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By BOB BAUM
AP Sports Writer
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians calls Calais Campbell one of the most underrated players in the NFL.
It’s a description the big defensive end doesn’t really like.
An imposing 6-foot-8 and 300 pounds, Campbell says he simply wants to be ”the best in the game.”
He already is one of the best at his position.
Yet he has never made it to the Pro Bowl, something that Arians says ”baffles” him.
One reason is the 3-4 defensive scheme the Cardinals use. That leaves Campbell inside to fight off double teams while others make the play. In the 4-3 system, defensive ends rush the passer and accumulate the kind of sack totals that result in a Pro Bowl invitation.
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