Kent Somers

azcentral sports

The Cardinals are not trying to trade defensive end Calais Campbell, according to a team source, nor has anyone asked if Campbell is available.

That contradicts a tweet on Monday from Omar Kelly, NFL beat writer and columnist for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He wrote that the Cardinals were shopping Campbell according to “word on the street.”

The Cardinals are confident that Campbell will be with them this season.

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Campbell, however, will be in the news this offseason. He is in the last year of his contract, and his salary cap number is $15.25 million, which includes a salary of $9.5 million. That's the third highest on the team, behind quarterback Carson Palmer ($17.88 million) and receiver Larry Fitzgerald ($15.85 million).

The Cardinals could seek to lower Campbell's cap number by signing him to an extension.

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Campbell, who turns 30 on Sept. 1, has made the Pro Bowl the last two seasons. But Coach Bruce Arians has constantly challenged Campbell by saying the defensive end should dominate games more often.

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