New Baltimore Ravens head coach Jesse Minter is going to have a lot of pieces to work with in the 2026 NFL season.
On Thursday, the Ravens added another key piece, with veteran defensive end and six-time Pro Bowler Calais Campbell signing a one-year deal with Baltimore.
Campbell spent time with the Ravens from 2020 to 2022, and he is set to play in his 19th season in the league.
Six-time Pro-Bowl DE Calais Campbell, who played in Baltimore from 2020-2022, is returning to sign a one-year deal with the Ravens, per source. Campbell will 40 on Sept. 1 and this will be his 19th NFL season. pic.twitter.com/9j73pAI6xk
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 30, 2026
The Arizona Cardinals selected Campbell in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft, and he spent the first nine seasons of his career with Arizona before spending the next three with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Campbell then spent three seasons with the Ravens, and one each with the Atlanta Falcons, Miami Dolphins and the Cardinals again, so this marks his fourth different team in four seasons.
Campbell considered retirement prior to the 2021 season, and then again in 2025, before signing a one-year deal to return to Arizona.
The Ravens’ defense should be fun to watch with Minter as the new head coach after he spent time as the Los Angeles Chargers’ defensive coordinator.
The Ravens also signed former Cincinnati Bengals pass rusher Trey Hendrickson in free agency.
