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Anytime, anywhere. That’s the message New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan issued in his opening press conference call ahead of training camp, when asked whether his teammates have enough time to prepare for their Sept. 13 season opener.
“I mean, if you said, ‘Cam, could you play this Sunday at midnight?’ I guess I would meet you out in the parking lot somewhere. I am ready,” Jordan replied.
Early this summer, when the NFL was just beginning to come to grips with the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, Saints coach Sean Payton canceled his team’s offseason program and the virtual workouts that would have come with it, which many squads around the league have attempted while working from home.
But Payton did deliver two marching orders to his players: take care of their families, and show up for training camp in the best shape of their lives. That’s something Jordan took to heart.
Jordan said, “I assume everybody (received) that memo. Because I’m talking to guys like Craig (Robertson) and Demario (Davis), they never stopped working and I Facetimed Craig and he just get out of a workout. I hit up Demario, he’s still working out. So I know for sure guys are biting at the bit to try to get back to this facility to again, compete and try to win a Super Bowl.”
Sure, Jordan has some concerns about playing a contact sport in the midst of a highly infectious pandemic. New rules and protocols are being introduced each week, it seems, and he’s anxious to see how a preseason without preseason games unfolds. But at the end of the day, he knows that the Saints and every other team are doing their best, and he’s ready to roll with the punches that come his way.
“So hopefully we stay on the right path with the right procedures in place,” Jordan continued, “but I think the Saints have tried to put (the protocols) in place and we’re able to get through a season. Of course I wouldn’t say flawlessly, but a season nonetheless in the best way we can to pursue the Super Bowl.”
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