_(cropped).jpg) Jordan with the Washington Football Team in 2021 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running backs coach | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1970-06-06)June 6, 1970 (age 54) Manson, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 207 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Warren County (NC) | ||||||||||||
| College: | North Carolina (1989-1992) | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 1993 | ||||||||||||
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Randy Jordan (born June 6, 1970) is anAmerican football coach and former player who is therunning backs coach for theTennessee Titans of theNational Football League (NFL). He played college football for theUniversity of North Carolina. He was not selected in the1993 NFL draft, and subsequently played nine seasons for theLos Angeles Raiders,Jacksonville Jaguars, andOakland Raiders.
Jordan attended theUniversity of North Carolina, where he was a running back forMack Brown'sNorth Carolina Tarheels football team, playing alongside fellow running back and future Jacksonville teammateNatrone Means. As a junior in 1991, he had 124 carries for 618 yards with seven rushing touchdowns, and 11 catches for 160 yards with two touchdown receptions. During his 1992 senior season, Jordan had 59 carries for 225 yards with one touchdown, and seven receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown. He scored the first touchdown of the expansionJacksonville Jaguars in 1995.[1]
Jordan was also anAll-Americansprinter for theNorth Carolina Tar Heels track and field team, placing 4th in the 55 m at the1993 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.[2]
Jordan returned to his alma mater afterTar Heels head coachLarry Fedora announced his hiring as the team's new running back coach in January 2012.[3] In his first season, he coachedGiovani Bernard, who would have a 1000+ rushing yards that year along with being drafted in second round of the2013 NFL draft.[4]
On January 26, 2014, Jordan was hired by theWashington Redskins, as their running backs coach under head coachJay Gruden.[5] Following the 2019 season and the firing of Gruden, new head coachRon Rivera chose to retain him on his initial coaching staff.[6] In September 2023, he was promoted and given a senior offensive assistant title.[7] Following the end of the 2023 season, he was not retained under new head coachDan Quinn.
On February 13, 2024, Jordan was hired by theTennessee Titans as their running backs coach under head coachBrian Callahan.[8]
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