It would appear that New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Cam Jordan is using Super Bowl week to lobby some of the NFL’s top quarterbacks to find their way onto his roster.
The 2021 Saints missed the playoffs for the first time since 2016 with a 9-8 record and a quarterback battery of Jameis Winston, Taysom Hill, and Treor Siemian. Injuries saw that group depleted to the point where rookie Ian Book, a fourth-round rookie from Notre Dame, started Week 15 against the Dolphins, completing 12 of 20 passes for 135 yards, no touchdowns, and two interceptions.
With former head coach and offensive mastermind Sean Payton retiring, Winston an unrestricted free agent, and the book very much out on Hill’s future as a legitimate starting quarterback, Jordan is on point with the idea that he and his team should be going after potentially disgruntled top quarterbacks this offseason. Those include Seattle’s Russell Wilson, and Aaron Rodgers of the Packers.
“I don’t know who that quarterback is gonna be,” Jordan told USA Today this week. “We’ve got Taysom Hill, Jameis hopefully we’ll be under contract soon, I don’t know where we stand with that. If not, I started recruiting early. I’ve been recruiting, tweeting, sub-tweeting, in person to anybody and everybody,” Jordan told USA TODAY Sports. “If you have some rift with your head coach, come mess with ours.
Jordan also stumped for Davate Adams, Rodgers’ top receiver, and the best target in the game today.
“Bring your favorite receiver. I take Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams and Michael Thomas. I’m sure they’re gonna argue over who’s No. 1, but they’re No. 1 in my heart. We’ll be better having two of the top three receivers in the game.”
At Thursday’s NFL Honors awards show, Jordan doubled down on the sales pitch.
Cam Jordan on the red carpet: "I'm looking forward to seeing my future quarterback win MVP…I'm gonna keep pushing this Aaron Rodgers thing till it happens."
Then proceeds to give a stump speech for the Saints to Rodgers.
— Kassidy Hill (@KassidyGHill) February 11, 2022
Getting such a quarterback and such a receiver will be a challenge for the 2022 Saints. Leave out the multiple first-round picks it would take to wrest Rodgers or Wilson away from their teams — the Saints are also estimated to be more than $75 million over the salary cap when the league year turns over in March. That’s one situation new head coach and former defensive coordinator Dennis Allen has to contend with.
But at least Allen has his best defensive player trying to drum up interest any way he possibly can.
