Film Study: Cam Jordan Appreciation Week

After only racking up four sacks through his first 12 games of this season, New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan has absolutely caught fire with 7.5 sacks in the last three weeks.

His latest act of dominance came against the Carolina Panthers, in which he had 3.5 quarterback takedowns and was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 17.

There was a lot of talk throughout the first half of the season about Jordan being washed or on the decline at this point in his career, even though he was still an elite run defender all along. But where was the pass rushing production?

Well, perhaps all he needed was a week off, because after missing Week 14 against the New York Jets due…