NEW ORLEANS (AP) 鈥� New Orleans Saints all-time sack leader Cameron Jordan agreed Tuesday to a one-year contract to remain with the club for what the 16th-year veteran says will be his final NFL season.
鈥淚 definitely am going to take to this like every game is my last,” Jordan said. “I鈥檓 going to treat it like it鈥檚 the final season.鈥�
Jordan, , said ending his career with New Orleans 鈥� and spending the entirety of it with one franchise 鈥� was important to him.
鈥淭here鈥檚 no amount of money in the league that can make me say, 鈥楯ust turn your back on everything that you built,鈥�” said Jordan, who posted a team-high 10 1/2 sacks last season. 鈥淭his is where I wanted to be and got back here.鈥�
Financial terms of the contract have not been disclosed, but Jordan, who turns 37 on July 10, suggested the deal he accepted from the Saints was not as lucrative as offers he received from other teams.
鈥淭here was no match,” Jordan said, adding, “The loyalty streak has always run deep with me.
鈥淚t was mutual benefit for us to come back. The way that I want to affect this city. I don鈥檛 think that鈥檚 ever going to stop,鈥� Jordan said, mentioning the longstanding charitable work of his foundation in the area.
Jordan also noted that his four children have been born and raised in New Orleans and wanted to stay.
鈥淚t鈥檚 become home for us,鈥� he said, adding that it would 鈥渇eel wrong to be in another city, not giving back to this city.鈥�
A Saints first-round draft choice in 2011 and a defensive captain for the past decade, Jordan has 132 career sacks, which ranks 17th in NFL history.
Jordan also has 17 forced fumbles, 12 fumble recoveries, three interceptions, 67 pass breakups, 175 tackles for loss, 248 quarterback hits and blocked one kick in his career.
In 2017, Jordan was an AP All-Pro. His eight Pro Bowl selections is a franchise high for a defensive player.
While Jordan’s contract agreement came on the first day of Saints mandatory minicamp, he did not practice and was unsure if he would practice on Wednesday. He said he still has to undergo a physical and expects to at least attend meetings this week.
Jordan joined the Saints two seasons after their only championship.
New Orleans’ 2018 squad got close to making it back to the Super Bowl, falling to the Los Angeles Rams in overtime of an NFC title game affected by what the league later acknowledged was a in the final two minutes of regulation.
Rather than chase a championship with a team favored to contend this season, Jordan decided he preferred to help the Saints improve on their six victories in 2025.
Jordan has been part of six Saints playoffs teams (2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020) and said he would not sell short his chances of being part of a seventh this season.
鈥淲hen you look at our roster, you see the growth,” Jordan said. 鈥淚f I can push my teammates to be the best version of them, how much farther can we go as a team?
鈥淚鈥檓 going to keep on believing,鈥� he said.
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