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Cam Jordan is returning to the New Orleans Saints for a 16th year, which he expects to be his last.
Before he heads to training camp for what’s likely to be a farewell tour, and what he hopes ends with his first career Super Bowl, Jordan participated in an event he loves to attend each year.
The annual Sack Summit in Las Vegas, which was started by All-Pro edge rusher Von Miller in 2017 before Jordan and Las Vegas Raiders star Maxx Crosby joined in to help organize, is a three-day, knowledge-gathering, chemistry-building extravaganza where the superstars, veterans, budding phenoms and more collectively grow the position through drills, talks and film study.
It’s an event that Jordan told Fox News Digital he was at from the beginning when it was just Miller’s brainchild. Now, it’s something that’s evolved into a must-have on your calendar if you want to grow as a defensive lineman in the NFL — at least in Jordan’s eyes.
“I’ve been a part of those camps way back when,” he told Fox News Digital, while also discussing how impactful Raising Cane’s has been throughout the last three years as the camp’s sponsor. “So, the fact that we can all team up, call our friends around the league, and come in and talk ball. It’s that mentality.
“You’re talking to [New York Giants star] Brian Burns about how he likes to get after the pass rush. You talk about the likes of Chandler Jones back in the day of how he liked to switch up his timing with pass rushes, how he rushed the edge. You see big [Tennessee Titans star] Jeff Simmons come through at D-tackle, and talk about what he likes.”
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And even legends of the game come through to the Sack Summit to share their thoughts, stories and wise advice, including Giants legend Lawrence Taylor, who spoke to the group this year.
“Whether it’s Warren Sapp, John Randle, or whoever walks through just talking about how the game has changed, which pass rushes stayed the same. What they see, the influx. It’s all about the progressive mentality of pass rushers,” Jordan added.
Considering how long Jordan has been in the league, and the Hall of Fame-worthy career he’s put into the stat sheets and record books, picking his brain is a must for the next generation. But, as he said, he’s seen so many different generations come through the Sack Summit, all of them hungry to learn.
“For the last 12 years, you’ve seen the next generation, right? The NFL average of contracts is three and change, so you figure after your first four years, it’s really the next generation already if you look at it that way,” he said. “I’ve seen multiple ages come through where it’s now more along the lines of not being afraid to give the information at hand. I tell guys all the time, for whatever I give you, take all of it. Be able to use all of it because I’m going to take something back. The best part of the craft is you can always evolve.”
Even though he might hope the door is shut on his career when the 2026 season is over, Jordan is going to give it his all for the Saints before the final whistle blows. Perhaps, as he’s chasing the names above him on the all-time sack leaders list, he gets to the quarterback using something he learned from his peers in Sin City. Or vice versa.
“You’re very prideful of the people you have an imprint on,” he said, candidly.
The Sack Summit is also about impacting communities, as every player can also learn how they can help those who cheer for them in the stands when they’re off the field.
Jordan, as well as Miller and Crosby, have collaborated with Raising Cane’s and owner Todd Graves to make a difference. For Jordan, he and Graves share a love for the New Orleans community, which is where Raising Cane’s began. Graves has supported The Cam Jordan Foundation Legacy Scholarship Program through a donation to award four exceptional high school seniors with full tuition coverage for four years in January 2025.
And during the holidays, Jordan, as well as his Saints quarterback Tyler Shough, were among many NFL players gifting Raising Cane’s branded bicycles and helmets to children to the Boys and Girls Clubs around the country.
“Todd Graves with Cane’s, the ‘One Love,’ [slogan], he makes it felt every time in any circumstance,” Jordan said. “I’ve been able to lean on him a couple times over the last few years to get things done, not only with my foundation, but Sack Summit as well as the activations he partakes in with Cane’s. He’s such a stand-up, great guy. It’s easy to want to be around him. It’s easy to realize, yeah, he has Louisiana ties, which for me is day one, easy to lay into. But it’s more along the lines of he’s great at giving advice.
“He also understands these kids coming up, he really just wants to help steer them the right way as well. He has a great ideology on mentorship, just trying to talk to the next generation because he understands the mistakes he made growing up. It’s like the uncle that’s always trying to impart knowledge, you know?”
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The “One Love” slogan at Raising Cane’s, which also fed the players during the event, is truly what the Sack Summit is all about, too. While some of these players will be rivals come Week 1, it’s the art of one of the hardest position groups on the field that bonds them together.
The best of the best, learning from the best of the best. For Jordan, and the many others who travel out to the desert each year, it doesn’t get any better than that.
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