Calais Campbell says he was also detained in Tyreek Hill incident

The Tyreek Hill detainment incident continues to grow in Florida

The incident that saw Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill handcuffed and detained before the game with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday is mushrooming.

Defensive lineman Calais Campbell said after the 20-17 win that he was also handcuffed and detained during the situation.

CBS’ Melanine Collins interviewed Hill after the game.

ESPN’s Jeff Darlington also spoke to HIll.

Miami-Dade PD has taken action against one of the officers involved.

Watch: Calais Campbell records sack on very first snap with Dolphins

Calais Campbell wasted absolutely no time making an impact in Miami.

The Miami Dolphins’ offseason acquisition of 38-year-old defensive lineman Calais Campbell didn’t take long to pay off. In fact, it took as little time as possible.

On the future Hall of Famer’s first ever regular season snap in an aqua jersey, he tracked down Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence for a huge 13-yard sack.

Campbell didn’t stop there. He recorded a tackle for loss on the next play to drop the Jaguars into a third-and-long situation that they weren’t able to convert.

The Dolphins signed Campbell in the offseason to a one-year, $2 million deal that he described as “the cheapest offer I had by a large margin.” But he took the discounted offer to go back to South Beach, nearly two decades after he spent his collegiate days with the Miami Hurricanes.

After his first quarter sack Sunday against the Jaguars, Campbell now has 106.5 in his career. That ranks No. 31 since the stat started being officially recorded in 1982.

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Tyreek Hill detained by police hours ahead of Dolphins opener

Fans entering the Hard Rock Stadium parking lots drove past a bizarre scene Sunday.

A bizarre scene unfolded in front of fans Sunday when police detained Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill as he approached Hard Rock Stadium for a Week 1 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Hill was detained for a traffic violation and will play Sunday. The Dolphins later confirmed the situation in a statement.

The Miami-Dade Police Department director also commented on the incident, saying an immediate review of body-cam footage has been requested.

In a conversation with ESPN’s Jeff Darlington, Hill’s agent Drew Rosenhaus explained the receiver’s side of the situation.

Hill, 30, was spotted by fans waiting to get into the stadium parking lots. The receiver was on the side of the road in handcuffs surrounded by police with Rosenhaus by his side.

After the game Sunday, Calais Campbell told reporters that he was also handcuffed after stopping to help his teammate.

Hill was acquired by the Dolphins in a 2022 trade with the Kansas City Chiefs and eclipsed 1,700 receiving yards in each of his first two seasons in Miami.

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Dolphins announce 8 players as 2024 team captains

The Dolphins have four returning captains on offense, but a group of four defensive players who are Miami captains for the first time.

The Miami Dolphins announced Monday that eight players will be team captains in 2024.

Wearing the “C” on their jerseys again will be the same offensive quartet from last year: quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, fullback Alec Ingold, wide receiver Tyreek Hill, and offensive lineman Terron Armstead. On defense, it’s a group of newly minted Miami captains: defensive back Jalen Ramsey, linebacker David Long Jr., defensive tackle Zach Sieler, and defensive lineman Calais Campbell, who will don the coveted captain badge along with his Walter Payton Man of the Year patch.

Miami parted with a pair of its captains from 2023, allowing Christian Wilkins to leave in free agency, and cutting Xavien Howard in the offseason. Jevon Holland was the third defensive captain last year.

The Dolphins have the oldest roster in the league, so there’s no lack of leadership and experience on the team. Campbell is entering his 17th NFL season, Armstead will begin his 12th, and Hill his ninth. 

Sieler, who is Miami’s longest tenured defensive player on the current 53 man roster, is a captain for the first time. Last season he set the franchise sack record for an interior lineman with 10.

Long will also wear his first captain’s badge in Miami after an outstanding season in 2023 in the middle of the defense’s second level. His run-defense grade last season (92.6) was the best in the NFL among starting linebackers, according to Pro Football Focus. Long signed with Miami last season as a free agent and he’s in a contract year in 2023, so having him as a captain could indicate his tenure in Miami will go beyond this year. 

Ingold doesn’t stuff a stat sheet, but he does the dirty work to help others gain their yards and score touchdowns. The tremendous blocker earned Pro Bowl honors in 2023.

Ramsey, who missed the first seven games of last season with a knee injury, was a two-time captain during his time with the Los Angeles Rams.

The recently extended Tagovailoa has now been a captain in each of Mike McDaniel’s three seasons with the Dolphins after not earning the distinction at all during Brian Flores’ tenure.

The Dolphins open their 2024 season on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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Calais Campbell is ready to whip Bills QB Josh Allen … at Catan

Calais Campbell says Josh Allen wouldn’t stand a chance against him in Catan.

Calais Campbell is aiming to help the Miami Dolphins finally take down Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills, winners of the AFC East in each of the last four seasons. But the football field isn’t the only place where Campbell is ready to beat Allen. The 6-foot-8 defensive lineman is ready to take on the Bills quarterback in Catan.

