James Campen

James Frederick Campen (born June 11, 1964) is an American professional football coach and former player who currently serves as the offensive line coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played as a center for the New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers.

Career Campen spent 11 seasons as the offensive line coach for the Packers who had seven Pro Bowl linemen during his tenure there. Campen left the Packers in 2019 to become associate head coach/offensive line coach with the Cleveland Browns, then coached offensive line for the Los Angeles Chargers in 2020. On March 10, 2021, Campen was hired as offensive line coach for the Houston Texans.

On February 12, 2026, the Pittsburgh Steelers hired Campen to serve as the team's offensive line coach under new head coach Mike McCarthy.

Personal life Campen graduated in 1982 from Ponderosa High School in Shingle Springs, California. At Ponderosa he made all metro and all-league his junior and senior years of school. He was also voted "all-decade" for the 1980's as an individual player. During a break from professional football Campen returned to Shingle Springs, California and coached for 10 years between 1994 and 2004 with five years as head coach. He also opened a hardware store in Shingle Springs, California. Now he lives with his family in Suamico, Wisconsin.