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American gridiron football player (born 1995)

American football player

Christian Campbell (born November 27, 1995) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Penn State.

Professional career[edit]

Arizona Cardinals[edit]

Campbell was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round (182nd overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[1] The pick used to select him was previously acquired from the Denver Broncos in exchange for Jared Veldheer. On May 11, 2018, he signed his rookie contract.[2] He was waived on September 1, 2018.[3]

New Orleans Saints[edit]

On October 17, 2018, Campbell was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad.[4] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Saints on January 21, 2019.[5] He was waived/injured on July 30, 2019 and placed on injured reserve.[6] He was waived from injured reserve on August 22.

San Francisco 49ers[edit]

On August 27, 2019, Campbell was signed by the San Francisco 49ers.[7] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[8]

Saskatchewan Roughriders[edit]

Campbell signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL on March 20, 2020.[9] After the CFL canceled the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Campbell chose to opt-out of his contract with the Roughriders on August 28, 2020.[10] He opted back in to his contract on January 20, 2021.[11]

Tampa Bay Bandits[edit]

Campbell was selected with first pick of the tenth round of the 2022 USFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Bandits.[12] He was transferred to the team’s inactive roster on May 6, 2022, with a thigh injury.[13][14] He was moved back to the active roster on May 11.[15] He was moved back to the inactive roster on May 20 with the thigh injury.[16][17]

Campbell and all other Tampa Bay Bandits players were all transferred to the Memphis Showboats after it was announced that the Bandits were taking a hiatus and that the Showboats were joining the league.[18] On January 11, 2023, Campbell was released by the Showboats.[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Odegard, Kyle (April 28, 2018). “Cardinals Add CB Chris Campbell In Sixth Round”. AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  2. ^ Odegard, Kyle (May 11, 2018). “Three More Cardinals Draft Picks Sign Contracts”. AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018.
  3. ^ Urban, Darren (September 1, 2018). “Cardinals Make Cuts To Reach 53-Man Roster”. AZCardinals.com.
  4. ^ Parks, James (October 17, 2018). “Saints cut Demetri Goodson among other practice squad moves”. 247Sports.com.
  5. ^ Katzenstein (January 21, 2019). “Saints sign 6 practice squad players to reserve/future contracts”. NOLA.com.
  6. ^ Alper, Josh (July 30, 2019). “Saints sign Travin Dural, place Buck Allen on IR”. Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  7. ^ “49ers sign CB Chris Campbell to one-year deal; waive OL Dillion Day”. Niners Nation. August 27, 2019.
  8. ^ “49ers Release Nine Players”. 49ers.com. August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  9. ^ “Riders Sign Campbell, Swanson”. Riderville.com. March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  10. ^ “Riders release Cameron Judge, three others”. CFL.ca. August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  11. ^ “Riders Transactions – January 20”. Riderville.com. January 20, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  12. ^ Inabinnett, Mark (February 23, 2022). “USFL drafts 10 players with Alabama football roots”. Al.com. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  13. ^ @USFLBandits (May 6, 2022). “Transferred to inactive roster” (Tweet). Retrieved May 6, 2022 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ @USFLBandits (May 6, 2022). “Game Status Report” (Tweet). Retrieved May 6, 2022 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ @USFLBandits (May 11, 2022). “Roster Updates” (Tweet). Retrieved May 12, 2022 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ @USFLBandits (May 20, 2022). “Transferred to inactive roster” (Tweet). Retrieved May 24, 2022 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ @USFLBandits (May 20, 2022). “Game Status Report” (Tweet). Retrieved May 24, 2022 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ Knight, Joey. “Tampa Bay Bandits won’t play in United States Football League in 2023”. tampabay.com. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  19. ^ @USFLShowboats (January 11, 2023). “Free Agent Signings” (Tweet). Retrieved January 11, 2023 – via Twitter.

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