Quick Facts About Calais Campbell.
| Full Name | Calais Malik Campbell |
| Born | 1 September 1986 (35 years) |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Weight | 300 lb (136kg) |
| Position | Defensive tackle |
Who is Calais Campbell?
Calais Campbell is an American football Defensive tackle, currently playing for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He used to play at the University of Miami. Campbell was drafted in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals.
Childhood & Early Life
Campbell was born in 1986 in Denver, Colorado. He played his high football at South High School in Denver where he was regarded as among the nation’s top defensive end prospects and ranked as the tenth best strongside defensive end by Rival.com as well as the seventh overall defensive end by Scout.com.
Campbell appeared on the school’s basketball team and also competed in the track & field at South HS, where he qualified for the state meet in the discus and shot put in 2003.
Professional Career
Campbell was drafted by Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He was also the sixth defensive end drafted in 2008. In the 2008 season, Campbell signed a contract with the Arizona Cardinals for four-year, $3.40 million with $1.68 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $484500, on 24 July 2008.
During his rookie season he completed with 28 combined tackles, a pass defended, a forced fumble as well a fumble recovery in 16 games and zero starts. His team finished atop the NFC West with a 9-7 record as well as qualified for a playoff berth in 2008.
In the 2009 season, Campbell made his first career start in the Arizona Cardinals’ season-opener over the San Francisco 49ers and recorded a season-high six solo tackles as well as a pass in their 20-16 loss. He finished the 2009 season with a total of 45 combined tackles 0f 37 solo, seven sacks, five passes defended, and a forced fumble in 16 games as well as starts.
In the 2010 season, Campbell was sidelined during the Cardinals, week 12 make the team lose over the San Fransisco 49ers. He finished the season with 60 combined of 46 solo, six sacks as well as two pass deflections, and a fumble recovery in 15 games as well as 15 starts. In the 2011 season, Campbell finished the season with a career-high 72 combined tackles of 53 solo, 10 pass deflections, 8 sacks, 2 forced fumbles as well as interceptions in 16 games and 16 starts. He debut on special teams and blocked three field goals during the season.
In the 2012 season, Campbel signed five-year, $55 million contracts with $31 million as well as a signing bonus of $ 15 million with Arizona. He made two solo tackles and a sack in the Cardinals’ 27-13 loss at the San Francisco 49ers. Furthermore, he finished the season with 65 combined tackles 50 solo, 6.5 sacks, and six pass deflections in 13 games and 12 starts.
In the 2013 season, Campbell played all 16 games and recorded 58 combined tackles of 45 solo, nine sacks, six passes defended, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble as well as safety. In the 2014 season, he was voted to the Pro Bowl to mark the first Pro Bowl selection of his career. He finished the season with combined tackles of 48 solo, seven sacks, three passes defended, an interception as well as a forced fimble in 14 games and 14 starts. In addition, Campbell lined up at defensive tackle for 14.7% of his snaps.
In the 2015 season, Campbell was selected to the 2016 Pro Bowl on 22 December 2015, it became his second consecutive Pro Bowl selection and his first as a defensive tackle. He recorded six combined tackles as well as had season-high 2.5 sacks on Aaron Rodgers as His team routed the Green Bay Packers by score of 38-8 in week 16 on 27 December 2015. He finished the 2015 season with 61 combined tackles of 46 solo, five sacks, three passes defended as well as a forced fumble in 16 games and 16 starts. Furthermore, he was ranked on the NFL Top 100 Player of 2016.
In the 2016 season, Campbell recorded 53 combined tackles of 46 solo, eight sacks, six passes defended, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, a safety, an interception, one cheap on Ryan Tannehill as well as a touchdown in 16 games as well as 16 starts. He was ranked 83rd by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017, he was also received an overall grade of 90.4 from Pro Football Focus as well as ranked second one of all interior defensive linemen un 2016.
In the 2017 season, The Cardinal offered Campbell a contract of $9 million per year, the second offer was from the Denver Broncos, his home town team average of $13 million per year. On 9 March 2017, Campbell signed a four-year, $60 million contract that was included $30 million guaranteed with Jacksonville Jaguars, he also signing bonus of $6 million. He finished the season with 67 combined tackles of 47 solo, a career-high 14.5 sacks, three pass deflections, three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery as well as a touchdown in 16 games and 16 starts. The Pro Football Focus gave Campbell an overall grade of 93.5 which ranked him as the fourth-highest grade one of all rushers in 2017.
In the 2018 season, Campbell finished with 10.5 sacks, 72 total tackles, 22 quarterback hits, two passes defended as well as one forced fumble. In the 2019 season, he recovered a fumble lost jacoby Brissett and returned it for an 8-yard touchdown during the 38-20 victory. In the 2020 season the Jaguars traded him to the Baltimore Ravens for a 2020 fifth-round pick originally acquired from the Atlanta Falcons. He signed a one-year contact extension shortly after the trade.
In the 2021 season, on 11 October 2021, he blocked Rodrigo Blankenship’s field goal as wee as recovered it during the end of the fourth quarter. On 9 April 2022, he re-signed with the Ravens on a two year deal worth $12.5 million in 2022 season.
NFL Records
- 4-Most sacks in a game
- 14.5-Most sacks in a season
Awards
- 2014, 2015, 2017 -2020- 6× Pro Bowl
- 2017- First-team All-Pro
- 2014 & 2016- 2× Second-team All-Pro
- 2017- PFWA NFL Defensive Player of the Year
- NFL 2010s All-Decade Team
- 2019- Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year
- 2019- Bart Starr Award
- 2017, 2019, & 2020- 3× AFC Defensive Player of the Week
- 2006- First-team All-ACC
Calais Campbell Family
Campbell was born in 1986. He was raised with seven siblings, two sisters, Kimba Blaylock and Keynne Campbell, and five brothers; Jamar, Raj, Ciarre, Severin and Jared. His father Charles Campbell was died in late 2003
Calais Campbell Siblings
Campbell has seven sibling: Jared, Raj, Kimba Blaylock, Ciarre, Severin and Keyonne Campbell.
Calais Campbell Parents
Campbell is a son of Nateal Campbell and late Charles Campbell
Calais Campbell Wife
Campbell is married to Rocio Campbell. He married Rocio on 8 July 2017.
Calais Campbell Kid
Campbell has blessed with a baby boy.
Calais Campbell Net Worth
Campbel has a net worth of $80 million.
Calais Campbell Salary
Campbell has an average annual salary of $6.25