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Akeem Jordan

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Akeem Raphael Jordan (born August 17, 1985) is an American former professional football linebacker. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He also played for the Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, and Toronto Argonauts. He played college football at James Madison University.

Akeem Jordan
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Jordan before a Toronto Argonauts game in 2018
No. 54, 55, 56
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1985-08-17) August 17, 1985 (age 39)
Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:Harrisonburg
College:James Madison
Undrafted:2007
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:332
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:4
Fumble recoveries:2
Interceptions:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

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Jordan attended Harrisonburg High School in Virginia. While there, he played high school football. In 2001, he was named the Virginia Group AA Player of the Year after leading his team to a state title. He earned first-team all-state honors in 2002 as a senior defensive back, and second-team honors as a running back.

College career

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Jordan played college football at James Madison University, where he was a member of the 2004 National Championship team which defeated The University of Montana to win the title. He was named the Colonial Athletic Association Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2006 after posting 140 tackles including 17 tackles for a loss, 5.5 sacks, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.[1] He finished third in voting for the 2006 Dudley Award, which is given annually to the best college football player in Virginia, behind Vince Hall and Chris Long.[2] Jordan was named to the American Football Coaches Association Division I-AA Coaches' All-America Team in 2006.[3] He finished second in voting for the Buck Buchanan Award, which is given to the best defensive player in Division I FCS.[4] He was named the Virginia Defensive Player of the Year following the season as well.[5] In his career as a Duke, he appeared in 50 games (26 starts) and made 299 tackles and 7.5 sacks. He graduated from James Madison in 2007.

Professional career

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Philadelphia Eagles

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Jordan with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2007, Jordan played in all preseason games and led the team in tackles when the preseason was over. He made the final cuts when the Eagles had to come down to the 53-man roster, but was cut and signed to the practice squad the next day when the Eagles picked up two free agents.[6] On October 29, 2007, the Eagles cut linebacker Matt McCoy and called up Jordan from the practice squad.[7] He made his NFL debut later that week, playing special teams against the Dallas Cowboys. Jordan made his first NFL start in week 17 of the 2007 season at weakside linebacker against the Buffalo Bills after Takeo Spikes was placed on injured reserve.[8] He recorded 14 tackles in the game. He played in nine games as a rookie and finished fourth in special teams productions.[9]

Jordan began the 2008 season as the backup weakside linebacker to Omar Gaither, playing mostly on special teams.[10] In a week 12 game against the Baltimore Ravens, Jordan replaced Gaither at weakside linebacker.[11] Jordan led the team with nine tackles in the game.[12] He kept the starting weakside linebacker job for the remainder of the season.[13] The next week against the Arizona Cardinals on Thanksgiving night, Jordan recovered his first career fumble.[14] He recorded 10 tackles in a week 16 loss to the Washington Redskins.[15]

Jordan beat out Gaither for the starting right outside linebacker job before the 2009 season. Jordan made an interception in each of the first two weeks of the season.[16] He missed four straight games after suffering a hyperextended knee in a week 9 game against the Dallas Cowboys. He rotated with Jeremiah Trotter at middle linebacker upon his return.[17] Jordan made two starts at middle linebacker.[18] Jordan finished the season with 82 tackles in ten starts.[19]

Jordan was re-signed to a one-year restricted free agent tender on March 22, 2010.[20] He beat out Moise Fokou for the starting strongside linebacker job in the preseason, but was replaced by Fokou after starting the first four games of the season.[21]

Jordan was not offered a tender following the 2010 season.[22] He was re-signed to a one-year contract on July 30, 2011. He was re-signed again to a two-year contract on September 6.

Kansas City Chiefs

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Jordan agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs on April 13, 2013, reuniting him with former head coach Andy Reid.

