The Detroit Lions announced their captains for the 2024 season, and quarterback Jared Goff and linebacker Alex Anzalone will wear the ‘C’ on their chest for the fourth straight season.
On Monday, six captains were announced — Goff, Anzalone, right tackle Penei Sewell, wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, defensive end Aidan Hutchinson and linebacker/special teams ace Jalen Reeves-Maybin.
The Lions did not say how captains were selected in the announcement, but in years past, it has been determined by a player vote.
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Hutchinson, the No. 2 pick in the 2022 draft, is the only first-time captain in the group, with the other five being a captain for at least the second straight year. Hutchinson replaces Charles Harris as one of the two defensive captains alongside Anzalone. St. Brown and Sewell are both captains for the second year entering their fourth NFL season in Detroit and join Goff as offensive captains. Reeves-Maybin was a team captain in 2021 and was voted captain again when he re-joined the team in 2023.
Goff and Anzalone have been captains for the entirety of the Lions tenure since joining the team as two of the first acquisitions by general manager Brad Holmes in the 2021 offseason. The Lions flipped quarterback Matthew Stafford — their opponent on Sunday — for Goff and a bundle of picks that became contributors on the current team, while Anzalone signed as a free agent. Earlier on Monday, Campbell stressed Goff’s importance to the team.
“I think (Goff) just wants more, and he continues to challenge himself and the more he does that, the more we load him up,” Campbell said. “The more we ask him to do, the more we put on his plate because he can handle it and he wants it. So, where he’s able to go, our offense is able to go. So, we ask him to do a lot, and we’re going to ask him to do a little bit more than he did last year because he can handle it. He’s proven that.”
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Goff, St. Brown and Sewell all signed long-term extensions this offseasson to stick in Detroit for the foreseeable future. St. Brown and Sewell are coming off first-team All-Pro seasons, becoming the first Holmes draft picks to be extended by the team. Reeves-Maybin is coming off a second-team All-Pro nod for his special teams prowess, and Goff and Hutchinson are coming off a Pro Bowl appearance.
Dan Campbell just looks like a coach. He’s a former NFL player and still has good size; he’s intense on the sidelines; and he’s always seen wearing a hat.
The Detroit Lions are coming off a huge divisional win against their rivals the Green Bay Packers in Lambeau Field. It was a rain-soaked, smash-mouth affair which suits their rough and rugged looking coach just fine.
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The Lions now sit at 7-1 and lead the NFC North division. Whatever Campbell is doing is clearly working in Detroit. But as a coach, you don’t get a lot of time off during the season. Before the Green Bay game, however, Campbell and wife Holly Campbell got a “rare” date night in for some Italian food in Detroit. She posted a picture of the coach dressed up and without his signature Lions cap on, which made him look unrecognizable with his hair.
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Dan Campbell / Holly Campbell/Instagram
Wow, he’s got a full head of hair under there. And it’s great to see him enjoying some much-deserved wine.
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Dan and Holly have been married since 2005. They have two children together: a son named Cody and a daughter named Piper.
Dan played in the NFL for 11 years with the New York Giants, the Dallas Cowboys, the Lions, and the New Orleans Saints before retiring after the 2009 season.
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The Lions are back in action on Sunday vs. the Houston Texans, and no doubt so is the coach’s hat.
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DETROIT – Two people were killed and four others were injured during a shooting in Detroit over the weekend, police said.
The shooting happened at 1:34 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, at a home in the 6300 block of Devereaux Street.
When officers arrived, they discovered that six people had been shot during a house party, with two of them being killed.
Police say the circumstances surrounding the shooting and suspects are unknown at this time.
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An investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP or the Detroit Police Department’s Homicide Division at 313-596-2260.
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Sara Powers
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The Minnesota Vikings responded to successive defeats with a 21-13 win over the Indianapolis Colts, while Bryce Young helped Carolina to a first home win in 322 days, but it may not be enough to keep his job for the Panthers’ trip to Germany next week.
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Saints starter Derek Carr also grabbed an unwanted record as the first quarterback to lose to 31 different teams.
The improving Arizona Cardinals are a team to watch out for as they won 29-9 against the Chicago Bears, who had not allowed more than 21 points in their previous 13 games.