“I would whip him,” Campbell told Kay Adams of FanDuel TV’s Up & Adams. “It isn’t even a question. I want all the smoke.”

Catan, a popular strategic board game formerly known as The Settlers of Catan, has reportedly been a fixture for Bills players for the last few years. Campbell is an avid Catan player himself and once showed off his custom game piece holder on Instagram.

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“What makes me good [at Catan] is my ability to adapt, which I think also makes me good at football,” Campbell told Adams.

Campbell will get his first chance to put an in-person whooping on Allen when the Dolphins host the Bills in a Week 2 primetime game. The Allen vs. Campbell battle in Catan will have to wait.

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Calais Campbell: Dolphins made ‘cheapest offer I had by a large margin’

Calais Campbell says he left a lot of money on the table to come to the Dolphins.

The Miami Dolphins got a hometown discount from Calais Campbell, the veteran defensive lineman says.

In an interview with Dan Le Batard, Campbell said that he received significantly better offers elsewhere but chose to sign with the Dolphins anyway.

“This was the cheapest offer I had by a large margin,” Campbell told Le Batard. “I’ve always said I play this game and the money doesn’t really matter. I’d play for essentially free because I love it that much. … I turned down some real money to come here, because I believe in Coach [Mike] McDaniel, I believe in Coach [Anthony] Weaver, and just the talent we have on the team.”

Campbell, 37, was born and raised in Colorado before spending his collegiate career with the Miami Hurricanes.

“It definitely has just a nostalgic, just being here in the city, the amount of love I had playing here, college ball,” Campbell said. “My love for the city and the fanbase here, it just made sense.”

Evidently, those warm feelings Campbell has about the City of Miami were worth quite a lot of money. How much we’ll never know, but it seems the Dolphins’ one-year, $2 million deal with Campbell is even more of a steal than it already appeared.

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Calais Campbell: ‘I can definitely play 600 plays’ for Dolphins

Father Time comes for everyone, but Calais Campbell isn’t worried about his play dropping off in 2024.

Calais Campbell will turn 38 a week before he makes his regular season debut with the Miami Dolphins.

While he was productive with the Atlanta Falcons in 2023, Father Time comes from everyone. So how long can Campbell continue to be a reliable player as he inches closer to 40?

“Every time I step on the field, I’ve got to prove it to my teammates, I’ve got to prove it to myself, I’ve got to prove it to everybody that I can go out there and still be a force to be reckoned with,” Campbell told reporters Wednesday. “I don’t care who you are, there is a little doubt that comes in like, ‘Can I still do it at a high level? Can I still be that guy?’ And I know I can be.”

Campbell started all 17 games during his only season with the Falcons and recorded 6.5 sacks, 10 tackles for loss, and 17 quarterback hits. He was on the field for 712 defensive snaps — his most since 2019 — as well as 140 special teams snaps.

Can he be expected to play that much in Miami’s defense too? Campbell thinks it’d be no problem.

“I think we have to kind of talk through what the actual full plan is right now,” Campbell said. “But I can definitely play 600 plays, in my opinion, and go out there and give you quality ball for pretty much all of them.”

Last season, defensive linemen Christian Wilkins and Zach Sieler played 894 and 856 defensive snaps, respectively. No other lineman on the Dolphins played more than 500 snaps.

Following the departures of Wilkins and defensive tackle Raekwon Davis, the Dolphins have loaded up on lineman, adding Campbell, Teair Tart, Jonathan Harris, Neville Gallimore, and Benito Jones to the roster.

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Why Calais Campbell could be the Dolphins’ most important newcomer

Is Calais Campbell the missing piece to take the Dolphins defense to the next level?

Before Calais Campbell was a six-time Pro Bowler, the defensive lineman spent his college years with the Miami Hurricanes.

“A lot of great memories. It was a great place to go to school,” Campbell said at a press conference after signing with the Miami Dolphins. “You get the love from the city at a high level, but you also know being a Dolphin is another level not just in the city – it turns it up a little bit. So all these years later, it’s kind of cool to become a Dolphin.”

Campbell’s signing hasn’t made the national headlines a player of his caliber usually receives, due mostly to his 38th birthday coming this fall. However, the statistics and proven reliability of Campbell show he’s still playing at a high level and could be the most impactful of many signings general manager Chris Grier made in 2024.

The Dolphins had an extremely active offseason with numerous additions and departures to the roster, especially along the defensive line.

The most notable departure was lineman Christian Wilkins, who signed a massive four-year, $110 million deal with the Las Vegas Raiders. The Dolphins also lost defensive tackle Raekwon Davis, who landed a two-year deal with the Indianapolis Colts.

Prior to signing Campbell, the Dolphins were looking at a very serious downgrade at the position next to Zach Sieler. While they completely stacked their defensive line room with free agent additions, the cheap one-year deals likely meant Sieler would have been a double-team target for opposing teams.

