"I'd probably say four or five years ago, I can't remember who he was playing with, but just I always noticed him because he was still rushing field goals and he was also the the wing on field goal, and thinking, man, a guy who's 32, 33 years old, was still playing on multiple phases of special teams and taking pride in it.
"And then I think you just realize, oh my gosh, hey, we've played about the same amount of games. He's having a real impact on the game, and so it's pretty cool to kind of still be doing it, and from afar, our careers are sort of mirroring each other, at least in terms of games. I just have the utmost respect for him."
They also know each other from years of NFLPA meetings, because when you play for 18 and 17 years, you go to a lot of those.
Jansen said he's come to know the booming baritone voice of Campbell when he introduces himself on a conference call.
"I'm like, Calais, we know who you are," Jansen laughed. "We know it's you, right?"
Opponents don't have a hard time finding the 6-foot-8, 315-pound, for sure.
"He just has the genetic gift that he is the massive human he is," said Panthers center Austin Corbett, who is 180 games behind Campbell on the all-time list. "That sure helps. But I've played against him a few times, and it's his detail to his craft that allows him to be in those right body positions to be in the spot to continually make plays. So it's just a credit and testament to his work, his overall intelligence, he's just a super savvy player and just so impressive."
Or, as Dalton put it, "I think God designed him to play football."