How Cameron Jordan’s new contract affects JPP‏

Jason Pierre-Paul Photo: Getty ImagesCameron Jordan’s five-year deal signed Tuesday with the Saints worth a maximum of $60 million – with $33.6 million in guaranteed money – establishes the most up-to-date standard for top-end defensive ends. The question is how it affects Jason Pierre-Paul’s desire for long-term security with the Giants. In some ways, Jordan and Pierre-Paul are comparable. In some ways, they are not.

Jordan is a 34 defensive end, meaning he plays in a 3-4 defensive front. Pierre-Paul lines up in a 4-3 defensive front as a more traditional hand-in-the-ground defensive end. JPP is 26; Jordan turns 26 in July. Jordan was a 2011 first-round pick (24th overall); JPP was a 2010…