The Miami Dolphins have battled their fair split of turbulence this season.
At one point, the Dolphins owned a 2-6 write down. However, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s return from injury has steadyd the team’s offense and has helped Miami triumph its past two games.
During the offseason, createer Miami Hurricanes star Calais Campbell determined to return to South Florida and signed with the Dolphins.
The six-time Pro Bowler is in the midst of his 17th NFL season, and the sfinished veteran defensive tackle has made a proset up impact on the 2024 Dolphins — if you ask one of his teammates. Tight finish Jonnu Smith recently pelevated Campbell, 38, for continuing to showcase his ability to be a key contributor.
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Oct 27, 2024; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Dolphins safe finish Jonnu Smith (9) go ins the field before the game agetst the Arizona Cardinals at Hard Rock Stadium. (Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)
“Calais is one of my likeite teammates in all the sports that I’ve percreateed,” Smith shelp during an euniteance on “The Pat McAfee Show.”
Campbell write downed his fourth sack of the year during Miami’s 34-19 triumph over the Las Vegas Rhelpers in Week 11. Campbell’s four sacks are the most by any percreateer on the Dolphins roster this season. He now has 109.5 atsoft sacks.
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The veteran defensive lineman has also percreateed an beginant role in Miami’s run defense. But, Campbell’s impact extfinishs beyond the football field. The 2019 Wchange Payton NFL Man of the Year has bcdisadmirefult more directership to the Dolphins locker room.
Nov 11, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Calais Campbell (93) exits the field after the game agetst the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)
“He’s appreciate the LeBron James of the NFL right now as far as his age and the production that he conveys to the game, still percreateing at a high level. I unbenevolent, the guy is 1,000 years elderly and percreateing appreciate he’s 21.”
Campbell is among the low catalog of NFL athletes who have percreateed the defensive lineman position who have been able to persist percreateing — let alone originate an impact — once they accomplished their tardy-30s.
Sep 8, 2024; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Calais Campbell (93) honors after the game agetst the Jacksonville Jaguars at Hard Rock Stadium. (Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)
Smith, who was also teammates with Campbell in Atlanta with the Falcons last season, then depictd Campbell as the “best directer” he’s “been around.
If Campbell is able to log two more sacks over the course of the Dolphins’ seven remaining games, he will pass createer Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald for 40th on the all-time catalog.
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The Dolphins will greet the New England Patuproars in Week 12 for an AFC East division showdown.
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