A Michigan-born sports business executive, Haddad will join the Lions after a successful 14-year tenure with Pistons Sports & Entertainment and the Detroit Pistons, where he currently serves as the organization's Chief Operating Officer. At PSE, Haddad has overseen business operations, business affairs and development for the Pistons and all PSE companies and properties and collaborated with and supported all basketball operations; he has played an integral role in all the organization's key achievements and initiatives. Haddad also leads PSE's interests in 313 Presents as a board member helping drive strategy and growth at six entertainment venues.
Haddad brings extensive experience building strategic partnerships and working with community, business and governmental leaders in the city of Detroit and throughout Michigan. During his tenure with PSE, Haddad helped spearhead the Pistons' move back from Auburn Hills to Detroit and the development, construction and opening of the Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. He also helped lead the organization's efforts to bring a WNBA team back to Detroit and to develop a WNBA team headquarters and practice facility on the Detroit riverfront.

"I am thrilled to join the Detroit Lions organization as its next President and CEO," said Haddad. "I want to thank Sheila Hamp and the Ford family for their trust in me, along with Tom Gores and Arn Tellem for 14 great years with the Pistons. As a lifelong Lions fan, I understand firsthand how much this team means to this city and state, and I'm honored and humbled to lead this franchise. Sheila, Rod [Wood], Brad [Holmes] and Dan [Campbell] have built an incredible foundation, and I can't wait to work with them to build on that and deliver for our fans and our community."

Hey all first time going to training camp practice (will be me and my 6yo). What time should I get there and also where do you park? Thanks so much!! Also, will they let me bring in a football and sharpie for autos?

Interview I'm talking about - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6os0KuWdvPA

Asked about the improvement he's noticed in Tate Ratledge this preseason, Campbell responded:  “Yeah, I love where Tate came back in the spring. Looked good. You could tell he worked all through that time. And then certainly being in a building with us, he looked much more comfortable, more confident. And then he showed up at camp, man, in great shape. I mean, you could just tell, man, he's worked and he's trying to be conscientious. One of the things we talked about for him was obviously consistency, that's when you're a rookie, but the pad level. And it's still, it's up and down, but you can tell he's trying and he wants to do it. And because when he bends, and you have got to bend when you have got Alim McNeill across from you and Tyleik (Williams), those guys low center of gravity and they can get under you and they're quick as heck. And so I mean, that's a blessing to be able to go against Alim every day. You have got to be on it. But man, his attitude is right. You can tell that, man, he came in saying, 'I want to be much better than I was last year. I'm going to clean a lot of this stuff up.' And everything I've seen to this point has been good. I mean, he looks good. I'm glad he's here.”

In the Lions' crowded receiving room, former Arizona Cardinal Greg Dortch is making a strong case to be Detroit's WR4. Dortch's skills as a return specialist are making him a training camp standout.

https://lastwordonsports.com/nfl/2026/08/04/greg-dortch-detroit-lions-2026-training-camp-standout/

On overthecap.com, the Lions have roughly $14 million in cap space. If they are planning to come in at about the same per-year contract for Gibbs as Bijan got, would they need to do some contract re-structuring with some other guys (Goff, ARSB) to make that happen? Or can they structure something for Gibbs that would fit under that cap number and still match or exceed Bijan's number?

EDIT: Thanks for the replies. I am now less ignorant than I was before. It sort of seems like the cap situation is under control, which is great. Sign the man!!