Campbell in 2011
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New Orleans Saints | |||||||||
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Position: | Assistant head coach Tight ends coach |
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Date of birth: | April 13, 1976 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Bosque County, Texas | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Glen Rose (TX) | ||||||||
College: | Texas A&M | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1999 / Round: 3 / Pick: 79 | ||||||||
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Regular season: | 5–7 (.417) | ||||||||
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Receptions: | 91 |
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Receiving yards: | 934 |
Receiving TDs: | 11 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Daniel Allen Campbell (born April 13, 1976) is an American football coach and former tight end who is the Assistant Head coach and Tight ends coach for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Texas A&M University. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft, and subsequently played for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints. Campbell was named interim head coach of the Miami Dolphins in 2015, and was hired as the assistant head coach of the Saints in 2016.
Campbell was born in Clifton, Texas and attended Glen Rose High School, where he was a tailback. As a senior he recorded 27 receptions for 423 yards and five touchdowns.
He played college football at Texas A&M. As a senior, he shared tight end duties, starting games at the "B" slot, flanker and split end, recording 12 receptions for 143 yards (11.9 avg.) and two touchdowns.
Campbell was selected by the New York Giants in the third round (79th overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft. In 2000, he became the team's starting tight end and was mainly used as a blocker. He was a part of the Super Bowl XXXV team.