The Ravens were well on their way to acquiring Calais Campbell at the trade deadline until Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel stepped in.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Baltimore Ravens were well on their way to reuniting with Miami Dolphins defensive end Calais Campbell before the NFL trade deadline. Then, Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel stepped in.
“Yet as the deal got closer, sources say, the Dolphins resisted. At various points over a hectic two days before the deadline, sources involved believed a deal was getting done and Campbell would return to Baltimore,” Rapoport wrote. “That is until Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel stepped in. Sources say McDaniel stopped the deal, believing that Campbell was too valuable to lose.”
This trade denial is the second occurrence in two seasons; the Ravens reportedly had a trade in place for Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry in 2023 before it was ultimately denied. According to unsubstantiated rumors, Titans’ owner Amy Adams Strunk cancelled the deal.
What makes it more of a tangled mess is Titans general manager Ran Carthon denying a trade was ever in place for Henry.
Regardless, Ravens general manager has made a deal or reportedly pursued one and been denied in each season since his promotion to the position in 2019.