Category: Cameron Jordan

Watch: Cameron Jordan works XFL sideline for New York-Dallas game

New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan tried out as a sideline reporter during the XFL’s game between New York and Dallas teams.

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New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan tried out for a new job this weekend, patrolling the sidelines of Saturday’s XFL game between the New York Guardians and Dallas Renegades. It’s the latest media appearance Jordan has made, following previous brushes with NFL Network’s  “Good Morning Football” program and SiriusXM’s “The Rich Eisen Show.”

This time, though, Jordan wasn’t the one being interviewed. It was his responsibility to hold the microphone and ask pertinent questions of players as they left the field, doing his best to make for good TV.

And Jordan was a natural in the role, later joking that, “I channeled my inner WDSU team.” He chopped it up with players from both teams after big on-field moments, showing an easy comfort in relating their experiences to the cameras.

While it appears he’ll have an easy transition from his days on the NFL field to a media role — in whatever medium it may end up landing — Jordan made it clear that he doesn’t intend to hang his cleats up any time soon.

Here are some of his highlights in those instant-reaction interviews:

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Watch: All of Cameron Jordan’s career-high 15.5 sacks in the 2019 season

New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan set a personal-best with 15.5 sacks in the 2019 season, all collected in a highlight reel.

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Cameron Jordan had a career year with the New Orleans Saints in 2019, just months after he signed a hefty contract extension securing his ties with the team through 2023. Jordan logged a personal-best 15.5 sacks in 16 regular season games (plus another takedown in the playoffs), and you can watch all of them in the supercut shared by the NFL’s official Twitter account, which we’ve embedded below.

Beyond the immediate impact of all those highlight reel-worthy plays, Jordan’s sacks in 2019 caused his career total to rise to second-best in Saints history (87). The only player left for him to pass is Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Rickey Jackson, whose 115 career sacks are the most of any player to ever put on the black and gold.

Two important factors suggest that Jordan may reach that lofty goal. He just turned 30 last summer, putting him squarely in the prime of his playing career. The big defensive end has also bagged 12 or more sacks in each of the last three seasons, with little signs of slowing down. If he can keep up that pace, Jordan will be flirting with Jackson’s all-time record by 2022, when he’ll be 33. And it shouldn’t shock anyone if he end sup meeting it ahead of schedule.

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Cameron Jordan to work as a sideline reporter in upcoming XFL game

New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan will work the XFL’s Week 5 game between the Guardians and Renegades as a sideline reporter.

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New Orleans Saints fans will want to tune into March 7’s clash between the New York Guardians and Dallas Renegades, with All-Pro defensive end Cameron Jordan on hand to interview XFL players on the sidelines. The national-broadcast game on FOX will kick off at 4:00 p.m. CT from Global Life Park in Arlington, Texas. Curt Menefee and Joel Klatt will call the game from the booth.

It’s an interesting career turn from Jordan, but not unexpected. Jordan has been a common guest on radio and television programs, ranging from “The Rich Eisen Show” on Sirius XM to “Good Morning Football” on NFL Network. He was a guest of the NFL Network’s broadcast from last week’s NFL Scouting Combine, chopping it up with hosts and draft prospects during the on-field events. While Jordan is still in the prime of his career — he inked a contract extension through 2023 last summer, before posting a career-high 15.5 sacks — this experience in front of cameras, with a microphone in hand, should serve him well once it’s time to hang up his cleats.

So expect an entertaining afternoon of football with Jordan patrolling the XFL sidelines this Saturday. The startup league has had a few profane “hot mic” incidents and other too-revealing moments, and nearly got Troy Aikman trampled, but the unprecedented coverage of players’ reactions just minutes after a big play (good or bad) has made for terrific TV. We’ll be sure to grab the highlights.

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Report: Cameron Jordan played final 5 games of 2019 with serious muscle injury

New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan told NFL.com’s Michael Silver that he finished the year with an injury that required surgery

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Playing professional football can be hazardous for your health, and it’s a common sentiment around the league that by the end of the year, everyone is dealing with one injury or another. The capacity for pain tolerance is a big factor in deciding one’s chances of success in the NFL, and New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan knows that as well as anyone. It’s why he admitted to NFL.com’s Michael Silver that he finished the 2019 season with a core muscle injury that required surgery two days after Super Bowl LIV.

Jordan told Silver that he tore an adductor muscle off the bone in last year’s loss to the San Francisco 49ers, but gutted out the pain to play 248 snaps in the final five weeks. While Jordan did get opportunities to rest in blowout victories over the Indianapolis Colts and Carolina Panthers, he still played 83.9% or more of defensive snaps in three of those last five contests — and then went on to join his teammates in the Pro Bowl. In total, just three Saints defenders saw more action in 2019 than Jordan (who was in on 876 plays): linebacker Demario Davis (984 snaps), free safety Marcus Williams (949), and cornerback Eli Apple (932).

