The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a lot of work to do this offseason to get back to running the show in the NFC South. A recent name linked to them, however, would not only help improve the Bucs defense for the 2026 season but it'd infuriate a fanbase that Bucs fans can't stand.
That name is long-time New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan, who, for the first time in his career, will hit free agency. Normally, Buccaneers fans wouldn't think anything of Jordan landing in Tampa considering that he's spent the entirety of his 15-year NFL career in New Orleans. But there's a reason we're talking about it right now.
Mike Tannenbaum actually said he liked the idea of Jordan landing with the Buccaneers in free agency on NFL Live.
"To me, an ideal situation is Tampa Bay, right in the same division. They know him very well. They need help in their pass rush. I think you have to pay appropriately. This is more of the Khalil Macks, Joey Bosas, great players towards the end. Maybe you squeeze a year or two out, 20 or 30 plays a game and maybe he gives you some production. Tampa Bay really needs help in their pass rush."
Buccaneers signing Cameron Jordan could make sense
He's not wrong there. The Bucs desperately need help in their pass rush and Jordan, while near the end of his decorated career, could be of assistance there. Jordan might be 37 years old but he had 10.5 sacks last year, proving that he still has plenty remaining in the tank.
If the Saints aren't willing to sign Jordan to the kind of deal he wants and keep him in the black and gold for the rest of his career, it'd be pretty funny (and petty) of the Buccaneers to steal him away. Jordan has spent his pro career hating on the Bucs so for him to go from that to joining the enemy, it'd be quite comical for Buccaneers fans and downright nightmare fuel for Saints fans.
Tannenbaum simply said he thinks this would be a good fit, but nothing else is directly linking Jordan to the Bucs. It feels like, if anything, Jordan will return to the team that drafted him in the first round over a decade and a half ago but if Tampa Bay were to bring him in, it'd be a sneaky good idea depending on how much the contract was worth.
All of that being said, Jordan has been pretty spicy toward the Bucs in the past. Jason Licht even fired back on social media after Tampa took down New Orleans in a game, so that could factor into Jordan's decision as well.
Signing a good player and infuriating a division rival at the same time seems like a pretty great idea if you ask me.