Speculation about franchise legend Cameron Jordan’s future with the New Orleans Saints started to pick up entering the team’s final home game of the 2024 season. Jordan’s obvious emotion before, during and after game, having led the “Who Dat” chant with his whole family watching and sticking around late to sign autographs, only fueled the fire.
In speaking to the media afterwards, Jordan addressed the speculation and gave a couple of interesting quotes regarding his next steps after this season. First, a comment shared by
Jordan says he won’t leave the team of his own choosing, telling ESPN’s Katherine Terrell: “If you want to shut that door for me, you’re going to have to shut it for me because I’m not going to do it to myself. As much as I bleed, I think I only bleed black and gold, but if you force me to go bleed somewhere else, a soldier fights wherever, whenever, however.”
These past two seasons haven’t been the same as Jordan is used to in that black and gold, but he is showing at least some signs of life again. He has 14 tackles with five for a loss and three sacks in the past three games.
He also let out some of the frustration that he has felt from the disappointing season, understanding that fans are upset.
“The city of New Orleans has always rocked with us,” Jordan reflected, via the Times-Picayune’s Luke Johnson. “Even in a piss-poor season like this one, it’s still all the TeeTees and MawMaws and PawPaws and Parrains out there taking care of us. I’ve got nothing but love for it, so I was trying to show a little appreciation. And if it is the last one, I’m going to go out my way anyways.”
Jordan made his point pretty clear. He’ll stay as long as the Saints will have him. But if they’re ready to move on, and the salary cap might demand it, he’ll go searching for new opportunities without any ill will.