Jordan’s been an iron man for the Saints ever since he won the starting job, back in 2012. He’s logged 7,626 defensive snaps during that time and never missed a game, with last year’s total being a career-low. While Silver’s report adds that Jordan expects to be fully recovered from offseason surgery by the time Saints training camp begins, it illustrates an important point — the team must take steps to keep him better-rested during the long NFL season, which is poised to only stretch longer with CBA negotiations surrounding a 17th regular season game. Jordan is one of the Saints’ best players, and it’s vital that he be in top form during the year’s biggest games. Maybe the Saints should look into rotating him in and out of the lineup a little more efficiently.

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Watch: Cam Jordan mercilessly dusts a few kids in a Pro Bowl foot race

New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan accepted the challenge to race some kids at the 2020 Pro Bowl, but he didn’t hold back.

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There’s things you don’t do, like choosing to tug Superman’s cape, or pull the mask off the Lone Ranger. You also don’t challenge New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan to a race.

That’s what a few children and young teens discovered at an event ahead of the 2020 Pro Bowl, when they lined up for a sprint against the 6-foot-4, 287-pound sack artist. Some NFL stars would take the opportunity to let the kids enjoy the spotlight for a moment by throwing the race. But Jordan treated it like a competition.

At least he gave them a second’s head start. But by the time Jordan burst out of his stance, it was no contest, leaving all three of his challengers in the dust.

Later, Jordan justified that decision by explaining it as a motivational tactic: he wanted to help these young athletes to “strive and stride to get faster,” leaving a lasting memory of what it’s like to compete against one of the best football players on the planet. Time will tell if the lesson sticks, but for now we’ve got one entertaining video from the charismatic defensive end.

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Cameron Jordan invites Vikings to watch the rest of the playoffs from his couch

New Orleans Saints players Cameron Jordan and Michael Thomas offered a spot on their couches with the playoff-eliminated Minnesota Vikings

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Who does Twitter better than Cameron Jordan?

The New Orleans Saints defensive end followed up a career-best 15.5-sack season by getting voted into the Pro Bowl and the All-Pro second team. And even if his squad exited the playoffs sooner than expected, he hasn’t allowed 24-hour ribbing from Minnesota Vikings fans to get him down.

So when the Vikings were eliminated in a one-sided 27-10 loss on the road to the San Francisco 49ers, Jordan did what any neighborly soul would do: he offered a spot on his couch to the Vikings and their fans, who are now stuck on the outside looking in just like he was. How’s that for spinning a negative into a positive?

But Jordan wasn’t the only Saints player to take some time to laugh at the Vikings’ expense. Wide receiver Michael Thomas also lit up his Twitter timeline, bringing the jokes and welcoming Minnesota to a long, cold offseason. Maybe he and Jordan will host a playoff-viewing party for all their opponents who also won’t be playing in Super Bowl LIV.

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Cameron Jordan credits Jimmy Garoppolo and ‘the 15 running backs’ for 49ers’ success

New Orleans Saints DE Cameron Jordan acknowledged that his defense didn’t do enough to slow down the dangerous San Francisco 49ers offense.

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New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan wasn’t pleased by his unit’s effort in their defeat to the San Francisco 49ers, to say the least. Problems plagued them throughout the afternoon; whether his defensive line wasn’t putting pressure on 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo or his teammates in the secondary were giving up too much ground to the San Francisco receivers, New Orleans just wasn’t able to play complimentary football in the 48-46 loss.

“It’s something that we have to deal with,” Jordan said during his postgame media availability. “They (San Francisco) had over 40 points on the board. That is on the defense. When you have an offense rolling the way that they were, with the ebbs and flow of the game, this is something that we have to be able to go back to what we know.”

Jordan pointed to the ease with which San Francisco picked up yards on the ground as one weakness that stuck with him: “You’ve got to be able to stop that run. At the end of the day, they ended up with over a buck-fifty (150 yards rushing) on the ground. Whether that’s Jimmy (Garoppolo) scrambling, whether that’s the 15 running backs that they have in the backfield, it’s something that we knew coming in that we were going to have to stop.”

The 49ers feature one of the league’s deepest running back corps; Raheem Mostert (608 rushing yards), Matt Breida (596), and Tevin Coleman (460) have each taken turns leading the team in making big gains on the ground, and they combined for 129 rushing yards against the Saints on Sunday. As Jordan himself said, allowing that kind of productivity just isn’t good enough. That he and his teammates knew it and still weren’t able to do much about it is disquieting.

This one stings, and it’s going to haunt the Saints for a while. And Jordan is acutely aware of the role the unit he leads played in this loss, summing it up as, “At the end of the day, we didn’t do enough to get a win.”

That’s tough medicine to swallow, but it’s what the Saints need to hear right now. They can’t continue wasting the opportunities they’re given with Drew Brees, a Hall of Fame-bound quarterback, at the helm. Having leaders like Jordan in the room will help keep everyone accountable and optimistic, and that’s something fans can feel confident about. With the immediate 24 hours from this loss behind them, rest assured that Jordan and his teammates are dialing into their next opponent.

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