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Calais Campbell – October 24, 2024 Download PDF version

Thursday, October 24, 2024

DT Calais Campbell

(You mentioned the Cardinals, and players will say it’s one game at a time, but at this point of the season where you guys are at, how pivotal is Sunday’s game to start a new momentum here?) – “It’s huge. It’s a big game, a real big game. I don’t think at the end of the day – as long as you always have a shot, you’re always going to fight and there’s always opportunity. You’ve seen teams, especially this team has done it a few years ago, where if you have to win every game, you put yourself in position. But the margin of error definitely has gotten a lot tighter and so we’ve got to be more on point. Our mindset right now is fourth-and-1, game on the line, what are you going to do? That’s the kind of mindset you have to have, and everybody has to have that mindset of if you count on me to do my job at a high level, consider it done. That’s how I’ve always kind of prepared, and if guys are depending on me, you consider it a win. I think if we all have that mindset, we’re going to win a lot of ball games. But at the end of the day, you can’t really worry about the next one, just winning this one and this one is huge, we need this one.”

(How do you take on somebody like QB Kyler Murray?) – “Kyler (Murray) is a beast. He’s probably the toughest tackle because he’s so quick and so explosive, so he kind of has both. Usually you have one or the other, explosion or quickness. He has both and then he’s just kind of a smaller guy, so you got to get down there and he doesn’t go down easy. He has good contact balance, so we have to really do a good job of keeping him in the pocket, make him throw from the well. He has really good presence in knowing how to like kind of move around or kind of manipulate the defense, so it’s going to be a tough challenge but we’re up for it. We’re practicing, trying to figure out our rush lanes and making sure we keep him in there. But he’s probably the best at it – him and maybe, Lamar (Jackson). Lamar is another different level guy, but Kyler is one of the toughest in the league.”

(Defensive Coordinator Anthony Weaver said it was like if WR Tyreek Hill was playing quarterback, is that a good comparison?) – “Yeah, probably. (laughter) But I will say though we’re up for the challenge. We’re up for the challenge. He’s tough. He’s a beast but it’s football. Every week is a tough challenge.”

(You played for Arizona for a number of years. Was the run to the NFC Championship game your best memory from there? What was your best memory?) – “A lot of good memories at that place. (laughter) A lot of good memories, nine years. I don’t know what I would say my best memory is, I’d have to really put some time to think on that, but my rookie year going to the Super Bowl was pretty sweet. It’s hard to beat that. Winning that NFC Championship game at home, against the Eagles and confetti falling on your shoulders and everybody is super hyped, it’s a feeling that I’m chasing again and hope that I get to experience again. But definitely a lot of love for the Arizona Cardinals fans, the organization treated me very well when I was there, a lot of love for them. I’m eager to go out there and compete against them.”

(I forgot, so what year was that Super Bowl?) – “(It was) 2008, my rookie year.”

(2008, you’re a rookie, you go to the Super Bowl. So if I were to tell you that 16 years later, you’d be in the Dolphins locker room, what would you say?) – “I’d have been very surprised. I did think that when I was in Arizona I was going to be there for my whole career. I was kind of shocked when the time came to go other places, but I think sometimes new beginnings are good for you. I went to Jacksonville, had another good big part of my career there and I think it was nice to go play a different position and be in a different environment, so it kind of brought the best out of me. But I’m eager to play against them again. Any time you spend time at a place and you develop relationships and you kind of know that place, it just gives you a little more of an edge and a little more energy when you go play against those guys, so it should be a lot of fun.”

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