The mother of NFL veteran Calais Campbell was found dead Tuesday in her Atlanta townhome, and his older brother has now been charged in connection with her death.
According to reports from multiple national and local news outlets, 71-year-old Nateal Campbell was found dead in Atlanta. On Wednesday, Ciarre Campbell, 41, was charged with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a knife.
The Campbell family addressed Nateal’s death in a statement released through ESPN, but did not mention Ciarre’s arrest:
“We are devastated to share that the Campbell Family has lost its matriarch, Mrs. Nateal Campbell.
While the details of her passing are still being investigated, we take comfort in knowing she is reunited with our father, her beloved Chuck, and in the arms of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We ask for privacy at this time so that we may honor her and share in our overwhelming grief privately and as a family.”
Atlanta news outlets reported that the arrest warrants describe a violent killing, though investigators have not yet said what happened or what may have led to it.
Calais Campbell, an 18-year NFL veteran, spent one season with the Atlanta Falcons in 2023. He also played for the Jaguars from 2017 to 2019, was a star at the University of Miami in the mid-2000s, and won the 2019 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award while with Jacksonville.
He currently plays for the Baltimore Ravens. Campbell turns 40 on Sept. 1 and is set to become the sixth player in NFL history to play into his 40s.
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