Each summer, NFL defensive linemen travel to Las Vegas for three days of drills, film and position talk at an event called the Sack Summit, a gathering built around advancing the craft of the pass rush: pressuring the quarterback before he can throw. Cam Jordan, entering what he expects to be his 16th and final season with the New Orleans Saints, says he has attended since the early days and still takes something useful home every year.
From Von Miller's idea to a league-wide fixture
Von Miller, the All-Pro edge rusher, launched the Sack Summit in 2017. Jordan joined as a co-organizer alongside Las Vegas Raiders star Maxx Crosby, and the event has grown into what Jordan describes as a required stop for any defensive lineman serious about improvement. This year, New York Giants edge rusher Brian Burns was among the current players present. Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jeff Simmons also attended. Legends pass through as well: Lawrence Taylor spoke to the group this year, and players like Warren Sapp and John Randle have come through in past editions.
What the exchange actually produces
Jordan told Fox News Digital that the NFL average contract runs "three and change" years, which means a new generation arrives faster than most fans notice. He has watched that cycle across 12 years at the event. His method is to give away everything he knows, because the exchange works both ways. He credited Chandler Jones as a past influence on timing and technique, and pointed to ongoing conversations with Burns about approach to the position.
The broader point Jordan makes is that pass rush keeps changing. The techniques that worked against one generation of offensive linemen may need adjustment as the game shifts, and the Sack Summit is where he says he stays current.
Raising Cane's and the scholarship commitment
Raising Cane's, the Louisiana-founded restaurant chain owned by Todd Graves, has sponsored the Sack Summit for the past three years and fed the players during the event. Graves and Jordan share ties to New Orleans, where the chain began. In January 2025, Graves donated through The Cam Jordan Foundation Legacy Scholarship Program, funding four full years of tuition for four high school seniors. Jordan and Saints quarterback Tyler Shough also joined a holiday drive that delivered Raising Cane's branded bicycles and helmets to children at Boys and Girls Clubs across the country.