James Frederick Campen (born June 11, 1964) is a former
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and current offensive line coach for the
Carolina Panthers
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of the
National Football League
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(NFL). He played for the
New Orleans Saints
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and
Green Bay Packers.
He previously spent 11 seasons as the offensive line coach for the Packers who had seven Pro Bowl linemen during his tenure there. Campen left the Packers in 2019 to become associate head coach/offensive line coach with the
Cleveland Browns
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, then coached offensive line for the
Los Angeles Chargers
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in 2020. On March 10, 2021, Campen was hired as offensive line coach for the
Houston Texans.
Personal life
Campen graduated in 1982 from
Ponderosa High School in
Shingle Springs, California. At Ponderosa he made all metro and all-league his junior and senior years of school. He was also voted "all-decade" for the 1980's as an individual player. During a break from professional football Campen returned to
Shingle Springs, California and coached for 10 years between 1994 and 2004 with five years as head coach. He also opened a hardware store in
Shingle Springs, California. Now he lives with his family in
Suamico, Wisconsin.
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1964 births
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