Anthony Campanile (pronounced CAMP-uh-neel-ee) joined the Miami Dolphins as linebackers coach in 2020. Campanile has experience coaching multiple position groups on both sides of the ball and served as co- defensive coordinator for Boston College in 2018. In 2021, Campanile worked with a diverse group of linebackers that were very active rushing the passer. The Dolphins finished with 48.0 sacks, one shy of the team record (1983 and 2005). His linebackers tallied 19.5 of those sacks and two of Miami’s top three leaders in sacks (Jaelan Phillips and Jerome Baker) were linebackers. Phillips set a Dolphins rookie record with 8.5 sacks. Baker once again led the team in tackles with 92 and became the first Dolphins player since at least 2000 to total 400-plus tackles in his first four NFL seasons.

In his first NFL season in 2020, Campanile helped the Dolphins finish sixth in the league in points allowed per game (21.1). Miami led the NFL in takeaways (29) and third-down defense (31.2 pct). For the first time in team history, the Dolphins had three linebackers record at least five sacks in a season.Jerome Baker had seven, Kyle Van Noy had six and Andrew Van Ginkel had 5.5. Baker led the team with 111 tackles (69 solo), his second straight season with at least 100 stops.

In 2019, Campanile served as the linebackers coach at Michigan. He helped mentor Khaleke Hudson and Josh Uche. Hudson led the team with 101 tackles (45 solo), which ranked fifth in the Big Ten, and was a fifth-round pick by Washington in the 2020 NFL Draft. Campanile spent three seasons (2016-18) at Boston College. In 2018, the Eagles were 11th nationally with 26 takeaways. Their 18 interceptions tied for the ACC lead and were fifth in FBS. Defensive back Hamp Cheevers earned first-team All-ACC and third-team All-American honors after tying for the FBS lead with seven interceptions. Boston College’s 2017 secondary ranked third nationally in pass efficiency defense (101.8) and 12th nationally with 18 interceptions. Lukas Denis earned second-team All-ACC and second-team All-American honors and seven interceptions, tied for the second-best mark in FBS. He spent six years as a high school coach in New Jersey, beginning as an assistant at his alma mater, Fair Lawn High School, in 2006, and then five years (2007-11) at Don Bosco Prep. Campanile played safety and linebacker at Rutgers from 2001-04, graduating with a degree in history.