Cardinals' Calais Campbell: 'Licking My Chops' To Face Jimmy Garoppolo
BOSTON (CBS) -- On Wednesday, the Second Circuit delivered a swift blow to Tom Brady's hopes of playing all 16 games in 2016. And, as you might expect, his opponents aren't exactly shedding a tear.
The Patriots play the Arizona Cardinals in Week 1, and Cardinals defensive end Calais Campbell was delighted by the news on Wednesday.
"Oh yeah, licking my chops, man," Campbell told Tiki & Tierney on CBS Sports Radio. "Rookie quarterback, pretty much. It's always exciting when you get a guy like that for his first game, because he's going to be nervous. He's probably going to be sitting there, holding the ball a little longer or trying to get rid of it quick, throwing bad balls and stuff. So, as a vet we definitely pride ourselves on welcoming rookies the right way."
Garoppolo is, of course, not a rookie. This will be his third year in the NFL. But it will be his first start, and facing the Cardinals on national television in a game that matters will without a doubt be the biggest challenge of his young career.
And it will also come with a healthy dose of bulletin-board material. Bill Belichick must be licking his chops to drop that tidbit on his "rookie" quarterback.
