Akeem Jordan
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Position: | Linebacker | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. | August 17, 1985||
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 | |||
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Career highlights and awards | |||
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Career NFL statistics | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Akeem Raphael Jordan (born August 17, 1985) is a former
Early years
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
Jordan played college football at
Professional career
Philadelphia Eagles
Signed as an
Jordan began the
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
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
Jordan signed with the
Toronto Argonauts
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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Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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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
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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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
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]
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- ^ "Jordan signs one-year tender offer". ESPN.com. March 22, 2010. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
- ^ McLane, Jeff (March 22, 2010). "Jordan signs tender". Philly.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
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- ^ "Akeem Jordan Pads Linebacker Corps". Archived from the original on 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
- ^ Keim, John. "Redskins activate Stephen Bowen". ESPN. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ Jones, Mike (November 25, 2014). "Redskins waive injured linebacker Akeem Jordan". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
- ^ "Argonauts sign former NFL linebacker Akeem Jordan to contract". The Star. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ "Argos extend LB Akeem Jordan". 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Argos announce final roster moves following training camp". 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Akeem Jordan".
- ^ "Charges Dropped". WHSV.com. March 20, 2006. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
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