Sources: Jaguars DE Calais Campbell Will be Traded to Ravens

Calais Campbell (93) with Jacksonville Jaguars in December 2018. Photo by JC Ridley/CSM/REX/Shutterstock (10041135bp)

The Ravens are showing that they are serious business this offseason as they addressed one of their biggest needs, a veteran pass rusher. After a record-setting offensive rushing season, Baltimore improved the pass rush with a big addition in defensive end Calais Campbell.

The Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to trade Campbell to the Ravens for a 5th round pick in the upcoming draft. Baltimore will pay him $15 million in what is the final year of a 4 year $60 million lucrative contract he signed with the Jags in 2017.

Campbell was a big part of the Jaguars’ great defense the past few seasons and he will go down as the best free-agent signing in Jacksonville history. He had 31.5 sacks in 48 games with “Sacksonville,” making the Pro Bowl in all 3 of his years with the team. He was a first-team All-Pro in 2017 and won the Walter Payton Man of the Year award in 2019 for his charitable works.

Jacksonville now has 11 picks in the upcoming 7 round NFL draft. After upsetting the Steelers and making it to the AFC Championship game in 2018, the club seems to be doing a little bit of rebuilding following a disappointing 6-10 finish to the 2019 season.

Shmuel grew up in Pittsburgh during the rough times of the Pirate's streak of 20 losing seasons. In between baseball, football, and going to school, his passion is finding the most interesting weekend hikes and getaways.