The Baltimore Ravens enter the 2025 offseason with a chance to improve an already impressive roster that led them to a 12-5 record and a divisional round appearance last season.
If there’s one side of the ball that could use some extra support, it would be the defense after finishing 2024 ranked ninth in points per game allowed (21.2) and 10th in total yards per game allowed (324.2).
Of course, free agency is starting to ramp down with many of the top players having already signed, but Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald revealed that the Ravens are one team in play for defensive lineman Calais Campbell.
“Campbell, a free agent defensive lineman, is mulling whether he wants to sign with the Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens or another team,” Jackson wrote. “Retirement isn’t out of the question, either.”
Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Calais Campbell (93).
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Despite being 38 years old, Campbell was still effective for the Dolphins last season, starting 17 games and accumulating 52 tackles, five sacks, 12 tackles for loss, 20 pressures and nine hurries.
If he did end up signing with the Ravens, it would be something of a homecoming, as he spent three years with the organization from 2020-22, during which time he made one of his six career Pro Bowls.
He would also be joining an already impressive pass-rushing team, which last year had 54 sacks (second in the NFL), 159 pressures (eighth in the NFL) and 61 quarterback knockdowns (10th in the NFL).
The Ravens also wouldn’t have to break the bank for his services, as Spotrac places Campbell’s market value at just $7.1 million annually, which is just a fraction of his $144.6 million career earnings.
