Jason S. Campbell (born December 31, 1981) is a former
American football
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quarterback
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who played in the
National Football League
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(NFL). He was drafted by the
Washington Redskins
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in the first round of the
2005 NFL Draft
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. He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
at
Auburn
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* Auburn, New South Wales
* City of Auburn, the local government area
*Electoral district of Auburn
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. Campbell also played for the
Oakland Raiders
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,
Chicago Bears
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,
Cleveland Browns
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, and
Cincinnati Bengals
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.
College career
A 2000 graduate of Taylorsville High School in
Taylorsville, Mississippi
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Taylorsville was establishe ...
, Campbell went on to play
college football
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Unlike most ...
at
Auburn
Auburn may refer to:
Places Australia
* Auburn, New South Wales
* City of Auburn, the local government area
*Electoral district of Auburn
*Auburn, Queensland, a locality in the Western Downs Region
*Auburn, South Australia
*Auburn, Tasmania
*Aub ...
. As a starter, he had a different offensive coordinator every year, finally finding success in his senior year when he led the Tigers to an undefeated season in 2004 and was named the SEC Player of the Year and MVP of the
SEC Championship Game
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. Campbell previously held the record for the longest touchdown completion in
Auburn football history, an 87-yard pass to
Silas Daniels
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in a 2004 matchup versus
Louisiana Tech
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, a record that is now held by
Cam Newton
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, who completed a 94-yard pass to Emory Blake on October 2, 2010 in their victory over
Louisiana-Monroe
The University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) is a public university in Monroe, Louisiana. It is part of the University of Louisiana System.
History
ULM opened in 1931 as Ouachita Parish Junior College. Three years later it became the Northeast Ce ...
. Campbell graduated from Auburn with a degree in public administration.
Statistics
Professional career
Washington Redskins
Campbell was
drafted as the 25th pick in the
2005 NFL Draft
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by the
Washington Redskins
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under General Manager Vinny Cerrato. The Redskins traded up in the draft to get Campbell, surrendering a third round pick in the 2005 NFL draft, along with first and fourth round picks in 2006. He was the third quarterback selected in that draft class, after
Alex Smith
Alexander Douglas Smith (born May 7, 1984) is an American former quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. He played college football at Utah, where he received first-team All-American honors and won the 20 ...
(1st overall pick) and
Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). Rodgers began his college football career at Butte College in 2002 before transferring to the ...
(24th overall, the pick before Campbell).
Campbell didn't play in his rookie season, sitting on the bench behind
Mark Brunell
Mark Allen Brunell (born September 17, 1970) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the quarterbacks coach for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played in the NFL for nineteen seasons and is best k ...
and
Patrick Ramsey
Patrick Allen Ramsey (born February 14, 1979) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the Tulane Green Wave and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft. Ramsey has also b ...
. On November 13, 2006, Campbell was named the Redskins starting quarterback, and on November 19, 2006, Campbell made his first career start. Despite losing in his first start to the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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, Campbell was praised for his poise.
On November 26, 2006, Campbell had his first win of his pro career, leading the Redskins to a 17–13 victory over the
Carolina Panthers
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. Campbell completed 11 passes on 23 attempts for only 118 yards, with two touchdowns and one interception. Campbell threw a 66-yard touchdown pass to tight end
Chris Cooley
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in the fourth quarter.
![Jason Campbell](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Jason_Campbell.jpg)
On August 18, 2007, Campbell was tackled at the knee by
Pittsburgh Steelers
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' DE
Brett Keisel
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in the second preseason game. Initially, the injury looked severe but Campbell eventually walked off the field on his own. Trainers said that Campbell's ligaments were not torn and announced his injury as a bruised knee.
On December 6, 2007, Campbell dislocated the
patellar ligament
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of his left knee during a game against the Chicago Bears. The injury did not require surgery but Campbell did not play for the remainder of the season.
When
Joe Gibbs
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retired for a second time at the end of the 2007 season, the Redskins hired
Jim Zorn
James Arthur Zorn (born May 10, 1953) is a former American football player and coach. Zorn was a left-handed quarterback, and is best known as the starting quarterback of the Seattle Seahawks for their first eight seasons. He was the quarterback ...
, first as offensive coordinator and then naming him head coach. Zorn said at the time he would also serve as quarterbacks coach.
The Redskins started the season 6–2, prompting observers to declare Campbell one of the NFL's elite quarterbacks, and the "tough love" approach from head coach
Jim Zorn
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a success. The team, however, then went on to lose six of their remaining eight games to end the season 8–8, missing the playoffs. At the end of the season, it was unclear if the Redskins were on the road to improvement or decline. Questions arose on the future of Campbell as the starting quarterback for the
Washington Redskins
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.
