Position: Cornerback Height 1.91 m College: California (PA) Weight 93 kg | Name Tommie Campbell Parents Della Campbell Role American football player | |
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Date of birth: (1987-09-19) September 19, 1987 (age 28) NFL draft: 2011 / Round: 7 / Pick: 251 Roster status: Unrestricted Free Agent Similar People Jeremy Harris, Ken Whisenhunt, Gus Bradley Profiles | ||
Tommie campbell kick return for td 11 27 11
Tommie James Campbell (born September 19, 1987) is a Canadian football cornerback for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
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- Tommie campbell kick return for td 11 27 11
- Tommie Campbell on his game winning interception
- High school career
- College career
- Tennessee Titans
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Calgary Stampeders
- Offenses
- References
Tommie Campbell on his game winning interception
High school career
While attending Aliquippa High School, Campbell was a multi-sport star in football, basketball and track. He was the Pennsylvania state high school sprint champion in 2005.
College career
He went on to play college football at Pitt (2005–2006), Edinboro University (2007), and California (PA) (2010). Academic problems ended his playing career at Pitt and Edinboro, and he was working as a janitor at Pittsburgh International Airport from 2008 to 2009. Campbell was afforded a third chance to play college football by the California University of Pennsylvania. Campbell made good on the third opportunity. He appeared in all 12 games for California (Pa.). California coach John Luckhardt said that Campbell's life experiences had helped him mature and quipped, "One of the things he said was that cleaning toilets at 12 o'clock at night really got his attention." Campbell, in turn, has expressed his gratitude to Coach Luckhardt for giving him another chance: "Cal gave me another shot at pursuing my dream, which is to be a success in the NFL." Based on his comeback performance in 2010, Campbell was one of only eight Division II players to participate in the 2011 Eastham Energy All-Star Game in Arizona. He also participated in the Cactus Bowl (Division II All Star Game) in Texas. Campbell ran a 4.31 40-yard dash at the Cactus Bowl, ranking third among the 300-plus prospects at the event.
Tennessee Titans
He was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft. On August 29, 2014, he was released.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Campbell signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars after a season-ending injury to cornerback Alan Ball. He was waived on August 29, 2015.
Calgary Stampeders
Campbell started all 18 games and had 71 defensive tackles including a tackle for a loss, 1 special-teams tackle, 3 interceptions and 9 knockdowns, one of his interceptions being a game winning one in an overtime victory against the BC Lions in week 3. He also added four punt returns for 21 yards. He was named a West Division all-star. On January 24, 2017 Campbell turned himself into police custody after being charged with multiple drug related charges. Police believed he was selling drugs out of his residence in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania during the CFL off-season. However, the charges were subsequently dropped and his record cleared. Campbell returned to the Stamps for the teams 2017 training camp.
Offenses
Campbell was arrested January 24, 2017 in Pennsylvania and charged with dozens of drug-related felony counts.
April 3rd all Tommie Campbell charges were dropped and his record is clean.