Saints' Jordan: Buccaneers will drop to usual spot in division without Brady

New Orleans Saints pass-rusher Cameron Jordan thinks the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' days of controlling the NFC South are over without Tom Brady under center.

"We salute him and wish him the best," Jordan said when asked about Brady's retirement by NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe.

He added with a laugh: "We're glad that he's out of the division. Tampa Bay will probably go back to where Tampa Bay has been."

Brady, who retired earlier this week after 23 NFL seasons, spent the last three years with the Buccaneers. Tampa Bay made the playoffs in each of his three campaigns with the team, winning one Super Bowl and two division titles.

The Buccaneers finished last in the NFC South seven times from 2011-2020 before Brady arrived as a free agent in the 2020 offseason. They posted eight losing records from 2011-19.

The Saints have also struggled to find postseason success since former quarterback Drew Brees retired after the 2020 campaign. New Orleans has missed the playoffs in each of the last two years and went 7-10 this season.