Calais Campbell, Baltimore Ravens agree to 1-year deal

Defensive lineman Calais Campbell (R) previously played for the Baltimore Ravens from 2020 through 2022. File Photo by Mark Black/UPI
Defensive lineman Calais Campbell (R) previously played for the Baltimore Ravens from 2020 through 2022. File Photo by Mark Black/UPI

April 30 (UPI) — The Baltimore Ravens agreed to a one-year contract with free agent defensive lineman Calais Campbell.

Sources told ESPN, The Athletic and the Baltimore Sun about the agreement on Thursday. Campbell, 39, spent the 2025-26 campaign with the Arizona Cardinals. The six-time Pro Bowl selection and 2017 first-team All-Pro is entering his 19th season.

His 117 career sacks are the fourth-most among active players.

Campbell will return to Baltimore after spending three seasons with the Ravens from 2020 to 2023.

The 6-foot-8, 315-pound defensive end/defensive tackle appeared in 17 games each of the last three seasons. He spent his 2023 campaign with the Atlanta Falcons. Campbell played for the Miami Dolphins in 2024.

Defensive lineman Calais Campbell is set to play for his fourth different team in four years. File Photo by Kevin M. Cox/UPI
Defensive lineman Calais Campbell is set to play for his fourth different team in four years. File Photo by Kevin M. Cox/UPI

Campbell totaled 43 combined tackles, nine tackles for a loss, 6.5 sacks and two passes defensed over his 17 appearances for the Cardinals in 2025-26. He initially entered the league as a second-round pick by the Cardinals in the 2008 NFL Draft.

Campbell also suited up for the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2017 through 2019. He made the Pro Bowl in each of those seasons. He was a runner-up for Defensive Player of the Year honors in his first season with the Jaguars.

Calais Campbell is entering his 19th season. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Calais Campbell is entering his 19th season. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

The Ravens will hold rookie minicamp Friday and Saturday. They will hold organized team activities May 18, 19, 21, 26, 27, 28 and June 1, 2 and 4. Ravens mandatory minicamp will be held June 9 and 10.

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