Lone Dolphins player makes ESPN All-Quarter-Century Team
Lone Dolphins player makes ESPN All-Quarter-Century Team
A lone Miami Dolphin found their way onto ESPN's All-Quarter-Century Team for the 2000s.
ESPN's All-Quarter-Century Team consisted of 25 offensive players, 23 defensive players and five special teams palyers. It also featured one head coach and three coordinators.
Naturally, the list included some of the great names in the NFL from the past quarter-century. Quarterbacks Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Patrick Mahomes all made the cut. Plus, defensive stars like Aaron Donald, J.J. Watt and Ray Lewis made the squad.
The one Dolphin that found their way onto the team is a recent veteran that played in South Florida last season. Defensive tackle Calais Campbell is the lone Miami player that made the 53-man roster.
Though Campbell has had the benefit of a 17-year (and counting!) career, his numbers are truly quite remarkable. He's only one sack shy of passing Donald's career total, while his total plus-EPA ranks fourth among all players and first among interior defenders. Campbell has moved around a lot over his career, but he'd play the 3-technique for this team (that's the position he has played the most since NFL Next Gen Stats tracking data started in 2017). - Seth Walder, ESPN.
Though he only played for the Dolphins during the 2024 season, Campbell was still productive with 52 tackles, five sacks, five passes defended and one forced fumble.
In his 17-year playing career, Campbell has racked up 917 tackles, 110.5 sacks, 63 passes defended, 18 forced fumbles, 13 fumble recoveries and three interceptions.
Campbell signed a one-year, $2 million deal with the Dolphins ahead of the 2024 season. The Miami Hurricanes alum inked a one-year, $5.5 million deal with the Arizona Cardinals in April to return for his 18th NFL season.
Dolphins cornerback Jalen Ramsey was also chosen as a practice squad player on ESPN's All-Quarter-Century Team.
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