Cam comin’ in HOT!!!
@CamJordan94 takes down Geno Smith for a 9-yd loss to force the Seahawks to punt #SEAvsNO
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— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) October 9, 2022
Another one. Cameron Jordan sacked Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith for a loss of 9 yards on Sunday, but the wider impact of that play goes beyond its immediate ramification (to force a Seattle punt). Jordan is closer to making New Orleans Saints history with 109.5 career sacks after bringing Smith down in the first half. And he did it against standout rookie right tackle Abraham Lucas, who hadn’t yielded a single sack through his first four starts.
Only Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Rickey Jackson sacked quarterbacks more often in a Saints jersey. Jackson’s official career total is 115, though he has an unofficial career-high of 123 in a Saints uniform — sacks were not tracked until his second year in the league, but Pro Football Reference film study found he bagged 8 sacks as a rookie in 1981.
The NFL recognizes that 115 number, so it’s what we’ll be working with in tracking Jordan’s progress. Either way, Jordan is continuing to close the gap between them. We’ll see if he can sustain it throughout the full season, and it’s anyone’s guess as to whether Jordan has done enough right now to join Jackson in the Hall of Fame someday, but it’s an impressive start to the seven-time Pro Bowler’s 12th year in the NFL.
Update: Jordan later sacked Smith again in the fourth quarter, splitting it with linebacker Demario Davis and putting his career total at 110. He needs 5.5 more sacks to reach 115.5 and break Jackson’s all-time record.
The second sack of the day for @CamJordan94!#SEAvsNO
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) October 9, 2022