Calais Campbell gave Dolphins discount despite it being his 'cheapest offer'

Chris Roling

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The homecoming for Miami Dolphins defensive lineman Calais Campbell came at a big discount. 

Campbell, the former Miami Hurricanes standout, signed a one-year deal worth $2 million with the Dolphins in free agency this offseason. 

While that was obviously a low offer, Campbell recently appeared on the “Dan Le Batard Show and revealed that it was the lowest offer by quite a bit from interesting teams. 

"I had other offers,' Campbell said. "This is the cheapest offer I had by a large margin... I feel like this is my best shot at winning a Super Bowl."

While a low offer, it was fair to wonder if the deal Campbell ended up signing was simply what all teams were offering for a guy who will turn 38 years old in September despite his 56 tackles and 6.5 sacks over 17 games in Atlanta last year. 

Campbell is a former PFWA NFL Defensive Player of the Year, first-team All-Pro, Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, Pro Bowler and member of the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team, yet the elusive Super Bowl triumph is something he’s yet to add on the resume. 

Chris Roling

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Chris Roling has covered the NFL since 2010 with stints at Bleacher Report, USA TODAY Sports Media Group and others. Raised a Bengals fan in the '90s, the Andy Dalton era was smooth sailing by comparison. He graduated from the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University and remains in Athens.