Saints: Cam Jordan addresses recent allegations made against him
If you may have missed what happened to New Orleans Saints star defensive end Cameron Jordan, then I'll just recap real quick. The NFL has been cracking down on teams, and players that fake injuries during a game to have an advantage against other teams. What do I mean by that? Well, let's say your […]
If you may have missed what happened to New Orleans Saints star defensive end Cameron Jordan, then I'll just recap real quick.
The NFL has been cracking down on teams, and players that fake injuries during a game to have an advantage against other teams. What do I mean by that?
Well, let's say your team has 12 men on the field and is working to get one off but the other team is trying to snap the ball before he gets off so that the penalty helps. Well, if that happens, a player would fall down and fake an injury so the offense can't snap the ball.
It essentially gets them out of getting a penalty and also is basically a free time out. It happens all the time in college football and has started to ramp up in the NFL as of late.
Apparently, the NFL thought Jordan did that against the Buccaneers and fined him and the Saints around $550,000 total. Well, on Saturday, Jordan and his agent decided they would appeal the fine.
“We are appealing the idiotic fine,” Jordans' agent Doug Hendrickson said. “What a joke . . . more details to follow.”
I mean, I personally agree with the rule and love that it's in place.
According to Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports, "The Saints denied any shenanigans, claiming that Jordan suffered a sprained foot and that he has received treatment on it. Because the Saints are on a bye this week, they generated no injury reports since the Monday night game."
This whole situation has been interesting to follow. The PFT article also states that there is video evidence, that I cannot find, of Jordan looking to the sideline and being instructed to fall to the ground as he did so.
Either way, the rule is being enforced now more than ever, and I definitely think it is a good thing.
You can read the rest of their article here.
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