Dan Campbell's Detroit Lions are no longer counting on a former Miami Dolphins player in their quest to improve the team to go far in the NFL playoffs. The Detroit Lions have made a decision that will affect the makeup of their NFL playoffs schedule.

It wasn’t that long ago the Detroit Lions were still considered a non-marquee NFL team. In fact, the Lions were once so completely rudderless that future Hall of Fame tight end Rob Gronkowski vetoed a trade to Detroit in 2018 at the near-apex of his legendary career.

Dan Campbell is never one to mince words. The Detroit Lions head coach made sure his message was crystal clear from the very start of the preparations for next Monday's game in San Francisco against the 49ers.

With two games remaining in the NFL season, Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell knows there's still room for improvement if they want to make it to the Super Bowl. Many times, the key to going far in the NFL is simply knowing how to bounce back from certain losses during the season.

Head coach Dan Campbell will see his depleted defense return a pair of key contributors while the eventual return of star Aidan Hutchinson looms on the horizon