Calais Campbell is an American football

American football

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 defensive end

Defensive end

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 for the Arizona Cardinals

Arizona Cardinals

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 of the National Football League

National Football League

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. He played college football

College football

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 at the University of Miami

University of Miami

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Early years

Campbell played his high school football at South High School

South High School (Denver)

South High School is a high school in the Washington Park neighborhood on the south side of Denver, Colorado. It is part of Denver Public Schools.-History:...

 in Denver, Colorado. Widely regarded as one of the nations top defensive end prospects, he was ranked the number 10 strongside defensive end by Rivals.com

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 and number 7 overall defensive end by Scout.com. He amassed a state-record total of 57 sacks in his career at South High School

South High School (Denver)

South High School is a high school in the Washington Park neighborhood on the south side of Denver, Colorado. It is part of Denver Public Schools.-History:...

. Campbell also starred on the school's basketball team. Averaging 22.7 points (fourth best in Colorado), 16.0 rebounds per game (led the state) and 3.3 blocks per game, Campbell was an All-State basketball selection as a junior. He chose Miami over Colorado State

Colorado State University

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, Nebraska, Louisiana State

Louisiana State University

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, Michigan

University of Michigan

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, Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma

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, and San Diego State.

Personal

Campbell was born in Denver, Colorado to Charles and Nateal Campbell. He was raised with 7 siblings. He has 2 sisters, Kimba and Keyonne, and 5 brothers Jamar, Raj, Ciarre, Severin and Jared. His dad, Charles Campbell, died in late 2003. Jared has signed with the Cardinals as an Undrafted Rookie Free Agent, reuniting with Calais. His brothers Ciarre and Raj played college football at Colorado State and Butte Junior College, respectively. Brother Severin is at University of Montana where he plays defensive end.

Co-Founder of the CRC Foundation, named after his dad, Charles Campbell. Calais has a passion for giving back to young people in communities across the country. Calais established foundation to teach skills that are not typically learned in a traditional classroom setting that are necessary for real life, such as Accounting, Budgeting, Drug & Alcohol Awareness, Cooking, Diversity Awareness, and Writing. The CRC Foundation has plans to construct a youth facility by 2013. www.crcfoundation.info

External links

• Arizona Cardinals bio
• Miami Hurricanes bio