*CBS is developing a new comedy series based on the life of Arizona Cardinals’ starting defensive end Calais Campbell.
Titled “The Whole Nine,” the multicamera project centers a pro football player who moves into a gated community and is surprised when his overbearing family shows up on his doorstep wanting to move in
The NFL has no involvement in the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Chris Case (who penned last season’s NFL Fox family comedy pilot “Havoc”) will serve as a co-writer alongside newcomers Derek Elliot and Jack Donaldson. The comedy hails from CBS Television Studios, where fellow executive producers Eric and Kim Tannenbaum are under an overall deal. Doug Banker and Campbell also are on board as exec producers.
Campbell was picked in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft and played in a Super Bowl with the Cardinals as a rookie. Born in Denver, he has seven siblings: two sisters and five brothers. His Hollywood connection also includes a guest spot on FX fantasy sports comedy The League.
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