Calais Campbell has been an instant star since coming to the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2017 free agency. He has impressed with his leadership and his ability during OTAs and continues to say all the right things that a veteran, productive lineman is expected to say.
This week he said something that maybe nobody expected him to say.
In talking about Dante Fowler Jr., the third-overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, Campbell wasn’t shy in heaping praise. “He’s the best athlete on the field. That guy’s special,” Campbell said in talking about Fowler.
On a defense that features not just Campbell but also Malik Jackson and 2016 rookie sensations Jalen Ramsey and Yannick Ngakoue – the latter out-worked Fowler at his own position and was more productive – that is high praise.