Aaron Donald might have been the greatest nightmare come to life against the Seattle Seahawks offense, but at least he’s finally retired and showing no signs of coming back to the Los Angeles Rams.
Calais Campbell, however? I’m convinced he’s never retiring.
The Arizona Cardinals have reunited with the 38-year-old defensive tackle on a one-year deal that will see him play the Seahawks twice this season… hopefully for the final time. Maybe he’ll just play into his 40ers.
ESPN sources: Six-time Pro-Bowl defensive lineman Calais Campbell is finalizing a one-year deal to return to the Arizona Cardinals. Campbell was the Cardinals’ 2008 second-round pick, played in Arizona until 2016, and now will return there for his 18th NFL season. pic.twitter.com/eBoNmgR2xC
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 1, 2025
If you remember the last time we wrote about Campbell, he’d sacked Geno Smith and also tipped a pass that led to an interception in Seattle’s blowout win over the Miami Dolphins. The sack meant that he had officially taken down a Seahawks quarterback in the 2000s (Matt Hasselbeck), 2010s (Tarvaris Jackson and Russell Wilson), and 2020s (Geno Smith).
Among Seahawks opposition, Campbell is tied for eighth all-time with 12.5 sacks, trailing Aaron Donald by three sacks. Keep in mind that Campbell didn’t play the Seahawks from 2018-2023 when he was with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens, and Atlanta Falcons. No one is likely to catch former Chargers star Leslie O’Neal (23 sacks) at the top of the leaderboard.
Campbell has 110.5 sacks in his career, including five with the Dolphins last season. He’s also still as stout a run defender as ever and hasn’t missed a game over the past two years.
The big man returns to the Cardinals as part of Arizona’s revamped defensive line, which includes Super Bowl champion Josh Sweat, veteran nose tackle Dalvin Tomlinson, and the return of L.J. Collier aka “The Sack Sensei.”
Now… will Campbell add Sam Darnold to his list of Seahawks quarterback sack victims? Hopefully not.
