Saints sign Cameron Jordan to three-year, $52.5 million extension

The New Orleans Saints and defensive end Cameron Jordan have agreed to a three-year extension that keeps him with the team for the next five seasons.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter broke the news Tuesday, calling it a “big” extension.

New Orleans’ four-time Pro Bowl defensive end Cameron Jordan and the Saints reached agreement on a big three-year contract extension that will contractually tie the two sides together for the next five seasons, through the 2023 season, sources tell ESPN.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 11, 2019

Per Schefter, the extension includes $42 million guaranteed and has a max value of $55.5 million.

Cameron Jordan’s extension, engineered by Doug Hendrickson of @Wasserman and the Saints‘ VP of football administration Khai Harley, is a three-year, $52.5 million deal with a max of $55.5M that includes over $42 million in guaranteed money, per sources.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 11, 2019

Jordan has been one of the best defensive ends in the NFL for years. He has tallied 71.5 sacks over the course of his eight-year career, including 25 the past two seasons. Additionally, Jordan excels against the run and has been highly graded by Pro Football Focus (90.0 last season) for his all-around excellence.

On top of that, Jordan is one of the NFL’s true iron men, having started 128 straight games since being selected in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft.