Saints star edge rusher Cam Jordan says the Giants bought a No. 1 nook in Paulson Adebo and can be getting “the ultimate teammate” in the event that they signed Jameis Winston at QB.
“You have a CB1 in Paulson Adebo,” Jordan, who noticed Adebo develop the previous 4 years in New Orleans, stated on the Talkin’ Ball with Pat Leonard podcast. “He’s a dog that deserves it. If you look at the way he was covering guys, at one point when Latt [Marshon Lattimore] was healthy and Adebo was on the field, we had two No. 1 CBs.”
Adebo broke the femur bone in his proper thigh final season, so he wasn’t in a position to end the 2024 season on the sphere. However the Giants gave him a three-year, $54 million contract with $38.5 million assured due to the manufacturing he placed on tape when wholesome.
When Jordan noticed Texans nook Derek Stingley reset the market with a three-year, $90 million extension, he appreciated the Giants’ $18 million-per-year common on Adebo much more.
“I think he might have gotten underpaid in my mind, because the new market is 30 mill[ion a year],” Jordan stated of his former teammate. “Ya’ll really got a steal for my guy. He’s definitely CB1 worthy. His footwork, his mindset, and he’s not affected by having one bad play.
“He understands that DB life,” the Fifteenth-year edge stated of Adebo’s defensive again mindset. “You can get scorched every now and again, but are you gonna give up on a play? Absolutely not. Are you gonna walk somebody down? With his speed, yes. He’s calm, cool, collected [and has] composure.”
It’s good to listen to Adebo has a brief reminiscence contemplating his penalty numbers have been excessive all through his profession, together with 9 in seven video games final fall.
Adebo stated himself when he signed with the Giants final week, too, that stepping right into a No. 1 nook’s duty doesn’t intimidate him. He stated the corners didn’t journey across the discipline on a regular basis within the Saints’ protection, so loads of instances he ended up on the No. 1 receiver anyway.
Now he’s prepared for that problem in New York.
“Absolutely, I embrace it,” he stated. “That’s why they brought me in here. That’s how I view myself since I got into the league. It’s cool people view you that way, but at the end of the day it’s about how you view yourself and it’s about producing. I’m ready to come in and work.”
JAMEIS ‘ONLY SEES’ THE POSITIVE
Mike Evans has constructed a Corridor of Fame profession as a standout Tampa Bay Buccaneers broad receiver. And guess what? 5 of Evans’ first six seasons had been with Jameis Winston as his quarterback, Winston’s former Saints teammate Bennie Fowler famous this week.
“All the records he has right now were [possible] because Jameis was throwing him the rock,” Fowler stated.
That must be music to the ears of Giants receivers Malik Nabers and Darius Slayton if Winston finally ends up signing with the Giants.
Jordan remembers Winston’s confidence signing with the Saints in 2020 after throwing for five,109 yards, 33 touchdowns and 30 interceptions with the Bucs in 2019.
“He’s gonna come in straight up and tell you, ‘Look, you know what I’m on,” Jordan stated laughing. “He walked into the building when we first signed him, he was like ‘Hey, I’m bombs over the top. Or maybe I’m Bombs over Baghdad. It was something crazy… And he’d say ‘Lord, please deliver me from these interceptions.’”
Fowler stated Winston goes to “be the first person in the building,” similar to he was in New Orleans when he tried to “beat Drew [Brees]” into the ability early to look at movie and put together.
“And what he brings to practice is incredible positive energy,” Fowler stated. “Like ‘We’re gonna win this game’ energy, or ‘I’m gonna throw this ball.’ And then whatever the play is in the huddle, if he likes his matchup, that’s who he’s throwing the ball to.
“Like, ‘Hey, I’m coming to you, I like you on this route. I don’t care what the coverage is,’” he continued. “Sometimes that’ll get him into trouble, and sometimes you can make a play.”
The Giants want playmakers and so they want leaders. Winston’s optimism is contagious within the locker room, as properly, his former teammates stated.
“I liked to consider myself the ultimate teammate until I met Jameis Winston,” Jordan stated. “Now I’m just a really good teammate. You got Jameis who only sees positive uplifting. You could be losing, winning, it’s still the same Jameis. Even-keeled.
“You can win with consistency,” the veteran edge rusher stated. “And he’s gonna consistently uplift his teammates. You can bet on that. That’s just something that’s in him. You don’t teach that.”
