 Jordan with the Oakland Raiders in 2019 | |||||||||||||
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| Title | Head coach | ||||||||||||
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| Born | (1990-03-05)March 5, 1990 (age 35) San Francisco, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 248 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Chandler (Chandler, Arizona) | ||||||||||||
| College | Oregon (2008–2012) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2013: 1st round, 3rd overall pick | ||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive end, No. 95, 96 | ||||||||||||
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Dion Rory Jordan[1] (born March 5, 1990) is an American former professionalfootball player who was adefensive end in theNational Football League (NFL). He is currently the head coach atEureka College. He playedcollege football for theOregon Ducks and was selected by theMiami Dolphins with the third pick of the2013 NFL draft. He was also a member of theSeattle Seahawks,Oakland Raiders andSan Francisco 49ers.
Jordan attendedChandler High School inChandler, Arizona. He played bothtight end and defensive end. He caught 54 passes for 804 yards and 13 touchdowns as a junior. As a senior, he caught 13 passes for 292 yards and three touchdowns in six games before the remainder of his season was curtailed while recovering from a serious off-the-field accident. He was a four-star prospect, and was ranked as the 10th overall tight end in the country byScout.com.
Intrack & field, Jordan was one of the state's top performers in the110 and300-meter hurdles. He recorded times of 14.24 seconds and 38.27 seconds in those events respectively. At the 2008 5A I Fiesta Region, he won theshot put (14.27 m) and placed fourth in thelong jump (6.40 m).[2]
Jordan attended theUniversity of Oregon, where he played for theOregon Ducks football team from 2008 to 2012. Heredshirted in 2008. In 2010, he switched from tight end to defensive end. He finished the season with 33 tackles and twosacks. As a first-year starter in 2011, Jordan was a first-teamAll-Pac-12 Conference selection after recording 42 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, and 7.5 sacks. He was also named a first-team All-Pac-12 selection in 2012, after recording 44 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, and 5 sacks.
On February 23, 2013, Jordan announced that he would undergo surgery to repair a torn labrum. His recovery time required 3 to 4 months.
| Year | Team | GP | Defense | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tackles | For loss | Sacks | Int | FF | |||
| 2009 | Oregon | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Oregon | 13 | 33 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Oregon | 14 | 42 | 13.0 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | Oregon | 12 | 44 | 10.5 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 45 | 121 | 29.0 | 14.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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| 6 ft6+1⁄4 in (1.99 m) | 248 lb (112 kg) | 33+7⁄8 in (0.86 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 4.60 s | 1.61 s | 2.59 s | 4.35 s | 7.02 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | ||
| All values fromNFL Combine[3][4] | ||||||||||||
Jordan was selected in the first round, third overall in the2013 NFL draft by theMiami Dolphins,[5] who traded up to acquire the pick from theOakland Raiders.[6] He became the highest selected Oregon Duck sinceJoey Harrington in2002.[7]
Jordan appeared in all 16 games in his rookie year of 2013 making 26 tackles, two sacks, and two passes defended.[8]
On July 3, 2014, he was suspended for the first four games of the 2014 season for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing substance policy.[9] On September 19, 2014, he again violated the drug policy and was given an additional two games to add for the suspension.
On April 28, 2015, Jordan was suspended for the entire 2015 season for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing substance policy for a third time. According to sources, he did not fail a drug test; however, it was determined that one of his test samples was diluted, which is considered a strike.[10]
He was conditionally reinstated by the NFL on July 29, 2016, ending what was a 15-month suspension. The conditions stipulated in the reinstatement included that he would be able to return to the team for training camp, establishment of treatment resources for Jordan in Miami prior to his being allowed to play in any preseason games, a meeting with the NFL prior to being allowed to play in Week 1 of the regular season, and an in-season meeting with the NFL prior to a full reinstatement.[11] Still, Jordan did not play a down at all during 2016. On March 31, 2017, he was released after failing a physical.[12]
On April 11, 2017, Jordan was signed by theSeattle Seahawks.[13] He was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list to start the season with a knee injury.[14] On November 8, the Seahawks activated Jordan off reserves to the active roster.[15] He played in five games of the season, finishing with 10 tackles and 4 sacks.[16]
On March 14, 2018, the Seahawks placed a first-round restricted free agent tender on Jordan.[17] On June 7, 2018 Jordan underwent minor knee surgery.[18] On May 14, 2019, he was suspended for 10 games due to usage ofAdderall. He admitted that he was taking it to alleviate hisADHD, but his therapeutic use exemption had expired and his appeal was declined.[citation needed]
On November 9, 2019, Jordan signed with theOakland Raiders.[19] He was immediately placed on the reserve/suspended list to finish out his 10-game suspension.[20] He was reinstated from suspension on November 12.
Jordan signed with theSan Francisco 49ers on August 7, 2020.[21] He was released during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,[22] and signed to thepractice squad the next day.[23] He was promoted to the active roster on September 23, 2020.[24]
| Year | Team | Games | Defense | ||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | ||
| 2013 | MIA | 16 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2.0 |
| 2014 | MIA | 10 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1.0 |
| 2015 | MIA | Suspended - League substance abuse policy | |||||
| 2016 | MIA | DNP | |||||
| 2017 | SEA | 5 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4.0 |
| 2018 | SEA | 12 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1.5 |
| 2019 | OAK | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | SF | 13 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3.0 |
| Career | 63 | 5 | 108 | 82 | 26 | 13.5 | |
