{"id":130763,"date":"2022-04-09T09:21:15","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T13:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=130763"},"modified":"2022-09-22T15:34:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T19:34:38","slug":"calais-campbell-signs-with-baltimore-ravens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/04\/09\/calais-campbell-signs-with-baltimore-ravens\/","title":{"rendered":"Calais Campbell Signs With Baltimore Ravens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NFL veteran defensive lineman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CampCa99.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calais Campbell<\/a> has signed a new contract with the Baltimore Ravens. Campbell spent the 2021 season with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/ravens\/\" target=\"_self\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>, after previously playing for the Arizona Cardinals and Jacksonville Jaguars.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Free-agent DE Calais Campbell, a six-time Pro-Bowl selection, is returning  to Baltimore on a two-year deal, per source. The 35-year-old Campbell has spent the past two seasons in Baltimore and now is expected to finish his NFL career there.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1512782327839137798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>More Leaguewide News: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/04\/06\/germain-ifedi-signs-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">Germain Ifedi Signs With Falcons<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/09\/22\/jason-pierre-paul-signs-contract-with-baltimore-ravens\/\" target=\"_self\">Jason Pierre-Paul Signs With Ravens<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Calais Campbell, Baltimore Ravens, Agree to Contract<\/h2>\n<p>Campbell put to rest any speculation about his future earlier this off-season, confirming in the wake of the Super Bowl that he&#8217;d be returning to the NFL in 2022. Turning 36 in September, Campbell is on the back-nine of his career. However, his time with the Ravens proved he is still more than serviceable. Despite some injury concerns, the leviathan defensive tackle was a constant presence for Baltimore in 2021 and 2020, starting 26 of a possible 27 games. However, his 2021 season was the first since 2016 in which he did not receive a Pro Bowl nod.<\/p>\n<p>A three-year residency with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/jaguars\/\" target=\"_self\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> preceded his stint in Baltimore. During that time, Campbell received a slew of honors, including three consecutive Pro Bowl selections, a first-team All Pro selection, and finished second in voting for the 2017 Defensive Player of the Year. That year, Campbell was the anchor of a Jaguars defense that propelled the team to the cusp of the Super Bowl, losing against the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game.<\/p>\n<p>Signed by Jacksonville as a marquee free agent in 2017, Campbell spent his first nine years in the league with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/cardinals\/\" target=\"_self\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a>. Drafted in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft, Campbell played both interior defensive end and tackle in Arizona. Quickly becoming a fan favorite, his ability and leadership qualities were well-valued; he wore a captain&#8217;s patch for several years. His versatility on the interior saw him used as a vital piece across several defensive coordinators in the desert. His performances in Arizona and Jacksonville earned Campbell a spot on the NFL&#8217;s 2010s All-Decade team.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"1BdOAmxyQVxiEipnVW3ApQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1362455832\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'1BdOAmxyQVxiEipnVW3ApQ',sig:'UvV4nMdaY-XJlB3eZSLYE8nNsEqoJM5wkZtmvD-ouTE=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1362455832',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>14-year NFL veteran Calais Campbell spent the past two years with the Ravens after previously playing for the Jaguars and Cardinals. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3679,"featured_media":130785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,10],"tags":[8848,1377],"class_list":["post-130763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-news","category-ravens","tag-2022-nfl-free-agency","tag-calais-campbell"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3679"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}