Calais Campbell said he had two good reasons to run it back for a 17th NFL season.
First, Campbell thinks his new team can win a Super Bowl. Second, Campbell still believes he can play at a high level.
Campbell signed with the Miami Dolphins last week, putting off the idea of retirement another year. He told local media on Tuesday that he believes that joining the Dolphins offered him a terrific chance to win his first Super Bowl title.
“I mean, that’s a big reason why I signed here because I feel like there’s a really good opportunity here,” Campbell said. “Very talented team all over the field, both offense and defense. When you go through the roster, you see so many people that I feel like if we can play together and really build that team chemistry you need, we’ll be a force to be reckoned with.
“… I think that this defense is gonna be a top, very top … I don’t want to go too crazy, but it’s going to be a really good defense.”
Another big selling point was new defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver. Campbell and Weaver spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons together with the Baltimore Ravens, with Campbell combining for 47 tackles (nine for losses), seven sacks and two fumble recoveries in 29 games (28 starts) over the two campaigns.
