Bucs GM Jason Licht on potentially signing Saints DE Cameron Jordan

Credit where it's due -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht is doing this best to make the New Orleans Saints' long-running series with his team into a real rivalry. When you've lost more games to the Saints than any other team in franchise history (going 27-41, a win percentage of just .397), you're going to play it up at every opportunity.

During a Tuesday appearance on Tampa-area 95.7 WDAE sports radio Licht was asked if the team would look into signing Cameron Jordan. The longtime Saints defensive end has sparred with Licht on social media in the past, and that frosty relationship made for an easy answer.

"Yeah," Licht paused. "I think we're okay right now."

A couple of days earlier, Licht made sure to remind his team's first round pick Rueben Bain Jr. that the Saints passed on him with their selection at No. 8 overall. Licht laughed about it after the fact: "I didn't want that to go overlooked "You know when you bring these guys in, you have to let them know who you can like and who you can't. I hadn't had the chance to have that conversation with him, that team in Louisiana is not something we like."

The Saints' rivalry with the Buccaneers is hardly as spirited as a generations-long feud with the Atlanta Falcons, or even their bad blood with the Carolina Panthers. For so many years, the Bucs have just been an afterthought; their NFL-worst win percentage is a testament to that. But Licht is determined to make this happen. That's because his team has lost more games against the Saints during his tenure (going 10-14) than any other opponent, even their other NFC South neighbors. Maybe he can add some juice to this annual two-game series after all.

This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: Tampa Bay's Jason Licht on Saints-Bucs rivalry, signing Cameron Jordan