Cam Jordan opened this season in an unfamiliar role, both on the field and in the locker room.
The Saints shifted him to the Jack, the highlight spot in Rob Ryan’s defense, trying to get their best pass rusher in more one-on-one situations.
Off the field, Jordan found himself making a move on a defensive line that increasingly looked nothing like the one he was used to seeing. First Tyrunn Walker left for Detroit. Then the Saints released Junior Galette right before training camp, and Brodrick Bunkley soon after that. Three weeks into the season, New Orleans traded Akiem Hicks.