39 Facts About Cam Jordan

Cameron Tyler Jordan was born on July 10,1989 and is an American football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League.

Cam Jordan played college football at California, and was drafted by the Saints in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

Cam Jordan attended Chandler High School in Chandler, Arizona, where he was a two-sport star in football and track for the Chandler Wolves.

Cam Jordan captured the state title in the discus at the 2007 5A I State Meet, recording a top-throw of 53.

Cam Jordan primarily played defensive end for the University of California at Berkeley.

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Cam Jordan was coached by head coach Jeff Tedford and defensive coordinator Bob Gregory.

Cam Jordan finished his collegiate career with 175 tackles, while adding 34.

Cam Jordan had one interception that he returned for three yards, five pass breakups, four forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries that he returned for a total of 41 yards and two touchdowns.

Cam Jordan attended the NFL Scouting Combine and performed all of the combine and positional drills.

Cam Jordan had a great year, a great Senior Bowl and a great combine.

Cam Jordan was ranked as the second best defensive end prospect in the draft by DraftScout.

Cam Jordan was the fifth defensive end drafted in 2011, behind JJ Watt, Robert Quinn, Ryan Kerrigan, and Adrian Clayborn.

Cam Jordan was mistakenly called by the Cleveland Browns after the draft ended, who meant to call USC tight-end Jordan Cameron for “Biographical Information”.

Cam Jordan made his first career tackle on running back Ryan Grant and ended a four-yard rush on the opening drive.

Cam Jordan finished his rookie season in 2011 with 31 combined tackles, four pass deflections, and a sack in 16 games and 15 starts.

Cam Jordan forced a fumble while sacking Michael Vick for a 12-yard loss on the Eagles' opening drive.

Cam Jordan started in all 16 games in 2012 and had a career-high 67 combined tackles, three pass deflections, eight sacks, three forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries.

On November 21,2013, Cam Jordan tied his season-high of six combined tackles, had a season-high of 2.

On December 27,2013, Jordan was selected to appear in the 2014 Pro Bowl, which became his first Pro Bowl selection.

Cam Jordan started in all 16 games in 2013 and made 47 combined tackles, 12.

Cam Jordan intercepted a pass by Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, that was originally intended for wide receiver Markus Wheaton, and returned it for a six-yard gain in the third quarter.

Cam Jordan started all 16 games in 2014 and finished with 51 combined tackles, 7.

Cam Jordan started in 16 games in 2015 and finished the season with 45 combined tackles, ten sacks, five pass deflections, two fumble recoveries, and a forced fumble.

On January 26,2016, the New Orleans Saints announced that Cam Jordan had been selected to play in the 2016 Pro Bowl as an injury replacement for New England Patriots' defensive end Chandler Jones.

Cam Jordan was ranked 99th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016 and was named a 2015 Pro Football Focus second-team All-Pro.

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Cam Jordan retained his starting defensive end job along with a revamped defensive line that included, Paul Kruger and defensive tackles Tyeler Davison and Nick Fairley.

Cam Jordan started in all 16 games and made 58 combined tackles, 7.

Cam Jordan intercepted a pass by quarterback Matthew Stafford, that was originally intended for tight end Eric Ebron, and scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter.

On December 19,2017, Cam Jordan was selected to the 2018 Pro Bowl, marking the third selection of his career.

Cam Jordan started all 16 games and made 62 combined tackles, a career-high 13 sacks, 11 pass deflections, two forced fumbles, an interception, and a touchdown.

Cam Jordan was ranked 26th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.

In week 13 against the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday Night Football, Cam Jordan recorded a season high 7 tackles and sacked Dak Prescott twice.

Cam Jordan's second sack of the game was a strip sack which he recovered late in the fourth quarter.

However, video replay revealed that Cam Jordan forced a fumble, but his return for a touchdown did not count since the play had already been blown dead.

Cam Jordan won the NFC Defensive Player of the Week award for his performance.

Cam Jordan finished the season with 52 combined tackles, a career high 15.

In Week 15 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Cam Jordan was ejected from the game after punching Chiefs' guard Andrew Wylie.

Cam Jordan's father, Steve, was a tight end and played 13 years in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings.

In 2017, Cam Jordan went on a USO tour to visit with American soldiers at bases in the Middle East and southwest Asia.