OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Baltimore Ravens defensive end Calais Campbell was sidelined for last week's 27-22 win at Tampa Bay after being listed with an illness on the injury report.
But it was more than a cold that knocked out the six-time Pro Bowl player from his first game of the season.
Campbell told ESPN on Saturday that he underwent surgery to remove an infection on Oct. 26, a day before the Ravens' win against the Buccaneers. He declined to go in-depth about the procedure, but he acknowledged he was taken aback at first.