"I expect the Super Bowl, I expect to take Derek Carr, DC4, back to Vegas."@Saints DE @CamJordan94 talked to us about how the goal is the same heading into the 2023 season.
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— SiriusXM NFL Radio (@SiriusXMNFL) June 20, 2023
Whew. You can’t say Cameron Jordan isn’t motivated — the New Orleans Saints defensive end made an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio, and after sharing a thoughtful take on the impact Derek Carr could have on the Saints offense in crunch time, situations that got away from the team in recent years, he delivered the money line.
Asked about his expectations for 2023, Jordan responded: “I expect the Super Bowl, I expect to take Derek Carr, DC4, back to Vegas where he just left and have a return run, have the Super Bowl.”
Super Bowl LVIII will be held at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the home turf of the same Raiders franchise that just kicked Carr to the curb in favor of oft-injured quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. Carr has made his feelings about the fallout clear, admitting he didn’t play his best football last year, but Jordan knows as well as anyone what it would mean for Carr to lift the Lombardi Trophy in the Raiders’ own building.
And as he observed, Carr could do a lot to help the Saints offense right itself after its struggles in life without Drew Brees and Sean Payton. Jordan pointed out the fatal mistakes the team made in so many losses last year — a failed third-down conversion here, a missed scoring opportunity there — and voiced his confidence that Carr can take care of business so that Jordan’s defense can focus on protecting “every blade of grass.” He’s fired up. It’s a shame we have to wait so long to see that passion translate to the field when the season begins in September.
