Of the seven New Orleans Saints who were named to the Pro Bowl this season, only four have chosen to play following last Sunday’s controversial NFC Championship loss. One of them was Cameron Jordan, who decided to make a bit of a statement as he arrived.
The defensive end arrived in a shirt that read, “Blow whistles, not games,” and then in smaller script, “Make calls, not apologies.” So, yeah, it seems safe to say that we know how Cameron Jordan feels about the uncalled pass interference — quickly acknowledged as a referee error by the NFL — that contributed to the end of the Saints season.
There are already reports that the NFL will consider making pass interference reviewable in the offseason, like in the CFL, to prevent future repeats of the Saints/Rams controversy. However, for Jordan and the Saints, it would be too late to fix what happened. No game ever comes down to just one moment, but the pass interference was such an obvious one in hindsight, even among many viewers in real-time, that it’s hard to justify the deal the Saints got out of it.
While last week feels almost distant now, especially with how much debate this specific play sparked, players from the Saints continue to weigh in. Just days ago, tight end Ben Watson, one of the more highly respected elder statesmen of the NFL, called out Roger Goodell for his continued silence on the no-call with a note on Twitter.
