Source: Calais Campbell reuniting with Ravens for 19th season

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Six-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Calais Campbell is reuniting with the Baltimore Ravens.

Campbell is returning to sign a one-year deal with the Ravens, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. This will mark the 19th season for Campbell, who will turn 40 on Sept. 1.

Baltimore is bringing back Campbell because interior defensive line was among the thinnest positions on the team after the draft. Though Pro Bowl defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike might come back from neck surgery, the only Ravens defensive linemen currently available who played more than 100 snaps last season are Travis Jones, John Jenkins and CJ Okoye.

Campbell had a successful run with Baltimore from 2020 to 2022, totaling 11 sacks and reaching the Pro Bowl in 2020. The Ravens have had interest in bringing back Campbell previously and were close to trading for him in November 2024 when he was with the Miami Dolphins.

With Baltimore waiting until this week to sign Campbell, it won’t affect the Ravens’ compensatory pick formula. The Ravens are projected to get four comp picks in the 2027 draft.

Campbell played 643 snaps last season, outpacing the goal the Arizona Cardinals had set for him.

Despite playing more than expected, Campbell still produced. He played in all 17 games and finished with 6.5 sacks, tied for his most in a season since he had 10.5 in 2018 while with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

His leadership was lauded throughout the Cardinals organization, which drafted him in the second round in 2008 and for which he played his first nine seasons. He was a mentor to the entire defensive line room, from rookies such as 2025 first-round pick Walter Nolen III to veterans including Dalvin Tomlinson.

In addition to his sacks, Campbell had two passes defended and finished with 43 tackles, including nine for loss, while also contributing 16 quarterback hits.

A first-team All-Pro in 2017, when he finished second in NFL Defensive Player of the Year voting, Campbell also has spent time with the Atlanta Falcons.

He has 117 sacks, 282 QB hits and 18 forced fumbles in his career.

ESPN’s Josh Weinfuss contributed to his report.