De'Vondre Campbell (born July 1, 1993) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson Community College (HutchCC or HCC) is a public community college in Hutchinson, Kansas, United States. It serves nearly 5,000 credit students every semester. History The college was established in the spring of 1928 as Hutchinson Ju ...

before transferring to

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, and was selected by the

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in the fourth round of the

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. Campbell has also played for the

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College career

After playing at the junior college level for Hutchinson Community College, Campbell played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers from 2013 to 2015. As a sophomore in 2013, he recorded 39 total tackles, three tackles-for-loss, and a forced fumble. In 2014, Campbell recorded 75 total tackles, 6.5 tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks, an interception, a pass defended, and three fumble recoveries. In his final collegiate season in 2015, Campbell recorded 92 total tackles, 6.5 tackles-for-loss, four sacks, an interception, three passes defended, and two forced fumbles.

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons

2016

The

selected Campbell in the fourth round (115th overall) of the

. He was the second linebacker drafted by the Falcons in 2016, behind LSU's

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. He was also the 16th overall linebacker drafted in 2016. On May 5, 2016, the Falcons signed Campbell to a four-year, $2.90 million

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that includes a

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of $565,528. Throughout training camp, Campbell competed to be a starting outside linebacker against

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and

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. Head coach Dan Quinn named Campbell the starting weakside linebacker to begin the regular season, alongside

and

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. Campbell made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the season-opener against the

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and recorded four solo tackles in the 31–24 loss. On September 16, 2016, it was reported that Campbell had sustained an ankle injury during practice. His ankle injury sidelined him for the next four games (Weeks 2–5). On October 23, 2016, Campbell collected a season-high ten combined tackles (six solo) during a 33–30 overtime loss to the

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in Week 7. During a Week 12 38–19 victory over the

in Week 12, Campbell recorded four solo tackles, made a season-high three pass deflections, and his first career interception off a pass attempt by Cardinals' quarterback

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that was intended for tight end

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to seal the victory in the fourth quarter. Campbell was inactive during the Falcons' Week 16 victory at the

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after suffering a

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the previous week. Campbell finished his rookie season with 48 combined tackles (35 solo), seven passes defensed, a forced fumble, and an interception in 11 games and 10 starts. The Falcons finished atop the

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with an 11–5 record in 2016 and earned a first round bye. On January 14, 2017, Campbell started his first career playoff game and recorded four combined tackles during a 36–20 victory over the

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in the NFC Divisional Round. During the

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against the

, he recorded two tackles as the Falcons won by a score of 44–22. On February 5, 2017, Campbell started in

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and recorded four total tackles as the Falcons were defeated 34–28 by the

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in overtime.

2017

On February 8, 2017, the Falcons fired defensive coordinator Richard Smith after they lost a 28–3 lead in the Super Bowl and allowed the Patriots to score 31 points in the second half of the game. Two days later, the Falcons announced their decision to promote secondary coach

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to defensive coordinator. Campbell entered training camp slated as the starting strongside linebacker after

was moved closer to an edge rushing defensive end role. Head coach Dan Quinn named Campbell the starting strongside linebacker to begin the regular season, alongside weakside linebacker

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and middle linebacker Deion Jones. On September 17, 2017, Campbell recorded eight combined tackles, deflected a pass, and made his first NFL sack on Packers' quarterback

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during a 34–23 victory over the

. In Week 10, Campbell collected a season-high 13 combined tackles in a 27–7 victory against the

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. Campbell started in all 16 games in 2017 and recorded 92 combined tackles (61 solo), four pass deflections, and two sacks.

2018

Campbell returned as the starting strongside linebacker to begin 2018, along with Duke Riley and Deion Jones. He played in 16 games with 13 starts, finishing with a team-leading 94 combined tackles, and 1.5 sacks.

2019

In Week 4 against the

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, Campbell recorded a team-high 17 tackles in the 24–10 loss. In Week 11 against the

, Campbell recorded a team-high 11 tackles and intercepted a pass thrown by

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in the 29–3 win. In Week 15 against the

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, Campbell forced a fumble on running back

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which he recovered in the 29–22 win.

Arizona Cardinals

On April 3, 2020, Campbell signed a one–year contract with the

. In Week 9 against the

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, Campbell recorded his first sack as a Cardinal on

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during the 34–31 loss. He finished the season starting all 16 games, recording 99 tackles (third on the team) and 2.0 sacks.

Green Bay Packers

2021

On June 9, 2021, Campbell signed with the

. He was named the starting inside linebacker alongside Krys Barnes. In a 35–17 win over the

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in Week 2, Campbell notched an interception thrown by Lions quarterback

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. He caught his second interception on the season in a 25–22 overtime victory over the

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when he caught an errant pass thrown by Bengals quarterback

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in the first play of overtime. Campbell won the NFC Defensive Player of the Month award for his performances during the month of October. In five games during that month (all of them wins), Campbell recorded 45 total tackles (three for loss), one sack, one interception, two forced fumbles, two pressures, and two pass deflections; he had a season-high 14 tackles on October 24 during a Week 7 victory over the

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. On January 14, 2022, Campbell was named a first-team member of the

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, becoming the first Packers inside linebacker to achieve this honor since

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. He finished the season as PFF's second-highest graded linebacker, behind

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of the

2022

On March 17, 2022, Campbell re-signed with the Packers on a five-year deal, worth $50 million. On October 23, 2022, during a Week 7 loss to the

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, Campbell intercepted a pass from

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and returned it 63 yards for his first NFL touchdown.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Postseason

References

External links

Green Bay Packers bioMinnesota Golden Gophers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, De'Vondre 1993 births Living people American football linebackers Arizona Cardinals players Atlanta Falcons players Green Bay Packers players Minnesota Golden Gophers football players Players of American football from Fort Myers, Florida