Despite pursuing other quarterbacks in the offseason, the Redskins were unable to acquire
Jay Cutler
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or
Mark Sanchez
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, opting to start Campbell for the last year of his contract. Campbell and the Redskins ended 2009 with a 4–12 record, one of the worst in Redskins' history. The often rocky relationship Campbell had with head coach Jim Zorn ended with Zorn's firing. New Washington head coach
Mike Shanahan
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said the Redskins would tender Campbell an offer leading up to the 2010 free agent period, ensuring that if he signed with another team, Washington would receive draft picks in compensation.
Oakland Raiders
After the Redskins acquired
Donovan McNabb
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, Campbell was traded to the
Oakland Raiders
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on April 24, 2010 for a fourth round pick in the
2012 NFL Draft
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. On the same day, Campbell received a one-year contract extension through the 2011 season. Raiders owner
Al Davis
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compared Campbell to former Raiders quarterback
Jim Plunkett
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.
In the opening game on the road against the
Tennessee Titans
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, Campbell had an unspectacular start to his Raiders career as the Raiders were routed 38–13. He would complete 22 of 37 passes for 180 yards and threw one touchdown and one interception. Campbell and rookie offensive linemen
Jared Veldheer
Jared Veldheer (born June 14, 1987) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Hillsdale.
Early life and college
Veldheer was bor ...
, playing in the unfamiliar role of center, would also suffer multiple miscues and combine for three fumbles, losing one. The offense as a whole would fail to click until the fourth quarter when Campbell completed 7 of 9 passes in a 12-play, 72-yard drive that culminated in a 7-yard touchdown pass to
Darren McFadden
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. In week two against the
St. Louis Rams
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The arr ...
Campbell would endure another lackluster performance, completing 8 of 15 passes for a mere 87 yards and an interception. At half-time he was benched in favor of his backup,
Bruce Gradkowski
Bruce Raymond Gradkowski (born January 27, 1983) is a former American football quarterback and current offensive coordinator for the St. Louis BattleHawks. He played college football at Toledo. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the ...
, in the hope of providing the Raiders offense with the spark it desperately needed. Gradkowski would go on to lead the Raiders to a tight 16–14 victory.
Following Campbell's less than inspiring performances in the first two weeks, the Raiders' coaching staff decided to go with Bruce Gradkowski as the starting quarterback and demoted Campbell to the role of backup. The offense would show a marked improvement in the Week 3 and 4 match-ups against the
Arizona Cardinals
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and
Houston Texans
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respectively. Gradkowski would throw for 255 and 278 yards albeit in losing efforts. During the Week 5 home game against the Chargers, Campbell would come off the bench late in the first quarter to replace an injured Gradkowski. Behind a solid game by running back
Michael Bush
Michael Warren Bush, Jr. (born June 16, 1984) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisville.
In addition to the Raiders, B ...
, Campbell was vastly improved as he completed 13 of 18 passes for 159 yards and a touchdown. Aided by a touchdown on a blocked punt in the first quarter and a forced fumble returned for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter, the Raiders would win the game 35–27 and snap a 13-game losing streak against the Chargers dating back to 2003.
After his improved play in the relief effort against the Chargers and with Gradkowski injured, Campbell was re-installed as the starter for the Week 6 match-up against the cross-
Bay rival
San Francisco 49ers
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. The Raiders were unable to find any spark on offense as Campbell once again struggled, completing just 8 of 21 passes for 83 yards and throwing two interceptions. The Raiders would go down 17–9 to then winless 49ers. Although coming off of his worst performance as a Raider, Campbell was assured the start against the division rival
Denver Broncos
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in Week 7 due to Gradkowski's continuing struggles with the shoulder injury he sustained against the Chargers. Campbell and the Raiders started hot against the Broncos, jumping out to a 24–0 lead by the end of the first quarter and never let up in a 59–14 rout. The 59 points scored was a new franchise record. Campbell would complete 12 of 20 passes for 204 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions for a
QB rating of 127.9. Campbell would throw a 43-yard touchdown pass to tight end
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on the game's opening drive and a 19-yard touchdown pass to running back
Darren McFadden
Darren McFadden (born August 27, 1987) is a former American football running back. He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the first round with the fourth overall pick of the 2008 NFL Dra ...
.
Ironically, while Campbell was benched by coach's decision, the Raiders lost all three of the games that Campbell did not play in, as the Raiders finished the season at 8–8 and missed the playoffs. They were able to sweep all six division games, and Campbell ended the season with his second-highest quarterback rating of any season (84.5).
