New Orleans Saints defensive end Cam Jordan’s hamstring injury could linger into the regular season, coach Kellen Moore said Tuesday.
“We’ll take time and kind of evaluate where Cam’s at and see how it looks here through training camp,” Moore added.
Jordan’s injury occurred Thursday, before he traveled to Canton, Ohio, to attend former teammate Drew Brees’ Pro Football Hall of Fame induction over the weekend.
The 37-year-old Jordan has been remarkably durable since the Saints made him a first-round draft choice in 2011. Jordan has missed just two of 245 career regular-season games.
He entered this past offseason as a free agent before agreeing to a one-year contract with the hope of remaining in New Orleans for his entire career.
While Jordan has said this season could be his last, he would not rule out playing in 2027 if he felt good physically, believed he could be effective and a team wanted him.
Moore said the Saints training staff intended to “have some patience” with Jordan’s injury, “let it take its course, and we’ll collect more and more information as we go.”
While Jordan started all 17 games last season and led the team in sacks with 10 1/2, he played little more than half of New Orleans’ defensive snaps, down considerably from the bulk of his career, when his snap count ranged from 70% in 2023 to as high as 93% in 2014 and 2017.
New Orleans has several players vying for playing time on the edge this season, including Chase Young, Carl Granderson, Anfernee Jennings, Tyree Wilson and Fadil Diggs.
“We certainly feel good about our depth at that position,” Moore said. “We’ve got some really talented players on the edge and view that as a strength of our football team. We’re going to need multiple guys to play throughout the season no matter what.”
NOTES: The Saints lost an additional defensive lineman during practice when veteran tackle Davon Godchaux rolled an ankle. Moore said he was awaiting details on the severity of that injury.
Reporting by The Associated Press.
