The big news for the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL on Tuesday was the announcement that veteran defensive lineman Calais Campbell agreed to a one-year contract to return to Arizona and play for the team that drafted him. Campbell revealed why he chose to come back to the Cardinals eight years after he left in free agency.

The Cardinals, with the coup of signing Calais Campbell and all of the buzz that comes with it, just took a giant step forward toward meeting their highest 2025 aspirations. This signing, imo, elevated Monti Ossenfort’s cooking from simmering to a full boil. Keep cranking up the temperature, Monti! Rise Up Red Sea, indeed!

Gone from the room are three players that combined to play 41 games with 17 starts in 2024: Roy Lopez (16/16), Khyiris Tonga (13/1) and Naquan Jones (12/0). Lopez is with the Detroit Lions, Tonga with the New England Patriots and Jones with the Los Angeles Chargers.

After playing a one-year, $2 million deal in 2024 for the Dolphins, Calais Campbell will make up to $7.5 million with the.

Campbell played nine seasons for the Cardinals and left in free agency eight years ago. He returns on a one-year deal.

Calais Campbell is leaving the Dolphins and returning to Arizona where he spent the first 9 years of his career

Veteran defensive lineman Calais Campbell is returning to where it all started. Campbell, 38, signed a one-year deal with the Cardinals, the organization he played for through his first nine years after they drafted him in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft,

The Arizona Cardinals agreed to a one-year deal with Calais Campbell, who played for the team from 2008-16, and continued the defensive line overhaul.

Already in a precarious position with their defensive line, the Dolphins’ outlook at the position grew even more worrisome Tuesday when Calais Campbell spurned Miami and accepted a one-year, $5.5 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals.