But before we could dive into the draft class, as the Arizona Cardinals announced that veteran defensive lineman Calais Campbell was returning as a free agent, we talked about the impact of his impact on the team and potentially on the draft.

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.

Calais Campbell is back for at least one more season -- his 18th in the league. The 38-year-old defensive lineman is signing a one-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals, the team announced on its website. It's a one-year deal worth $5.5 million, according to ESPN, and can pay as much as $7.5 million with incentives.

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

It will be a crowded defensive line room when the Arizona Cardinals convene for the beginning of the offseason program later this month. The addition of Calais Campbell this week on a reported one-year,

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.