Cameron Jordan’s two-sack day didn’t just help the New Orleans Saints finish off a 29-6 win over the New York Jets on Sunday, December 21. It also moved real money in his 2025 contract.
Jordan recorded two sacks of Jets quarterback Brady Cook late in the second quarter, and the the veteran now has 8.5 sacks this season and 130 for his career. The 2.5 sacks triggered an $800,000 payday for the beloved defensive lineman.
Those two sacks also pushed Jordan past key sack-based incentive checkpoints in the reworked deal he signed to stay in New Orleans, the exact kind of “hard nugget” that matters for a late-season veteran pushing through December.
“It’s for me, but it’s for us, and when I get that Hall of Fame jacket I’m going be like you know, my dogs,” Jordan said in a postgame locker room video posted by the Saints.
Cameron Jordan’s two sacks pushed him into a new bonus tier
Jordan’s contract includes a ladder of incentives tied to sack totals, and his Week 16 production matters because it moved him into the next bracket.
Per Spotrac’s breakdown of Jordan’s 2025 incentives, the sack bonuses are cumulative and stack as he reaches each threshold: $300,000 at 5 sacks, another $300,000 at 6, $400,000 at 7, $400,000 at 8, and $600,000 at 9.
With Sunday’s two sacks pushing him to 8.5, Jordan is now sitting above both the 7-sack and 8-sack marks, meaning he has effectively cleared multiple incentive checkpoints and is now within a half-sack of the 9-sack trigger for another $600,000.
In total so far, he’s earned $1.4 million from his sack total this season.
What it means for the Saints and what happens next
This is exactly why the incentive-heavy restructure mattered for both sides. The Saints lowered Jordan’s base value and built in up to $4 million in incentives tied to playing time and performance.
From a football standpoint, it’s a real late-season pressure moment: the Saints’ pass rush just posted a huge day (Cook was sacked eight times), and Jordan’s personal chase is now sitting right at the edge of another payday.
Next up, New Orleans plays at the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, Dec. 28 (Week 17). That game now has an extra storyline baked in: can Jordan get that final half-sack to hit the nine-sack incentive?
Jordan’s day also adds a fun late-season edge for Saints fans tracking incentives, because he didn’t just “get one” and call it. He cleared multiple rungs of the ladder in a single half, and now the next one is the biggest yet. If he gets to nine sacks, that’s another $600,000 incentive trigger sitting right there on the schedule. For a franchise icon with 130 career sacks, the chase is suddenly both personal and very profitable.
Key contract details to know
Here’s the incentive ladder in plain English, based on Spotrac’s contract listing:
- 5 sacks: +$300,000
- 6 sacks: +$300,000
- 7 sacks: +$400,000
- 8 sacks: +$400,000
- 9 sacks: +$600,000
And there’s more than sacks involved. SpoTrac’s incentive breakdown also highlights that Jordan’s 2025 deal includes playing-time triggers on top of the sack totals. He currently holds a 50% playing time bonus of $350,000.
Context: Saints rolled the Jets 29-6
While the money angle is fun (and relevant), the on-field result was just as loud: the Saints won 29-6, extending their win streak to three, with Chris Olave catching two touchdowns and Charlie Smyth tying a franchise record with five field goals.
Jordan’s two sacks were part of the defensive avalanche, and they came with a very direct, very December consequence: contract bonuses activated, and another one now sits within arm’s reach next week.
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