The NFL is a business and sometimes the business moves that teams make really suck. The New Orleans Saints might be in that type of situation with Cameron Jordan this offseason.
The 35 year old Jordan has been with the Saints since 2011. That's 14 seasons, a really long time to be with one team. It's pretty rare in sports these days.
He has said that he wants to be back with the Saints for a 15th season and eventually retire in New Orleans, but the Saints, who have the worst cap situation in the league, really need to free up cash.
Cutting Jordan with a Post June 1st designation would give the Saints $11 million in cap space and would really help them in the offseason. They're not going to go out and make splash signings or anything like that, but this move and a few others would help.
If the Saints do make the move, there are three spots that make a ton of sense for Jordan to wind up. Let's talk about them:
Detroit Lions
The Lions are a team that needs edge rusher help and/or edge rusher depth. They're likely to get a little younger at the position in the draft and having someone like Jordan around would drastically help the younger guys learn on the job. Jordan could go out there and start or share the role with Za'Darius Smith and a rookie and he'd be in good shape to have a chance to win his first Super Bowl. Plus he spent five seasons with Dan Campbell in New Orleans.
Chicago Bears
This one makes a lot of sense too. Jordan spent 10 years with new Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen in New Orleans and he knows the system that Allen will look to install in Chicago. It would be a very easy transition to make. Plus the Bears could use some help on their young defensive line, Jordan would be a good mentor with plenty to offer on the field too.
New York Jets
Maybe a bit of a longshot since the Jets are pretty set on their defensive line, but the familiarity with Aaron Glenn could get Jordan to the Big Apple. The Jets defense did struggle a bit last year and they could use all the help they could get, even if their line seems ready to go.