Over the last decade, no player has been a bigger headache for the Atlanta Falcons than New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan.
Not only is Jordan the Saints’ all-time sack leader with 115.5, he recorded 23 sacks against former Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan — an NFL record for the most times a quarterback has been sacked by a single player.
It sounds like Jordan isn’t super thrilled about the Falcons poaching Saints assistant Ryan Nielsen for their defensive coordinator vacancy.
Shortly after the hiring was announced, Jordan tweeted that he was “happy-ish” for Nielsen and called him a top-tier defensive line coach in terms of developing a pass rush and emphasizing technique.
Ryan to Dc job was inevitable. Top tier DL coach in terms of developing pass rush and emphasizing technique on run and gap integrity. 😔🫡 wish him the semi-best as he willingly went to the Failcons… happy-ish for him pic.twitter.com/la3TaOW4id
— cameron jordan (@camjordan94) January 28, 2023
Jordan obviously thinks highly of Nielsen, and it’s easy to see why. Since Nielsen took over as defensive line coach in 2017, Jordan has racked up 69 sacks. This should come as welcome news for a Falcons team that has recorded just 39 total sacks over the last two seasons.
Nielsen must hire a defensive line coach, outside linebackers coach and secondary coach to his staff after the Falcons let go of three assistants on Friday evening.
