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Cameron Jordan criticizes Jaguars for trading Calais Campbell to the Ravens

The Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to a puzzling trade on Sunday, sending Pro Bowl defensive lineman Calais Campbell to the Baltimore Ravens for no more than a fifth-round draft pick. Campbell is one of a handful of players who have created 6.5 or more sacks and 50-plus tackles in each of the last three years — another one is New Orleans Saints captain Cameron Jordan, who took aim at the Jaguars for jettisoning such an important piece of their defense.

Jordan lambasted the Jaguars for their lack of loyalty to Campbell; he pointed out Campbell’s contributions on the field and off of it in Jacksonville, and criticized them for not appreciating Campbell’s influence in the locker room, as “the vet leader that they didn’t deserve but had at (the) helm.