Ravens Sign Calais Campbell to One-Year Deal

Baltimore Ravens veteran defensive lineman Calais Campbell signed a one-year contract on Thursday, paving the way for his 19th NFL season in 2026 at age 40.

The 6-foot-8, 315-pound Campbell, who turns 40 on September 1, returns to Baltimore after previously playing there from 2020 to 2023. Sources including ESPN, The Athletic and the Baltimore Sun confirmed the agreement. A six-time Pro Bowl selection and 2017 first-team All-Pro, Campbell brings 117 career sacks, fourth-most among active players, along with 960 tackles and appearances in 278 regular-season games, third-most for a defensive lineman behind Jim Marshall's record of 282.

Campbell spent last season with the Arizona Cardinals, where he started all 17 games, recording 43 tackles, nine tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, 16 quarterback hits and two passes defensed. He played 45 percent of the team's defensive snaps despite his age, ranking 23rd among interior defensive linemen per Pro Football Focus. The Cardinals marked a return to the franchise that drafted him in the second round in 2008; he played there from 2008 to 2016 and again in 2025. His career also includes stints with the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2017 to 2019,...