Jamal Campbell
{{short description|Canadian gridirion football player (born 1993)}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
| name = Jamal Campbell
| image = 67, Jamal Campbell, June 22, 2019.jpg
| image_upright = 1
| caption = Campbell with the Toronto Argonauts in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|10|15}}
| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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| status = Active
| import = no
| position1 = Offensive lineman
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 7
| weight_lb = 300
| CIS = York
| high_school = C. W. Jefferys
| CFLDraftedYear = 2016
| CFLDraftedRound = 3
| CFLDraftedPick = 22
| CFLDraftedTeam = Toronto Argonauts
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2016|2021}}
| playing_team1 = Toronto Argonauts
| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2022}}
| playing_team2 = Saskatchewan Roughriders
| playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|2023}}
| playing_team3 = Calgary Stampeders
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| CFL = jamal-campbell/162311/
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Jamal Campbell (born October 15, 1993) is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman. He won his first Grey Cup championship in 2017 with the Toronto Argonauts.
University career
Professional career
=Toronto Argonauts=
Campbell was drafted by the Toronto Argonauts in the third round, 22nd overall, in the 2016 CFL Draft and signed with the club on May 24, 2016.{{cite web |url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2016/05/24/187480/|title=Four more from CFL Draft join Argos roster |publisher=argonauts.ca |date=May 24, 2016 |access-date=December 11, 2017}} He made the team out of training camp and played in eight games in his rookie year in 2016. In 2017, he dressed as a backup offensive lineman for the team's first 15 games of the regular season before being placed of the Argonauts' injured list. Despite not playing in the 105th Grey Cup, Campbell was part of his team's championship as he won the first Grey Cup of his career.{{cite web|url=https://www.toronto.com/community-story/8088041-argos-jamal-campbell-returns-to-his-old-north-york-schools-with-grey-cup/|title=Argos' Jamal Campbell returns to his old North York schools with Grey Cup|publisher=toronto.com|date=January 24, 2018}} He played in eight games in 2018.
Campbell began the 2019 season as a back-up offensive linemen. While lined up as a tight end, he scored his first career professional touchdown on a one-yard reception from McLeod Bethel-Thompson on August 1, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/games/2588/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-toronto-argonauts/|title=Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs Toronto Argonauts|date=August 1, 2019}} After spending those first seven games as a reserve, he got his first start of the season at right tackle on August 16, 2019 and started every other game of the season there. As a pending free agent, Campbell signed a three-year contract with the Argonauts on February 3, 2020.{{cite web|title=Toronto born OL Jamal Campbell is staying home|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2020/02/03/toronto-born-ol-jamal-campbell-stays-home-argos-bring-back-knox/|publisher=Toronto Argonauts|date=February 3, 2020}} However, he did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season and he re-structured his contract with the Argonauts on January 31, 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2021/01/31/argos-ink-speller-deal-make-moves/|title=Argos ink Speller to a deal + make other moves|date=January 31, 2021|publisher=Toronto Argonauts|language=en|access-date=January 31, 2021}} He played in nine games in 2021 before becoming injured and sitting out the rest of the season. In a salary cap related move, he was released by the Argonauts on March 17, 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://torontosun.com/sports/football/cfl/toronto-argonauts/argos-part-ways-with-offensive-lineman-jamal-campbell |title=Argos part ways with offensive lineman Jamal Campbell |date=March 14, 2022|publisher=Toronto Sun}}
=Saskatchewan Roughriders=
On March 17, 2022, it was announced that Campbell had signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.{{Cite web|url=https://www.riderville.com/2022/03/17/riders-sign-canadian-offensive-tackle-jamal-campbell/ |title=Riders Sign Canadian Offensive Tackle Jamal Campbell |date=March 17, 2022|publisher=Saskatchewan Roughriders}} He played in 12 regular season games and made two starts in 2022. He later became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 14, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2023/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 19, 2023}}
=Calgary Stampeders=
On February 23, 2023, it was announced that Campbell had signed with the Calgary Stampeders.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2023/02/23/stamps-sign-national-ol-jamal-campbell/ |title=Stamps sign National OL Jamal Campbell |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=February 23, 2023}} He played in 13 regular season games as a backup offensive lineman in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/06/231104-Cgy-BC-game-notes.pdf |title=Game Notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=May 22, 2024}} In the offseason, he became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 13, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2024/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 19, 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.stampeders.com/players/jamal-campbell/162311/ Calgary Stampeders bio]
{{105th Grey Cup}}
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Category:Calgary Stampeders players
Category:Canadian football offensive linemen
Category:Canadian football people from Toronto
Category:Players of Canadian football from Ontario
Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders players