Saints hope D’Marco Jackson grows into long-term starter

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty ImagesThe New Orleans Saints hope to have an elite defense again in 2022 with anchors like Cam Jordan and Demario Davis joined by veteran Tyrann Mathieu. As NFL players age, teams are forced to start thinking about life after retirement of their franchise cornerstones. We saw it recently with the retirement of Malcolm Jenkins in the secondary, with the Saints signing Mathieu as an immediate replacement.

But what about someone like Cam Jordan? At age 32, the Saints have already begun planning for life without Jordan. Marcus Davenport and Payton Turner were recent first round picks at the defensive end position. At linebacker? The Saints drafted Zack Baun and…