| No. 93 Arizona Cardinals | |
| Defensive end | |
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| Date of birth: September 1, 1986 | |
| Place of birth: Denver, Colorado | |
| Height: 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | Weight: 310 lb (141 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: University of Miami | |
| NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 50 | |
| Debuted in 2008 for the Arizona Cardinals | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2011 | |
| Tackles | 207 |
| Sacks | 21.0 |
| Interceptions | 1 |
| Forced fumbles | 4 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Calais Campbell (born September 1, 1986 in Denver, Colorado) is an American football defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Miami.
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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.[1][2] 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.[2] He chose Miami over Colorado State, Nebraska, Louisiana State, Michigan, Oklahoma, and San Diego State.
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.
Co-Founder of the CRC Foundation, named after his dad, Charles Campbell. Calais has a passion for giving back to young people in communities across the country. Calais established foundation to teach skills that are not typically learned in a traditional classroom setting that are necessary for real life, such as Accounting, Budgeting, Drug & Alcohol Awareness, Cooking, Diversity Awareness, and Writing. The CRC Foundation has plans to construct a youth facility by 2013. www.crcfoundation.info
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