Cameron Jordan
Jordan in 2012
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| No. 94 New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 10, 1989 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 287 lb (130 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Chandler (AZ) | ||||||||||||
| College: | California | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 24 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 299 |
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| Sacks: | 46.5 |
| Pass deflections: | 27 |
| Interceptions: | 1 |
| Forced fumbles: | 7 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Cameron Tyler Jordan (born July 10, 1989) is an American football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at California, and was drafted by the Saints in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
Jordan was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of former Minnesota Vikings tight end Steve Jordan. He attended Chandler High School in Chandler, Arizona, where he was a two-sport star in football and track for the Chandler Wolves. In football, he earned All-State honors his senior year after registering 85 tackles and 17.5 quarterback sacks. Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Jordan was listed as the #37 strongside defensive end of the class of 2007.
Also an outstanding track & field athlete, Jordan was one of the state's top performers in the discus throw. He captured the state title in the discus at the 2007 5A I State Meet, recording a top-throw of 53.54 meters (175 ft 7 in), while also placing 10th in the shot put event, with a throw of 14.01 meters (45 ft, 11 in).
Jordan primarily played defensive end for the University of California at Berkeley. He was coached by head coach Jeff Tedford and Defensive coordinator, Bob Gregory. He played in 50 of 51 possible games and made 32 starts at Cal from 2007-10. Jordan achieved honorable mention All-American (Pro Football Weekly) and first-team All-Pac-10 choice as a senior in 2010 after two consecutive honorable mention All-Pac-10 campaigns in 2008 and 2009.
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