Calais Campbell is one of the most quietly impactful players in the history of the Arizona Cardinals.
He wants to be remembered that way, too.
The legendary 6-foot-8 defensive lineman plans to end his career with the same team he started it with.
He told the Cardinals’ team website that he’d “be very surprised if it wasn’t,” in regards to 2025 being his final season in the NFL.
Campbell came into the league as a second-round pick by the Cardinals in 2008 out of Miami.
He spent his first nine seasons in Arizona. In that span, he played 138 games and had 56.5 sacks, 501 tackles and 42 passes defensed.
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In 2017, he left for the Jaguars, and he played three seasons in Jacksonville with 31.5 sacks.
From there, it was three seasons in Baltimore and another 113 tackles and 11.0 sacks.
Campbell spent 2023 in Atlanta (6.5 sacks) and 2024 in Miami (5.0 sacks).
He returned to the Cardinals in free agency this offseason. Campbell will turn 39 on Sept. 1, just before the regular season gets rolling.
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He’s regarded as one of the best human beings and leaders in the NFL, and if he stays mostly healthy this season, he’ll have played about 275 games in his lengthy career.
Very few players of Campbell’s height have ever succeeded in the NFL. He’s also known for his prowess blocking field goals at his size.
It’s not often that interior defensive linemen are noticed. But for his whole career, Campbell has been hard to miss, and it looks like this will be his last ride.
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