Calais Campbell, who was born and raised in Denver, is returning to the Cardinals, where his NFL career began.

The Arizona Cardinals are signing free-agent defensive lineman Calais Campbell to a one-year, $5.5 million deal with a maximum value of $7.5 million, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday.

ESPN sources: Six-time Pro-Bowl defensive lineman Calais Campbell is finalizing a one-year deal to return to the Arizona Cardinals. Campbell was the Cardinals’ 2008 second-round pick, played in Arizona until 2016, and now will return there for his 18th NFL season.

Calais Campbell is back for at least one more season -- his 18th in the league. The 38-year-old defensive lineman is signing a one-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals, the team announced on its website.

Veteran defensive lineman Calais Campbell is returning to where it all started. Campbell, 38, signed a one-year deal with the Cardinals, the organization he played for through his first nine years after they drafted him in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft,

Nobody appears to be laughing except for Campbell, naturally, as he nets a decent pay day for one more year of NFL service. The six-time Pro Bowler was drafted by the team in 2008

The big news for the Arizona Cardinals and the NFL on Tuesday was the announcement that veteran defensive lineman Calais Campbell agreed to a one-year contract to return to Arizona and play for the team that drafted him.