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Report: DE Cameron Jordan to be free agent after 15 seasons with Saints

By Thomson Reuters Mar 5, 2026 | 12:37 PM

Cameron Jordan, an eight-time Pro Bowl defensive end who has spent his 15-year career with ​New Orleans, will not have ‌a new contract with the Saints by next week and will become a free agent, ESPN reported Thursday.

Jordan, who turns ‌37 ​in July, completed a ⁠two-year, $27.5 million contract ⁠in 2025. ESPN reported that he wants to play a 16th season.

He started all 17 regular-season games ​last season and totaled 47 tackles, 10.5 sacks, 15 tackles for ⁠loss, 15 quarterback hits, ⁠two forced fumbles and ​one fumble recovery.

For his career, Jordan has ​a franchise-record 132 sacks along with ‌763 tackles, 175 tackles for loss, 17 forced fumbles, 12 fumble recoveries and 67 passes defensed in ⁠243 regular-season games (242 starts).

Jordan was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2013, 2015 and ⁠from ‌2017 to 2022, and was ⁠first-team All-Pro in 2017. ​The ‌eight Pro Bowl selections are ​the most ⁠for a Saints defensive player in franchise history.

New Orleans selected Jordan in the first round (24th overall) in the 2011 NFL draft out of Cal.

–Field ​Level Media