JACKSONVILLE – His focus is on the now, and on the positives.
And make no mistake: As cornerback Tyson Campbell sees it, there are many positives about his situation and the Jaguars’ defense as 2025 Training Camp continues at the Miller Electric Center.
This is a good time for Campbell and his teammates.
“I’m loving it,” he said.
Campbell spoke following a two-and-half hour practice Sunday morning and spoke shortly after defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile spoke. As the two exchanged places, Campanile hugged Campbell and called him, “My guy.”
Campanile moments earlier praised Campbell, calling him “A really competitive guy at the point of attack.”
“There’s a guy who’s had success in his league, and he loves to be coached,” Campanile said. “He’s never really sitting still. If he has downtime, he’s doing drill work. He tries to compete against our best players every day, challenges himself, always asking questions, and is certainly demanding of himself. Critical in the most positive way, watching his technique every day and trying to get better.
“Those are the guys you love coaching. You’re fortunate to have a guy like that I’m fortunate to have a guy like that.”
Campanile, too, said Campbell – a second-round selection by the Jaguars in the 2021 NFL Draft– very much fits the Jaguars’ versatile, zone-based defense.
“I love what he does because he could play with vision on the ball,” he said. “He can get up there and challenge and play press. He’s physical. All facets of his game definitely apply to what we do.”
Campbell called Campanile “a heck of a coach” and the “type of coach you would run through a wall for.”
“He brings that energy every day,” Campbell said. “It’s consistent. That’s how you know it’s genuine. He hasn’t changed one bit. Very intentional and believes in each and every one of his players.