Detroit head coach Dan Campbell's request to have a lion on the sideline was apparently turned down by the NFL, he said in a podcast interview.
head coach Dan Campbell wanted to take the gameday experience to the next level but says his request was denied by the NFL.
He first brought up the idea when he took over as head coach prior to the start of the 2020 season. He said team owner Sheila Hamp Ford was supportive. "Sheila, she had no problem with it, but the league apparently frowns on those types of things," he said, adding that he would not throw NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell under the bus for the denial.
He added,"The problem is I don't know if PETA's going to allow that, though. It's gonna be hard. Believe me, though, we would take great care of it. It would be fed well, it would be petted, it would be manicured. I might end up losing an arm because of it, but that would be even better because it would validate what, this is a freaking, this is a creature now. This is an animal. This thing, this is from the wild.
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