STATE COLLEGE -- The running joke within the Penn State football program this spring is that Christian Campbell has had the best offseason of his career because he's in a contract year, so to speak.
He's not, of course; college players don't have contracts like NFL players do, but in a way, Campbell is in the position the a pro player is when one contract is ready to running out equals the need for him to prove he's worth the next one.
Or in Campbell's case, his first one.
The long, athletic 6-foot-1, 191-pound corner from Alabama has yet to complete a full winter of workouts because of a bump here or small issue there, but he's a senior now, meaning he has one last chance to put an exclamation point on his college career while also helping his pro potential once the 2017 season comes to a close.