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After the Detroit Lions hired Jim Caldwell as their new head coach on Tuesday, several players reacted to the news on Twitter or via the media. Below is a look at what they had to say.
Congratulations to Jim Caldwell on becoming our new head coach. #LionBlood
— Steven Miller (@Steevie_Mo) January 14, 2014
The wait is over. Congrats to Coach Caldwell. Heard lot of good things about him..
— Glover Quin Jr (@GloverQuin27) January 14, 2014
Good to know I'll have my old Head Coach back to replace another great coach. Great move by our front office. #MovingForward #OnePride
— Joique Bell (@JoiqueBell) January 14, 2014
— Reggie Bush (@ReggieBush) January 14, 2014
"@insp3ct0rb4c0n1: @Big_Tah47 your feelings on Caldwell hire?" Heard he's a really good guy, but I haven't had the opportunity to meet him.
— Tahir Whitehead (@Big_Tah47) January 14, 2014
Going into the 2014 season with #CoachCaldwell, hearing many great things. Can't wait to get to work.
— Tahir Whitehead (@Big_Tah47) January 14, 2014
Excited to be apart of the beginning of the Jim Caldwell era! Welcome to Detroit. Let's be GREAT! Go Lions!
— Joseph Fauria (@BigJoeFauria) January 14, 2014
#Lions WR Kris Durham in a text to me: "Excited about him. Have heard nothing but amazing things about coach Caldwell."
— Michael Rothstein (@mikerothstein) January 14, 2014
Corey Hilliard, who was with the Indianapolis Colts for the final two years of the Tony Dungy era, had this to say about Caldwell (via the Free Press):
"He’s a leader of men, I like that term a lot. He’s one of those quiet coaches who you don’t want to make – some guys, there’s a lot of fear when you get yelled at, but with him it’s you don’t want to disappoint. It’s kind of like what Dungy had. Dungy wouldn’t yell at you, he was just disappointed at you and it felt even worse than getting yelled at. He’s kind of got that to him."
Head on over to WXYZ.com for a recap of what Nate Burleson and Ndamukong Suh had to say about this news.
