Dion Jordan Explained

Dion Jordan
Position:Defensive end
Birth Date:March 5, 1990
Birth Place:San Francisco, California, U.S.
High School:Chandler (Chandler, Arizona)
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lbs:248
College:Oregon (2008–2012)
Draftyear:2013
Draftround:1
Draftpick:3
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:108
Statlabel2:Sacks
Statvalue2:13.5
Statlabel3:Forced fumbles
Statvalue3:3
Statlabel4:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue4:1
Statlabel5:Pass deflections
Statvalue5:6
Pfr:JordDi00
Number:95, 96

Dion Rory Jordan[1] (born March 5, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks and was selected by the Miami Dolphins with the third pick of the 2013 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers.

Early life

Jordan attended Chandler High School in Chandler, Arizona. He played both tight 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 by Scout.com.

In track & field, Jordan was one of the state's top performers in the 110 and 300-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 the shot put (14.27 m) and placed fourth in the long jump (6.40 m).[2]

College career

Jordan attended the University of Oregon, where he played for the Oregon Ducks football team from 2008 to 2012. He redshirted in 2008. In 2010, he switched from tight end to defensive end. He finished the season with 33 tackles and two sacks. As a first-year starter in 2011, Jordan was a first-team All-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.

College statistics

YearTeamGP 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

Professional career

Miami Dolphins

Jordan was selected in the first round, third overall in the 2013 NFL draft by the Miami Dolphins,[3] who traded up to acquire the pick from the Oakland Raiders.[4] He became the highest selected Oregon Duck since Joey Harrington in 2002.

Jordan appeared in all 16 games in his rookie year of 2013 making 26 tackles, two sacks, and two passes defended.

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. 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.[5]

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.[6] Still, Jordan did not play a down at all during 2016. On March 31, 2017, he was released after failing a physical.[7]

Seattle Seahawks

On April 11, 2017, Jordan was signed by the Seattle Seahawks.[8] He was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list to start the season with a knee injury.[9] On November 8, the Seahawks activated Jordan off reserves to the active roster.[10] He played in five games of the season, finishing with 10 tackles and 4 sacks.[11]

On March 14, 2018, the Seahawks placed a first-round restricted free agent tender on Jordan.[12] On June 7, 2018 Jordan underwent minor knee surgery.[13] On May 14, 2019, he was suspended for 10 games due to usage of Adderall. He admitted that he was taking it to alleviate his ADHD, but his therapeutic use exemption had expired and his appeal was declined.

Oakland Raiders

On November 9, 2019, Jordan signed with the Oakland Raiders.[14] He was immediately placed on the reserve/suspended list to finish out his 10-game suspension.[15] He was reinstated from suspension on November 12.

San Francisco 49ers

Jordan signed with the San Francisco 49ers on August 7, 2020.[16] He was released during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,[17] and signed to the practice squad the next day.[18] He was promoted to the active roster on September 23, 2020.[19]

NFL statistics

Year! rowspan="2"
TeamGamesDefense
GPGSCmbSoloAstSck
2013MIA160261972.0
2014MIA101202001.0
2015MIASuspended - League substance abuse policy
2016MIADNP
2017SEA50181084.0
2018SEA123221751.5
2019OAK705502
2020SF131171163.0
Career635108822613.5

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ESPN Profile . ESPN.com .
  2. News: 5A I Fiesta Region - Finals (Raw). Arizona Milesplit. April 13, 2018. en.
  3. Web site: 2013 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-05-14 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  4. News: Miami Dolphins shocked trade to No. 3 cost 'half price'. Gregg. Rosenthal. April 26, 2013. NFL.com.
  5. Web site: Nogle. Kevin. Dion Jordan suspended for 2015 season. The Phinsider. April 28, 2015. April 28, 2015.
  6. Web site: Nogle. Kevin. Dion Jordan reinstated by NFL ending 15-month suspension. The Phinsider. July 29, 2016. July 29, 2016.
  7. Web site: Miami Dolphins waive former No. 3 pick Dion Jordan. Patra, Kevin. NFL.com. March 31, 2016.
  8. Web site: Dion Jordan agrees to terms with Seattle Seahawks. Patra, Kevin. NFL.com. April 11, 2017.
  9. Web site: Seahawks Make Three More Trades, Set 53-Man Roster. Drovetto, Tony. Seahawks.com. September 2, 2017. November 8, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171009153425/http://www.seahawks.com/news/2017/09/02/seahawks-make-three-more-trades-set-53-man-roster. October 9, 2017.
  10. Web site: Knoblauch. Austin. Seahawks' Dion Jordan to play for first time since '14. NFL.com. November 8, 2017.
  11. Web site: Dion Jordan Stats Pro-Football-Reference.com. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en. May 7, 2018.
  12. Web site: Seahawks place original round tender on DE Dion Jordan. FoxSports.com. March 14, 2018.
  13. Web site: Dion Jordan out 6-8 weeks after knee surgery . NFL . June 7, 2018.
  14. Web site: Raiders sign D.J. Swearinger and Dion Jordan; place Joseph on IR and waive Poling. Raiders.com. November 9, 2019.
  15. News: Florio, Mike . Raiders add Dion Jordan . NBCSports.com . November 9, 2019 . November 9, 2019.
  16. Web site: 49ers Sign DL Dion Jordan. 49ers.com. August 7, 2020.
  17. News: 49ers Announce Roster Moves . 49ers.com . September 5, 2020 . September 13, 2020.
  18. Web site: Florio . Mike . Kevin White, Dion Jordan, Johnathan Cyprien land on 49ers' practice squad . Pro Football Talk . September 6, 2020 . 7 September 2020.
  19. Web site: 49ers Announce Roster Moves. 49ers.com. September 23, 2020.