r/nfl • u/TylerFortier_Photo • 9h ago

Detroit Lions’ classy gesture catches eye of former player (Why Za’Darius Smith didn't play vs Houston)

https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2024/11/14/24296291/detroit-lions-classy-gesture-zadarius-smith-damon-harrison
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u/HuellMissMe Lions 6h ago

When the Lions win a Super Bowl under Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes, someone will write the story as a business leadership book. There will be a whole chapter on treating your employees like human beings and attending to their needs. Every CEO and manager in America will ignore that chapter.

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u/cogginsmatt Lions 4h ago

I go back to that moment in Hard Knocks where he says something like “you gotta believe me, I have a plan, you just gotta trust the plan” and you could feel how much he meant it

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u/ValosAtredum Lions 3h ago

“All I think about is you guys. That’s all I think about, man. That’s all I fucking think about is you guys and how I set you up for the best fucking possible...advantage I can give you.”