in 2014, the Lions remained in the family as Mrs. Ford assumed majority ownership, and in 2020 she was succeeded by her daughter, Sheila Ford Hamp. Mrs. Hamp is supported directly by her three siblings, Martha Ford Morse, William Clay Ford Jr. and Elizabeth Ford Kontulis, each of whom respectively serve as owner/vice chair and on the board of directors. All three children also are members of the Board of Trustees for the Detroit Lions Foundation. The vice chairs’ involvement with the Lions dates back to when they also attended games during their childhood. Years later, they now remain deeply devoted, along with their mother, to overseeing and governing the Lions with one primary goal in mind -- to bring Detroit a Super Bowl title. The Ford Family continues the legacy left by Mr. Ford to support the city of Detroit and the state of Michigan with transformative philanthropy, while also establishing the Lions organization as exemplary on and off the field. MARTHA FORD MORSE WILLIAM CLAY FORD JR. ELIZABETH FORD KONTULIS OWNER/VICE CHAIR OWNER/VICE CHAIR OWNER/VICE CHAIR 6 Following six seasons (2014-19) as the Detroit Lions Owner and Chair, Martha Firestone Ford now serves as Owner/Chair Emeritus and supports her four children – Principal Owner and Chair Sheila Ford Hamp, Owner/Vice Chair Martha Ford Morse, Owner/Vice Chair William Clay Ford Jr., and Owner/ Vice Chair Elizabeth Ford Kontulis – in the organizational leadership of the franchise. Mrs. Ford succeeded her husband, William Clay Ford, who passed away on March 9, 2014, after serving as the sole owner of the franchise for 50 seasons (1964-2013). Following her husband’s passing, Mrs. Ford became the fifth principal owner or syndicate group to own and operate the franchise since it moved to Detroit in 1934. Lifetime of Sundays, a documentary highlighting the lives of Along with the entire Ford Family, Mrs. Ford appreciates the four matriarchs of the NFL family – Mrs. Martha Firestone Ford unwavering support of Lions fans and knows that winning (Detroit Lions), Mrs. Virginia Halas McCaskey (Chicago Bears), and bringing a Super Bowl title to Detroit remains the team’s Mrs. Patricia Rooney (Pittsburgh Steelers) and Mrs. Norma primary goal. Beyond success on the field, she desires to Hunt (Kansas City Chiefs). The film debuted at the NFL Annual deliver one of the best fan gameday experiences in all of Meeting before airing on ESPN to a national audience. sports. Under her ownership, the team made significant investments to Ford Field, including a $100 million stadium Born in Akron, Ohio, Mrs. Ford is the granddaughter of one of renovation in 2017. America’s great automotive industrial icons, Harvey Firestone. She graduated from Vassar College in 1946 with a bachelor’s In addition to her contributions to the football team, Mrs. degree. After getting married in 1947, Mr. and Mrs. Ford moved Ford also has made a positive impact in the community. In to New Haven, Conn., where Mr. Ford attended Yale. The couple June 2016, she was honored with the 2016 Zero Tolerance relocated to the Detroit area in 1952 and became active Award from the Detroit Public Safety Foundation at the annual members of the Metro Detroit community. “Women in Blue” banquet for the team’s stance on domestic violence. In January 2019, the Lions announced an initial Mrs. Ford also serves on the board for Detroit Lions Charities $600,000 commitment from Mrs. Ford and players toward and is an Honorary Trustee on The Henry Ford Health System the launch of Detroit Lions Inspire Change, a new social Board of Trustees.