"He continues to grow every year. I would say the next step for him, and he knows this, every year, like last year he came to us, everything we wanted him to do in the offense, he did."

D.J. Reed is expected to take over as the Lions' No. 1 cornerback this fall, while Grant Staurd and Roy Lopez should have rotational roles on defense.

The bottom line is when you come into an organization, you want to have the vision for it, you want to get it up on its feet and then you want it to be self-sustaining,” Campbell said. “I feel like we’re just about there.