New Orleans Saints defensive end Cam Jordan is the winner of the 2025 Bart Starr Award, Athletes in Action announced on Thursday.

Named for a Montgomery native and former Alabama quarterback, the Bart Starr Award has been presented annually since 1989 to “the NFL player who best exemplifies outstanding character and leadership in the home, on the field and in the community.”

The award is voted on by NFL players.

Jordan will receive the 2025 Bart Starr Award at the 38th annual Super Bowl Breakfast on Feb. 8 in New Orleans.

“Cam Jordan exemplifies excellence of character and integrity both on and off the football field,” said Corwin Anthony, the executive director of the Super Bowl Breakfast. “These character qualities and his heart and passion for giving back to the New Orleans community align with the mission and legacy of the late Bart Starr.”

Jordan is the first winner of the award not to get the news of his selection from Starr, who died in 2019, or his wife, Cherry, who died in 2024.

Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy delivered the news to Jordan.

Since joining the Saints in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft, Jordan has been a Pro Bowler eight times in his 14 seasons with New Orleans.

His Cam Jordan Foundation works to provide resources, programs and experiences to increase opportunities for youngsters.

Starr was a Sidney Lanier High School and Alabama quarterback who had a Pro Football Hall of Fame career with Green Bay. Starr played for the Packers from 1956 through 1971 and was Green Bay’s coach from 1975 through 1983.

With coach Vince Lombardi, Starr led the Packers to five NFL championships, including victories in the first two Super Bowls. He won the NFL’s Most Valuable Player Award in 1966 and was the MVP of the first two Super Bowls. Starr joined Johnny Unitas and Sonny Jurgensen as the quarterbacks on the NFL’s All-1960s team and entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977 in his first year of eligibility.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1.