Drew Brees is retired and working for NBC. Sean Payton tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently away from his team. But one New Orleans Saints franchise icon is in Tampa Bay for Sunday Night Football, and he's putting on a show.
Cameron Jordan entered the evening with 98 1/2 sacks in his career. But twice in the first half of the team's Week 15 tilt against the Buccaneers, Jordan sacked Tom Brady, pushing him over 100 sacks in his career:
Now 32, Jordan has six sacks in 2021, his 11th NFL season.
The 2011 first-round pick is second in Saints history in sacks, trailing only Hall of Famer Rickey Jackson, who had 115 sacks as a member of the Saints.
As NFL Research noted, the Saints are now the third franchise in NFL history to have two players who have recorded over 100 sacks as a member of their team. The Indianapolis Colts (Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis) and New York Giants (Lawrence Taylor and Michael Strahan) are the other two.
Among active players, Jordan is fifth in sacks, trailing only Von Miller, Chandler Jones, J.J. Watt and Justin Houston.
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