Dolphins' Jonnu Smith says teammate Calais Campbell is 'like the LeBron James of the NFL'

The Miami Dolphins person battled their just stock of turbulence this season.

At 1 point, the Dolphins owned a 2-6 record. However, backmost Tua Tagovailoa's return from wounded has stabilized the team's discourtesy and has helped Miami triumph its past 2 games. 

During the offseason, erstwhile Miami Hurricanes prima Calais Campbell decided to instrumentality to South Florida and signed with the Dolphins.

The six-time Pro Bowler is successful the midst of his 17th NFL season, and the experienced seasoned antiaircraft tackle has made a profound interaction connected the 2024 Dolphins — if you inquire 1 of his teammates. Tight extremity Jonnu Smith precocious praised Campbell, 38, for continuing to showcase his quality to beryllium a cardinal contributor.

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Oct 27, 2024; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Dolphins choky extremity Jonnu Smith (9) enters the tract earlier the crippled against the Arizona Cardinals astatine Hard Rock Stadium. (Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)

"Calais is 1 of my favourite teammates successful each the sports that I've played," Smith said during an quality connected "The Pat McAfee Show."

Campbell recorded his 4th sack of the twelvemonth during Miami's 34-19 triumph implicit the Las Vegas Raiders successful Week 11. Campbell's 4 sacks are the astir by immoderate subordinate connected the Dolphins roster this season. He present has 109.5 vocation sacks.

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The seasoned antiaircraft lineman has besides played an important relation successful Miami's tally defense. But, Campbell's interaction extends beyond the shot field. The 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year has brought much enactment to the Dolphins locker room.

Nov 11, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; Miami Dolphins antiaircraft tackle Calais Campbell (93) leaves the tract aft the crippled against the Los Angeles Rams astatine SoFi Stadium. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

"He's similar the LeBron James of the NFL close present arsenic acold arsenic his property and the accumulation that helium brings to the game, inactive playing astatine a precocious level. I mean, the feline is 1,000 years aged and playing similar he's 21."

Campbell is among the abbreviated database of NFL athletes who person played the antiaircraft lineman presumption who person been capable to proceed playing — fto unsocial marque an interaction — erstwhile they reached their late-30s. 

Sep 8, 2024; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Dolphins antiaircraft tackle Calais Campbell (93) celebrates aft the crippled against the Jacksonville Jaguars  at Hard Rock Stadium. (Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)

Smith, who was besides teammates with Campbell successful Atlanta with the Falcons past season, past described Campbell arsenic the "best leader" he's "been around.

If Campbell is capable to log 2 much sacks implicit the people of the Dolphins' 7 remaining games, helium volition walk erstwhile Rams antiaircraft tackle Aaron Donald for 40th connected the all-time list.

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The Dolphins volition invited the New England Patriots successful Week 12 for an AFC East part showdown. 

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