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Fun facts about new Eagles LB Chance Campbell
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Fun facts about new Eagles LB Chance Campbell
At the risk of sounding bleak and being accused of offering some 'gloom and doom' theory, there's a temptation to feel sorry for Chance Campbell. The Tennessee Titans decided they didn't need him. It doesn't seem as though he'll find his way onto the Philadelphia Eagles ' roster either.
Still, he's part of the team. Wide receiver Giles Jackson was released to make some room, but it's hard to shake the initial thought.
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Rarely do sixth-rounders join new teams days before a final preseason game. It's less likely that those guys will go on to be included on that team's 53-man roster. For Chance Campbell to make the climb and reach the mountaintop, he has to leapfrog several other guys on the bubble, and some of those guys aren't even linebackers.
As far as his unit is concerned, we know who many of the locks are. Nakobe Dean remains on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, but he'll be added to the roster once he is medically cleared. Zack Baun , Jihaad Campbell , Jeremiah Trotter, and Smael Mondon are locks to make the roster. Those guys aren't going anywhere.
So, why dedicate time to discussing 'the other Mr. Campbell ', you ask? The answer is simple. He's an Eagle, for now anyway. Plus, as it turns out, he's pretty interesting. Here are a few fun facts you may or may not know about him.
He has both Big Ten and SEC experience.
Fans of other conferences will complain, but the Big Ten and SEC are the cream of the crop in college football. Campbell cut his teeth with the Maryland Terrapins and the Ole Miss Rebels . In his lone season at the latter (2021), he started all 13 games and led the team with 110 tackles, four forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries. Those three recoveries were tops in the SEC.
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Campbell was a three-star recruit in high school.
Campbell was highly sought after following his time at Calvert Hall College High School. He was a First-Team All-MIAA A Conference selection as a junior and earned a three-star rating across the major recruiting outlets. Rated the 20th best player in the state, he also received offers from the Pitt Panthers , Michigan State Spartans, Navy Midshipmen , and the Harvard Crimson.
Campbell was an excellent lacrosse player and graduated from Maryland before transferring.
As a lacrosse standout in high school, Campbell helped lead Calvert Hall's lacrosse team to an MIAA Conference title as a junior. He played four games for the Terrapins during Maryland's COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. He entered the NCAA transfer portal, landing with Ole Miss, but not before he graduated with an undergraduate degree in finance with goals of pursuing a master's in higher education.
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As a pro athlete, he was the 219th player taken during Round 6 of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Titans. He missed his entire rookie season because of a knee injury. He has appeared in four games and has three total tackles on his resume, thanks to five defensive snaps and another 62 on special teams.
This article originally appeared on Eagles Wire: Fun facts about new Eagles LB Chance Campbell
