Calais Campbell

Calais Campbell (born September 1, 1986) is an American football defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Miami.

Early years
Campbell played his high school football at South High School in Denver, Colorado. Widely regarded as one of the nations top defensive end prospects, he was ranked the number 10 strongside defensive end by Rivals.com and number 7 overall defensive end by Scout.com. He amassed a state-record total of 57 sacks in his career at South High School. Campbell also starred on the school's basketball team. Averaging 22.7 points (fourth best in Colorado), 16.0 rebounds per game (led the state) and 3.3 blocks per game, Campbell was an All-State basketball selection as a junior. He chose Miami over Colorado State, Nebraska, Louisiana State, Michigan, Oklahoma, and San Diego State.

Arizona Cardinals
Campbell was selected 50th overall in the 2nd round of the 2008 draft by the Arizona Cardinals.

During the 2011 season, Campbell stepped up as a defensive power house for the Cardinals with the defensive scheming of their new Defensive Coordinator Ray Horton. Campbell racked up 8.0 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and even an interception. More impressive was Campbell's dominance on special teams play, where he blocked 3 field goals during the season. At the end on the season, the Cardinals placed the franchise tag on Campbell because his contract had run out. During the off-season between 2011 and 2012, the Arizona Cardinals reached a long-term agreement with Campbell, signing him to a 5 year contract.

Personal
Campbell was born in Denver, Colorado to Charles and Nateal Campbell. He was raised with 7 siblings. He has 2 sisters, Kimba and Keyonne, and 5 brothers Jamar, Raj, Ciarre, Severin and Jared. His dad, Charles Campbell, died in late 2003. Jared has signed with the Cardinals as an Undrafted Rookie Free Agent, reuniting with Calais. His brothers Ciarre and Raj played college football at Colorado State and Butte Junior College, respectively. Brother Severin is at University of Montana where he plays defensive end.