JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Jaguars have traded 13th-year DL Calais Campbell to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for a 2020 fifth-round draft selection (157th overall).
“Calais has been a tremendous player, an outstanding leader and an even better person during his three seasons in Jacksonville, and his 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year recognition was well deserved. We respect his professionalism, appreciate his contributions to the Jaguars organization and the City of Jacksonville and wish him and Rocio the best in this next chapter in Baltimore,” said Jaguars General Manager Dave Caldwell.
“By trading A.J. Bouye and Calais Campbell, we not only added two more selections in the 2020 NFL Draft, but also created cap space flexibility to put ourselves in a better position to make strategic roster moves during the current free agency window,” added Caldwell. “With more draft capital, we’ll be prepared to acquire new players via trade or in the upcoming 2020 NFL Draft in April. The acquisitions that we add to our team via free agency and the draft will complement the weapons that we already have on our roster, which allows our coaches and scouts to look at all opportunities to put the best possible team on the field in 2020 and beyond.”
The Jaguars now have 11 picks in the 2020 NFL Draft (1-9, 1-20, 2-42, 3-73, 4-116, 4-137, 5-157, 5-165, 6-189, 6-206, 7-223), including eight selections in the first five rounds. The Jaguars also have nine picks in the 2021 NFL Draft, including multiple picks in the first and fourth round.
Campbell signed with the Jaguars in 2017 and totaled 137 tackles over the last three seasons (2017-19), including 31.5 sacks. Campbell was the recipient of the 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, which recognizes the NFL player that best demonstrates outstanding community service and excellence on the field.
