Saints stalwart Cameron Jordan underwent surgery earlier this year to address the significant ankle injury he suffered in November. While the eight-time Pro Bowler was able to play through the injury, he was clearly limited by it down the stretch of the 2023 season, and he ultimately recorded just two sacks (his lowest total since his rookie year in 2011). Fortunately, Jordan is on the mend.
He told reporters, including Mike Triplett of NewOrleans.Football , that he is running again and participating in walk-throughs, and he hopes to do some on-field work by the end of OTAs and minicamp (the last OTA session is on June 6, and the club’s three-day mandatory minicamp commences on June 11). Despite the diminished sack total, Jordan still played fairly well in the eyes of Pro Football Focus, securing a solid 73.
5 overall grade that positioned him as the 41st-best edge defender out of 112 qualified players. That is off the pace of his elite performances from 2015-21 but right in line with his 2022 work. His overall mark was pulled down by a middling 63.
8 pass-rush grade, though there is hope that a healthy ankle will at least allow him to replicate the counting stats he accumulated in 2022, when he tallied 8.5 sacks, 66 total tackles (13 TFL), and a pair of forced fumbles. One way or another, it appears that Jordan, who will turn 35 in July, has another two years to go in his illustrious playing career.
The Cal product inked an extension last August that keeps him under club con.