Saints’ DE Cameron Jordan won his appeal of the $50,000 fine for violating the league’s rule on allegedly faking an injury during a Week 13 loss to the Buccaneers, per source. Fine now rescinded.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 19, 2023
Finally, some positive New Orleans Saints news. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Cameron Jordan won his appeal of a $50,000 fine for allegedly faking an injury during Week 13’s game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which means his money is back in his pocket and name has been cleared.
There wasn’t ever much doubt about this. Jordan received treatment at the team facility, received an MRI, and was listed on the injury report after getting banged up. The NFL has taken an zealous approach to policing injuries with some flagrant faked ailments going on to buy teams an extra timeout here and there, but putting players dealing with legitimate injuries through the wringer to prove they actually got hurt during a game feels like a step too far.
At least this is behind Jordan now. He didn’t let that late-season foot injury keep him from winning the franchise’s all-time sacks record. The Saints were also hit with steep penalties for defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen ($50,000), head coach Dennis Allen ($100,000), and as an organization ($350,000). The NFL recently heard the Saints’ own appeal for those fines, which were presumably waived along with Jordan’s. But we’ll have to wait on official word from the team on that.
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