Earlier this week, Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel confirmed that the team had received an offer from the Baltimore Ravens for defensive lineman Calais Campbell, which they rejected just before the NFL trade deadline.

According to Campbell’s brother, it was much more than just that.

“There was a bidding war,” Jared Campbell said in a podcast with comedian Michael Lenoci. “They had nine teams offering at least a sixth-round pick. … Then there was a bidding war, so then the teams offered a fifth: the 49ers and the Ravens. The (Dolphins) said, ‘Oh, we’re going with the Ravens. You know the team, they look good. You’re good.’ And the 49ers came in at the last minute and said we were going to give him a fourth-round pick.

Other teams in the mix, according to Jared, were the Cardinals, Bears, Commanders and Bengals.

It’s tough to get a fourth-round pick on a 38-year-old defensive lineman with an expiring contract. The fact that the Dolphins kept Campbell despite these offers was a vote of confidence that was not lost on the 17th-year defensive lineman.

“Calais was willing to be traded,” Jared Campbell said. “Somehow they came to the decision in the last hour before they said, ‘Hey, give us that choice.’ To say, ‘No, we’re not going to do this.’ Calais was like, ‘Man, it made me feel loved. Because if you turn down a fourth-round pick for a 38-year-old man with an expiring contract, you must really want me.”

The Dolphins’ confidence has been rewarded in recent weeks. The team has won three straight since the Nov. 5 deadline and Campbell’s leadership has made a strong impression on his teammates.

The six-time Pro Bowler leads the team in sacks with four and tackles for loss with nine.