In 2011, Campbell started the first 6 games, leading Oakland to a 4–2 record before suffering a collarbone injury. To replace him, the Raiders traded draft picks to the
Cincinnati Bengals
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for veteran quarterback
Carson Palmer
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.
Chicago Bears
Campbell signed with the
Chicago Bears
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on March 13, 2012 to a one-year contract as a backup to
Jay Cutler
Jay Christopher Cutler (born April 29, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons, primarily with the Chicago Bears. He played college football for the Van ...
. In Week 10 against the
Houston Texans
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, Campbell replaced Cutler, who had gone down with a concussion. In the game, Campbell completed 11 of 19 passes for 94 yards and a 70.9 passer rating. On November 16, Cutler was ruled out of the Bears-
San Francisco 49ers
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game, meaning Campbell would start the game. The Bears went on to lose 32–7; although Campbell had a 13-yard touchdown pass to
Brandon Marshall
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in the third quarter, he also threw two interceptions and was sacked five times.
Cleveland Browns
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On March 26, 2013, Campbell signed a two-year contract with the
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...
.
On September 18, 2013 it was announced that previous 3rd string quarterback
Brian Hoyer
Axel Edward Brian Hoyer (born October 13, 1985) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). Since joining the NFL in 2009 as an undrafted free agent, he has started for seven different ...
would start ahead of Campbell for the team's next game on September 22, 2013 against the
Minnesota Vikings
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, as starting quarterback
Brandon Weeden
Brandon Kyle Weeden (born October 14, 1983) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. After pursuing a baseball career from 2002 to 2006, Weeden enrolled at Oklahoma State to pla ...
sat with a thumb injury.
On October 23, it was announced Campbell would receive his first start as a Brown Week 8 vs the
Kansas City Chiefs
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The tea ...
. The outing resulted in a 23–17 loss for the Browns, although Campbell's performance was viewed favorably, passing for 293 yards, 2 touchdowns and no interceptions. In week 9 Campbell snapped the Browns 11 game losing streak to the Ravens, throwing for 262 yards and 3 scores on his way to AFC offensive player of the week honors Campbell ended the
2013 season 1–7 as a starter for the Browns.
On March 12, 2014, Campbell was released by the Browns, along with fellow quarterback Weeden.
Cincinnati Bengals
![Jason Campbell 2014 Bengals training camp](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Jason_Campbell_2014_Bengals_training_camp.jpg)
On March 19, 2014, Campbell signed a one-year deal worth $1.5 million with $400,000 guaranteed with the
Cincinnati Bengals
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. He served as backup to starter to
Andy Dalton
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, only appearing in four games as a late game replacement for Dalton.
Retirement
In April 2015, Campbell strongly hinted at retirement, declining offers from several teams. He was approached by the
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. The Colts compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) South division. Since the 2008 ...
in November 2015, but declined to come out of retirement to be a backup to
Matt Hasselbeck
Matthew Michael Hasselbeck (born September 25, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boston College and was drafted in the sixth ro ...
, who was starting in place of an injured
Andrew Luck
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. Campbell ultimately finished his career as the least decorated quarterback of the three quarterbacks selected in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft – Alex Smith was a three-time Pro Bowler and Comeback Player of the Year before his retirement in 2021, while Aaron Rodgers is still active, a ten-time Pro Bowler, four-time NFL MVP, and the NFL's all-time touchdown-to-interception ratio leader.
NFL career statistics
Personal life
Campbell is the cousin of retired basketball player
LaSondra Barrett. Campbell is a
Christian
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.
Campbell made several appearances in TV commercials for Eastern Automotive Group, a local car dealership group in the DC and Baltimore areas, alongside
Clinton Portis
Clinton Earl Portis (born September 1, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes. He was drafted b ...
,
Antwaan Randle El
Antwaan Randle El (; born August 17, 1979) is an American football coach and former player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He is currently the wide receivers coach for the Detroit Lions of the Nati ...
and
Chris Cooley
Christopher Ken Cooley (born July 11, 1982) is a former American football tight end who played for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Utah State University, and was drafted by the Redski ...
.
References
External links
Cincinnati Bengals bioCleveland Browns bioChicago Bears bioOakland Raiders bio
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1981 births
Living people
People from Laurel, Mississippi
Players of American football from Mississippi
African-American players of American football
American football quarterbacks
Auburn Tigers football players
Washington Redskins players
Oakland Raiders players
Chicago Bears players
Cleveland Browns players
Cincinnati Bengals players
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