Presumably, Campbell will effectively take the place of Wilkins on the defensive line. And there is reason to believe this is game-changing signing that enhances the Dolphins chances of contending in the postseason

At age 37, Campbell’s 2023 campaign with the Atlanta Falcons was a bounce back season for him after a couple down years in Baltimore. He started all 17 games for the Falcons, recording 56 tackles, 6.5 sacks, and 10 tackles for loss. Those stats are exactly identical to his 2019 campaign with the Jacksonville Jaguars, a year in which he was selected to the Pro Bowl.

After beginning his career with the Arizona Cardinals, Campbell’s most dominant stint came with Jacksonville where he unquestionably played his best football. During his first season with the Jaguars in 2017, Campbell recorded 67 tackles, 14.5 sacks, and 14 tackles for loss. He was runner up for NFL Defensive Player of the Year and continued his stellar play in his next two seasons with the Jaguars.

Campbell then spent the next three years with Anthony Weaver, who was the Baltimore Ravens’ defensive line coach from 2021 to 2023 before becoming the Dolphins’ defensive coordinator earlier this year.

“Anthony Weaver is a guy I’m very familiar with, [have] a lot of respect for, and he’s a big reason I really believe in this team,” Campbell said. “I know the kind of work ethic he has and just the kind of man he is, and I really think this defense is going to be a top – I don’t want to go too crazy, but it’s going to be a really good defense.”

Even though Campbell is to turn 38 this season, he has no significant injury history, something important for a Miami defense that battled injuries on all three levels last season.

Campbell’s age and experience will also serve as a major benefit to a talented but young Dolphins locker room. Outside of Tyreek Hill and Jalen Ramsey, Miami didn’t have much deep playoff experience a season ago, which was evident in their playoff loss to the Chiefs.

But the most important aspect of the Campbell signing is that it will take away the shock of losing Wilkins and Davis.

“The [Super Bowl] is a big reason why I signed here, because I feel like there’s a really good opportunity here, very talented team,” Campbell said. “I believe that I can help, given who I am today I think I can bring a lot of value.”

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Former Ravens DT Calais Campbell admits he considered retirement before signing with Dolphins

Calais Campbell admits he considered retirement this offseason

Defensive End Calais Campbell has had astounding longevity in the National Football League. During his 16-year career, Campbell has made six Pro Bowls, one with the Ravens (2020).

By the time this season commences, Campbell will be 38, so no one could blame him if he decided to retire. After three years in Baltimore, the Denver native moved on to Atlanta, where he signed a one-year, $7 million deal.

After starting every game last season, he thought about hanging up his cleats this summer but instead decided to return for a 17th campaign.

I thought about [retiring],” Campell told the Palm Beach Post.

“I don’t think I thought about it very long though. … If you’re playing football at a high level, why not do it one more time? Just going through that process and trying to figure out if I really want to do it.

“It really just came down to just with the family, talking to the wife and kids.

“And it really came down to, do I want to go through the process of what it takes to be good again?”

The answer to that question is yes. Football is a very beloved game, and when you’ve played it at the highest level, like Campbell has, you want to hang on as long as you can.

And he doesn’t show any signs of slowing down.

The stellar pass rusher, who will now play pro football in the same city where he played his college ball (with the Miami Hurricanes), has played 244 career games, starting 225.

Campbell has racked up 865 total tackles, 616 solo, and 175 for a loss. He’s also racked up 105 1/2 sacks and 254 quarterback hits.

He played 40 games with the Ravens, accumulating 11 sacks and nine passes defended. However, his biggest highlight in purple and black came in the Week 6 of 2020 win over the Philadelphia Eagles.

Campbell had a monster day on the stat sheet, as they racked up four tackles for loss, four quarterback hits, and three quarterback sacks.

The career day earned him the AFC Defensive Player of the Week award.

Dolphins reportedly signing 6-time Pro Bowl DL Calais Campbell

Calais Campbell will be reunited with his former defensive line coach Anthony Weaver in Miami.

The Miami Dolphins are set to sign six-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Calais Campbell, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero.

Campbell, who will turn 38 in September, spent the 2023 season with the Atlanta Falcons and had previous stints with the Baltimore Ravens, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Arizona Cardinals. He earned Walter Payton Man of the Year honors in 2019 and was runner-up for AP Defensive Player of the Year in 2017.

The Dolphins defensive line is set to look much different in 2024 after both Christian Wilkins and Raekwon Davis departed in free agency. To fill that void, Miami has brought in several players on cheap deals, including Teair Tart, Neville Gallimore, and Jonathan Harris.

While Campbell brings the most pedigree to the group, the question is how well he will be able to play in his 17th NFL season.

His play held up in 2023, though. In his only season with the Falcons, he recorded 6.5 sacks, 10 tackles for loss, and received an 80.0 grade from PFF. In Miami, Campbell will be reunited with Anthony Weaver, who was his defensive line coach for most of his tenure with the Ravens.

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