To stay with the New Orleans Saints, Cam Jordan took a sizable pay cut — one that freed up a noticeable amount of cap room for the franchise.
Jordan agreed to lower his $12.5 million base salary to the league minimum of $1.255 minimum with a bonus of $4.8 million, bringing the total value of the contract to $6.45 million, according to Over The Cap.
Jordan's reworked contract dropped his 2025 cap number from over $20 million to nearly $9.8 million — a move that freed up about $10.3 million. His new contract is still scheduled to void after next season.
According to Over The Cap, the Saints added four void years to Jordan's deal. Though he's set to be a free agent in 2026, Jordan's contract is still set to leave $18.7 million on the books because of previous signing bonuses and various restructures.
Jordan's new contract also contains $4 million in incentives, which he can earn throughout the season. ESPN reported Tuesday that Jordan has up to $2 million in play time incentives — for instance, he earns $350,000 if he plays at least 50% of the snaps — and up to $2 million in sack incentives.
ESPN first reported the details of Jordan's pay cut.
Drafted in 2011, Jordan announced last week that he would be back with the Saints for a 15th season.
"The contract is what it is," Jordan said on his "Off the Edge with Cam Jordan" podcast. "You can get the numbers, but you can figure that out somewhere. I'm not just going to give it to you. At the end of the day, this is where I want to be. I've always said I wanted to win a Super Bowl in the black and gold.
"So, if it ain't New Orleans in the black and gold, maybe it's not for me."
The 35-year-old is coming off a season in which he played a career-low 48% of the snaps, but finished with four sacks. Jordan saw an uptick in playing time over the second half of the season after the team fired coach Dennis Allen.