NFC South rival Cameron Jordan actually had something kinda nice to say about the Carolina Panthers for a change .
The New Orleans Saints defensive lineman hopped on the latest episode of The Mina Kimes Show featuring Lenny . With the Panthers set to visit the Saints to kick off the 2024 regular season , host Mina Kimes asked Jordan about quarterback Bryce Young 's rough rookie season .
"I mean . . . what did they protect him with?" he replied. "You were going into the season knowing they had one tackle returning that they could rely on [ Taylor Moton ] and the rest of 'em were like . . . hmmm."
Well, Moton and the rest of 'em combined to allow 62 sacks of Young—the second-highest mark amongst all quarterbacks in 2023. Young's other numbers weren't pretty either, as he threw for just 179.8 passing yards per game and 11 touchdowns over 16 starts.
Two of those starts came against Jordan and the Saints, who held the lowly Panthers offense down in Week 2 and in Week 14 . Young completed just 35 of his 69 attempts against New Orleans for 290 yards and one score between the pair of outings.
But with those hefty investments into his revamped offensive line, perhaps Young puts some bigger numbers up on Jordan's Saints in just a few weeks' time.
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This article originally appeared on Panthers Wire: Saints DE Cameron Jordan defends Panthers QB Bryce Young
