Saints Legend Reveals Motivation To Return To New Orleans

The Saints certainly have had a good offseason to this point

Oct 15, 2023; Houston, Texas, USA; View of a Crucial Catch logo on the helmet of New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan (94) before the game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images / Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

The New Orleans Saint have done a good job minimizing turnover this offseason by keeping a lot of the team's pending free agents in town and also guys that seemingly were at risk of being released.

New Orleans has some serious cap issues and has pushed some of those issues to next year thanks in large part to contract restructurings. For weeks there was chatter about different guys who could be cut and rumors were running rampant.

One guy whose name was floated in social media rumors was eight-time Pro Bowler Cameron Jordan. He has spent his entire 14-year career as a member of the Saints and luckily isn't going anywhere.

He discussed his motivation for staying in New Orleans on the “Off the Edge” podcast.

"My agent calls me, he was like 'Hey, you know, we've got to sort of get something done,'" Jordan said. "Got to check around the league if you want to go somewhere...I was like if I have to go somewhere, I will go. Ranted a little bit. I was like this is where I should be. My contract says I have another year on it so unless they cut me I'm not leaving or I'm not taking a pay reduction...

"Do I really want to go somewhere for the next two years or three years? We're going to take this year-by-year. Year No. 15, let's figure this out. Family loves it here. The community work that I do here is a part of me. It's such a big part of me...At the end of the day, this is where I want to be. I've always said I want to win a Super Bowl in the Black and Gold."

Jordan is someone who has made it clear that he never wants to leave the Saints. Hopefully, they can reward him and his loyalty with a Super Bowl win.

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