Saints Sign Cameron Jordan to Big Contract Extension
By Max Scoli
Finally, the man's been paid.
The New Orleans Saints have come to terms with defensive end Cameron Jordan on a huge contract extension, according to Adam Schefter.
Cameron Jordan’s extension, engineered by Doug Hendrickson of @Wasserman and the Saints‘ VP of football administration Khai Harley, is a three-year, $52.5 million deal with a max of $55.5M that includes over $42 million in guaranteed money, per sources.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 11, 2019
This move will certainly please Saints fans, as Jordan had a tremendous impact on the team's defensive efforts last year.
Just 1 of 6 defenders to do so for his respective team, Cameron Jordan led the Saints in pressures AND run stops in 2018 pic.twitter.com/z68GhpowOz
— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) May 11, 2019
His resume warrants a contract extension as sizable as this one. Jordan is a four-time NFL Pro-Bowler, coming off a season where he was named Second Team All-Pro for recording 49 tackles, 12 sacks, six passes defended, 21 quarterback hits, and a single forced fumble. Jordan also moved into fourth place on the Saints’ all-time sacks list with 71.5, becoming the fourth player in franchise history to record double-digit sack totals in four separate seasons in the process.
He's said he wants to be a lifer, and here's a step towards it. Cameron Jordan agreed to three-year contract extension with the Saints: https://t.co/rCoVsUHymh
— TheSaintsWire (@TheSaintsWire) June 11, 2019
Under his leadership, the New Orleans Saints won their division with a stellar 13-3 record, advancing to compete in the NFC Championship Game before falling to the Los Angeles Rams. In that game, Jordan made three tackles and one quarterback hit.
Despite failing to make it to the Super Bowl as the NFL's best team in the regular season, Jordan feels the football world has not seen the last of the Saints:
“We’re taking one step closer each and every year, for us, as long as we keep doing what we do, as long as we keep our eyes on the prize, keep our eyes focused on what we have to accomplish, hopefully that leads us into the next step, which would be a Super Bowl next year,” Jordan said.
- Cameron Jordan
With Drew Brees at quarterback and Jordan leading the defense, the sky is the limit for this New Orleans team.