{"id":770743,"date":"2026-02-23T08:53:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T08:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/770743\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T08:53:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T08:53:20","slug":"cam-jordan-believes-tyler-shough-can-be-saints-franchise-qb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/770743\/","title":{"rendered":"Cam Jordan Believes Tyler Shough Can Be Saints&#8217; Franchise QB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Cam Jordan<br \/>\n                          Tyler Shough Has a Bright Future<br \/>\n                          &#8230; Potential to be Saints&#8217; Franchise QB!<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              February 23, 2026<br \/>\n                            12:30 AM PST\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/c1c2497969124d18b1698fa151d2cac4_md.png\" alt=\"021326 cam jordan kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    TMZSports.com<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Shough made a helluva impression on not just Saints fans, but even their star players &#8230; so much so that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/cam-jordan\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cam Jordan<\/a> tells TMZ Sports he believes the rookie could be their franchise quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>The New Orleans Saints have been searching for a new signal caller since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/drew-brees\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Drew Brees<\/a> retired &#8230;. and despite bringing in signal-callers like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jameis-winston\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jameis Winston<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/andy-dalton\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andy Dalton<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/derek-carr\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Derek Carr<\/a>, they just haven&#8217;t found their guy.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260218_8e733e6fbeca4abbac34c495cd361255\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b99fade0-f44a-48bc-a336-ab251d081db2\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/8e733e6fbeca4abbac34c495cd361255_md.jpg\" alt=\"tyler shough getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Until now, potentially.<\/p>\n<p>The Saints drafted Shough in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft, and the QB threw for 2,384 passing yards and 13 touchdowns in 11 games &#8230; something Jordan, the longtime Saints defensive end, says was a great showcase.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think with him, there could be a bright future,&#8221; Jordan said, &#8220;and hopefully he can continue to build upon that process that we showed last year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260218_87672a40de78429fae3835455c6d5c57\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b99fade0-f44a-48bc-a336-ab251d081db2\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/87672a40de78429fae3835455c6d5c57_md.jpg\" alt=\"cam jordan getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>With high praise comes high pressure &#8212; especially for a young QB &#8212; but Jordan believes Shough simply has to &#8220;continue grinding, continue proving everybody who you think you are.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With the quarterback having some experience under his belt, the 8x Pro Bowler thinks the Saints can return to the playoffs, emphasizing the goal is always to win it all, not just a few games (you&#8217;re about to catch a stray, NYJ).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ain&#8217;t nobody in the whole offseason, like man, I hope we just win three games. 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