Michael Campbell (born August 12, 1989) is a former American gridiron football wide receiver. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Temple University.
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
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| Born: | August 12, 1989 Edison, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: | Temple |
| Undrafted: | 2011 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
| Stats at CFL.ca (archive) | |
Early years
editBorn and raised in Edison, New Jersey, Campbell attended Edison High School. He was named to the Newark Star Ledger first-team All-Middlesex and first-team All-Greater Middlesex Conference team.[1] He recorded 39 receptions for 745 receiving yards and along with 14 Touchdowns in his senior season in high school.[1] He was named MVP of the 2007 New York/New Jersey All-Star Classic.[1] He was selected to participate in the 2007 New Jersey North-South All-Star Game.[1] He selected as a member of the NJFCA Super 100 Team.[1]
College career
editCampbell was selected to the 2010 All-MAC third-team by Phil Steele.[1] He was named the Temple's 2010 Offensive MVP following his senior season.[1] He was an Honorable Mention National Performer of the Week (November 21, 2010)[1]
Professional career
editNew York Jets
editOn July 27, 2011, he signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent.[2][3] On September 2, 2011, he was released.[4] On September 27, 2011, he was signed to the practice squad.[5] On October 4, 2011, he was released from the practice squad. On October 12, 2011, he was signed to the practice squad again.[6] On October 25, 2011, he was released from the practice squad.[7] On November 1, 2011, he was signed to the practice squad after wide receiver Scotty McKnight was placed on practice-squad injured reserve due to a torn ACL.[8] On January 2, 2012, he was signed to a reserve/future contract.[9] On March 14, 2012, he was released.[10]
St. Louis Rams
editOn May 14, 2012, he signed with the St. Louis Rams.[11] On August 28, he was released.
Second Stint with New York Jets
editCampbell signed with the New York Jets on August 4, 2013.[12] He was released on August 31[13] but was signed to the practice squad a day later.[14] He was promoted to the active roster on October 5, 2013.[15] He was released on November 1, 2013.[16] He was re-signed to the practice squad on November 27, 2013.[17] He was released on August 24, 2014.[18]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Temple Profile". owlsports.com.
- ^ "Jets Sign 6 More Undrafted Free Agents, Bring Total To 16". newyork.cbslocal.com. July 29, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ "New York Jets sign six more undrafted free agents". yesnetwork.com. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ "Jets Announce Roster Cuts". jetnation.com. September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ "Baker to Active Roster, Cumberland, Turner to IR". newyorkjets.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
- ^ "Tevaseu Signed, 2 Added to Practice Squad". newyorkjets.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ "Campbell Released from Practice Squad". newyorkjets.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ "Jets place WR Scotty McKnight on practice squad IR with torn ACL". nj.com. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
- ^ "Six Signed to Reserve/Future Contracts". newyorkjets.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
- ^ "Free-agent receiver Chaz Schilens to visit Jets". nj.com. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
- ^ "St. Louis Rams Sign Former Jets Free Agent WR Michael Campbell". turfshowtimes.com. May 15, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
- ^ Jets Staff (August 4, 2013). "Jets Release Two Players, Sign Three". New York Jets. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ Lange, Randy (August 31, 2013). "Jets Move 22, Get Down to 53-Man Active Roster". New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 3, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ^ Lange, Randy (September 1, 2013). "3 Arrive Via Waivers; 7 Added to Practice Squad". New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 4, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ^ Lange, Randy (October 5, 2013). "Mike Goodson, Michael Campbell to Active Roster". New York Jets. Archived from the original on October 7, 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
- ^ Wilkening, Mike (November 1, 2013). "Jets promote Rontez Miles from practice squad". New York Jets. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^ Slater, Darryl (November 27, 2013). "Jets promote Chris Pantale to active roster, add fellow New Jersey native Michael Campbell to practice squad". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ Lange, Randy (August 24, 2014). "Jets Release 6 to Get to 75 Players". New York Jets. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014.