Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan has a clause in his contract calling for a $600,000 bonus if he records at least nine sacks this season. Heading into Sunday’s game against the Titans, he had 8.5 sacks this season. Which made a replay ruling late in the fourth quarter very lucrative for Jordan.
With the Titans facing fourth-and-10 and 2:09 left in the fourth quarter, Titans quarterback Cam Ward made what at first looked like a spectacular play: As Jordan dove for Ward’s foot and knocked him to the ground, Ward threw the ball to teammate Tyjae Spears, who ran for a first down.
Unfortunately for Ward, the play was checked by the replay assistant, who determined that Ward’s knee touched the ground a split-second before he released the pass to Spears. It was the correct call, but it overturned a brilliant play by Ward.
Fortunately for Jordan, it counted as a sack. And if it wasn’t the biggest sack of his career, in a game between two teams that are long out of playoff contention, it was one of his most lucrative sacks.
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