Calais Campbell's brother charged with mother's murder
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- Ciarre Campbell was charged with murder and aggravated assault after Atlanta police found their mother Nateal Campbell, 71, unresponsive with her throat cut during a 12:30 p.m. Tuesday welfare check, with Ciarre found in possession of a knife and booked into Fulton County Jail ahead of a Wednesday morning hearing.
- The Campbell family called Nateal the family's "matriarch," said she is "reunited with our father, her beloved Chuck," and asked for privacy while they deal with "overwhelming grief."
- Calais Campbell, a 39-year-old Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman entering his 19th NFL season, signed a one-year, $5.5 million contract with Baltimore in April and has 117 career sacks across 278 games.
- The Ravens and Arizona Cardinals both issued condolence statements; Campbell was a 2008 second-round pick who spent 10 seasons with Arizona, earned six Pro Bowl nods, and was named 2017 first-team AP All-Pro.
- No attorney for Ciarre Campbell was listed in online court records to comment on the charges as of the AP report.
Why it matters: The Ravens signed Calais Campbell to a one-year, $5.5 million deal in April expecting a 19th-season contribution from a six-time Pro Bowler, and his family is now navigating a murder prosecution of one brother while publicly mourning their matriarch — a private crisis layered onto a marquee offseason acquisition.
