Calais Campbell: Everything you need to know

Campbell signed a one-year deal with the Ravens on Thursday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Campbell is heading back to the Ravens where he played from 2020 to 2022. The six-time Pro Bowler will be entering his 19th NFL season, and, at the age of 40, he doesn't seem to be slowing down. In 2025, he played all 17 games for the Cardinals and registered 43 tackles (23 solo) to go along 6.5 sacks. The Ravens needed to add more depth along the defensive front with the availability of Nnamdi Madubuike (neck) and Broderick Washington (Achilles) uncertain for 2026. Campbell has a chance to start at defensive end alongside veteran John Jenkins, who signed a one-year deal in early January.

Campbell registered 43 tackles (23 solo), including 6.5 sacks, and two pass defenses across 17 games with the Cardinals in 2025. After playing in Miami in 2024, Campbell opted to sign a one-year deal in April with the Cardinals, who drafted him in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He didn't see as much playing time on defense as he had the two years prior but had his moments, including multi-sack performances in Weeks 2 and 9 against the Panthers and Cowboys, respectively. Campbell was mulling retirement during his Dolphins tenure in 2024 before reuniting with the Cardinals, and while he's played every single regular-season game over the last three years, it's unclear whether the veteran defensive tackle will be back for a 19th NFL campaign.

Campbell registered three tackles (two solo), including 1.0 sacks, in Sunday's loss to Seattle. Campbell had two tackles for loss Sunday, including a second-quarter sack of Sam Darnold. The veteran defender is up to 3.0 sacks on the campaign, which already puts him past the halfway mark toward the 5.0 sacks he recorded over 17 regular-season contests with Miami last year. Campbell's career-best regular-season total is 14.5 sacks, which he posted while with Jacksonville in 2017.