Washington Redskins

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Jordan signed with the Washington Redskins on March 19, 2014.[23] He was placed on the active roster on October 18, 2014.[24] On November 25, the Redskins waived him off their injured reserve.[25]

Toronto Argonauts

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On September 12, 2017, Jordan signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.[26] Jordan made his debut on October 7, 2017 against the Saskatchewan Roughriders and made 10 tackles. Jordan played in 4 games in 2017, and played in 15 games in 2018. After receiving an extension prior to free agency opening,[27] Jordan was released following the 2019 preseason.[28] In 19 regular season games with the Argos, Jordan produced 41 tackles, 9 special teams tackles, and a forced fumble.[29]

NFL career statistics

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Regular season

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2007 PHI 9 1 20 17 3 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 PHI 16 6 62 53 9 0.0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
2009 PHI 12 10 71 60 11 1.0 5 2 14 0 11 6 0 0 0 0
2010 PHI 16 3 26 22 4 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2011 PHI 15 7 40 32 8 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 PHI 14 7 45 36 9 0.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
2013 KAN 16 10 67 54 13 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
2014 WAS 2 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
100 44 332 274 58 1.0 24 2 14 0 11 7 4 2 0 0

Playoffs

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2008 PHI 3 3 13 8 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 PHI 1 0 4 3 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 PHI 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 KAN 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 3 17 11 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Personal life

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Jordan and two of his James Madison teammates were charged with assault and battery by a teammate in February 2006. The teammate dropped the charges on March 20, 2006, but gave no reason for doing so.[30] Jordan was arrested and served with a citizen-obtained warrant for misdemeanor assault and battery in Harrisonburg, Virginia, on June 19, 2011.[31]

References

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  1. ^ O'Sullivan, Tim (November 22, 2006). "Tough conference inspires 'Cats confidence in playoffs". Concord Monitor. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  2. ^ "Hall wins Dudley Award". Virginia Tech Hokies. December 6, 2006. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
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  4. ^ "Shotwell, Moore also nab awards". Concord Monitor. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
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  7. ^ Maaddi, Rob (October 29, 2007). "From now on, Eagles are in win-or-else mode". USA Today. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  8. ^ "Eagles' Spikes Done For Season". KOCO.com. December 19, 2007. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  9. ^ Robinson, Tom (August 22, 2008). "From JMU to NFL, Jordan trying to prove he belongs". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  10. ^ Fierro, Nick (December 20, 2008). "Evolution of Eagles defense". nj.com. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  11. ^ Schwartz, Andy (November 23, 2008). "Schwartz: Eagles Notes: Shurmur Informs McNabb". CSNPhilly.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  12. ^ "Bird's-eye view". Reading Eagle. November 24, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  13. ^ Grotz, Bob (November 25, 2008). "Reid proves to team that no job is safe". The Mercury. Retrieved June 20, 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
  14. ^ Nalbone, John (November 28, 2008). "Postgame Notebook". nj.com. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  15. ^ "JMU Alum Soars with the Philadelphia Eagles". The Breeze. December 25, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  16. ^ Grotz, Bob (September 21, 2009). "The Eagles Clipboard". delcotimes.com. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  17. ^ Fierro, Nick (December 18, 2009). "Henry's death hits hard for Andrews". The Morning Call. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  18. ^ Jasner, Andy (January 7, 2010). "Eagles' Vick a fan of Wade Phillips". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  19. ^ "Jordan signs one-year tender offer". ESPN.com. March 22, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  20. ^ McLane, Jeff (March 22, 2010). "Jordan signs tender". Philly.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  21. ^ Fierro, Nick (October 9, 2010). "Eagles preparing for 49ers' best shot". The Morning Call. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  22. ^ McLane, Jeff (March 4, 2011). "Eagles move to hold Rocca and Harrison". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  23. ^ "Akeem Jordan Pads Linebacker Corps". Archived from the original on March 20, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  24. ^ Keim, John. "Redskins activate Stephen Bowen". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  25. ^ Jones, Mike (November 25, 2014). "Redskins waive injured linebacker Akeem Jordan". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  26. ^ "Argonauts sign former NFL linebacker Akeem Jordan to contract". The Star. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  27. ^ "Argos extend LB Akeem Jordan". February 6, 2019.
  28. ^ "Argos announce final roster moves following training camp". June 8, 2019.
  29. ^ "Akeem Jordan".
  30. ^ "Charges Dropped". WHSV.com. March 20, 2006. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  31. ^ DeLea, Pete (June 20, 2011). "NFL Linebacker, JMU Star Jordan Arrested". The Daily News Record. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
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