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Calais Campbell (Third Quarter) – August 9, 2024 Download PDF version

Friday, August 9, 2024

DT Calais Campbell (Third Quarter on CBS Miami)

(First of all, welcome back to South Florida. How does it feel to be playing in the town you played your college ball?) – “It feels good. I made a lot of plays in this city and I expect to pick up few more, so I’m happy to be here and play a little more ball.”

(Now if my research serves me right, I think you’re the only active NFL player that’s a Hurricane that actually played in the Orange Bowl, so it’s really cool that the old guard is here. But let’s talk about this defense that you’re a part of this year and Defensive Coordinator Anthony Weaver. What’s it been like? Has it compared to other defenses in your career?) – “Yeah, it has the chance to be really special. I think we are going to be really good against the run, I think we’re going to be physical. I think we’ll get a lot of quarterback pressures and hopefully give us turnovers. But it’s football, you got to go play to earn it. We have the talent, the scheme is great, I think ‘Weav’ (Anthony Weaver) is a great coordinator. Just trusting him to build it, it’s kind of new though so it has some of those growing pains, but we have the chance to be pretty good.”

(Speaking of talent, you get to play alongside a guy in DT Zach Sieler who’s coming off a career year, what’s it been like lining up with him?) – “It’s great. I tell him all the time, ‘It’s your time.’ He’s paid his dues, came up kind of through the mud when you have to earn your way. Undrafted free agent, got cut, had to fight his way, and now he’s a star. He’s earned the right, last year getting ten sacks, all over the field, creating turnovers, scored a touchdown with the pick-six. You just see his potential and you see his confidence rise, so now I’m trying to get that leadership out of him because he’s a natural born leader.”

(Has he invited you hunting yet?) ­– “No, I’ve never been hunting yet.”

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