TEMPE, Ariz. -- It didn’t take long for Calais Campbell and Chandler Jones to hit it off.

They met the day the Arizona Cardinals traded for Jones in March. Over the last few weeks, they’ve been working out together. On Wednesday, they golfed together during the team’s annual charity tournament.

They’re also learning how each will help the other on the Cardinals’ defensive front this season.

As Jones goes through a crash course in the Cardinals’ playbook this week, the first of Arizona’s offseason workout program, Campbell is getting a clearer picture of how the two can play off each other.

“I think tech stunts and exit stunts, those games that we run,” Campbell said. “Watching film, I see him run them. He runs them great, and I like to think I run my stunts pretty good, too. So, I think a combination of running games together and just running on the same side and just having a feel for each other and doing things naturally, I think that’s going to be huge for us.”

Calais Campbell is helping Chandler Jones learn the Cardinals' playbook. Christian Petersen/Getty Images

Having an elite pass rusher coming off the edge will take some pressure off Campbell, whose five sacks last season were the fewest of his career since his rookie season. He moved primarily inside last season, playing 544 snaps at right defensive tackle, according to ESPN Stats & Information. By comparison, he played 569 snaps at right end in both 2014 and 2015.

At the same time, Campbell’s presence will take some pressure off Jones, who had 12.5 sacks last season -- fifth most in the NFL.

“Calais is a guy that seeks a lot of attention from an offense,” Jones said. “He gets double-teamed a lot. It takes pressure off of me and it also takes pressure off of him, with two guys that get potentially double-teamed on defense. Not just us two but all the guys.”

Campbell has played with an elite pass rusher before who commanded an offensive line’s attention.

In 2013, outside linebacker John Abraham had 11.5 sacks playing with Campbell, who had nine sacks that season playing on the right end. Last season, Dwight Freeney had a team-high eight sacks after signing with the team in October.

Jones’ “leverage and his length” will allow the Cardinals’ defensive front to play more games inside, Campbell said.

“We have a whole bunch of possibilities,” Campbell said. “We’re going to be out there having a good time and roughing things up.

“It’s just a matter of time.”

With a full offseason for Campbell and Jones to work alongside each other, the rapport will continue to develop.

“We’ve had a chance to bond and really get to know each other,” Campbell said. “Chandler’s just such a great guy. He loves working out. He’s a champion. He knows what it takes to win so I’ve been picking his brain on that mentality. But really just build that connection, that bond, because when you play football, it’s a brotherhood, so we’re trying to get to that step.”