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.
52 Facts About Cameron Jordan
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Cameron Jordan played college football at California, and was drafted by the Saints in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
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Cameron Jordan attended Chandler High School in Chandler, Arizona, where he was a two-sport star in football and track for the Chandler Wolves.
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Cameron Jordan captured the state title in the discus at the 2007 5A I State Meet, recording a top-throw of 53.54 meters, while placing 10th in the shot put event, with a throw of 14.01 meters.
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Cameron Jordan primarily played defensive end for the University of California at Berkeley.
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Cameron Jordan was coached by head coach Jeff Tedford and defensive coordinator Bob Gregory.
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Cameron Jordan achieved honorable mention All-American 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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Cameron Jordan finished his collegiate career with 175 tackles, while adding 34.0 tackles for loss and 16.5 sacks to rank just outside the school's all-time top 10 in each of the latter two categories.
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Cameron 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.
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Cameron Jordan attended the NFL Scouting Combine and performed all of the combine and positional drills.
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Cameron Jordan had a great year, a great Senior Bowl and a great combine.
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Cameron Jordan was ranked as the second best defensive end prospect in the draft by DraftScout.
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Cameron Jordan was the fifth defensive end drafted in 2011, behind JJ Watt, Robert Quinn, Ryan Kerrigan, and Adrian Clayborn.
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Cameron Jordan entered training camp slated as a starter, but saw competition for his job after the Saints signed veteran free agent Turk McBride.
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Cameron Jordan made his first career tackle on running back Ryan Grant and ended a four-yard rush on the opening drive.
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Cameron Jordan sacked quarterback Cam Newton for a five-yard loss in the second quarter, but was penalized for a horse collar tackle.
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Cameron Jordan finished his rookie season in 2011 with 31 combined tackles, four pass deflections, and a sack in 16 games and 15 starts.
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Cameron Jordan forced a fumble while sacking Michael Vick for a 12-yard loss on the Eagles' opening drive.
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Cameron 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.
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On December 27,2013, Cameron Jordan was selected to appear in the 2014 Pro Bowl, which became his first Pro Bowl selection.
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Cameron Jordan started in all 16 games in 2013 and made 47 combined tackles, 12.5 sacks, four pass deflections, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries.
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Cameron Jordan was ranked 99th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014.
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Cameron 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.
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Cameron Jordan started all 16 games in 2014 and finished with 51 combined tackles, 7.5 sacks, five passes defensed, and an interception.
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Cameron Jordan's contract includes $22.69 million guaranteed at signing, performance incentives, and a potential opt-out in 2019.
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Cameron 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.
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On January 26,2016, the New Orleans Saints announced that Cameron Jordan had been selected to play in the 2016 Pro Bowl as an injury replacement for New England Patriots' defensive end Chandler Jones.
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Cameron 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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Cameron 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.
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Cameron Jordan started in all 16 games and made 58 combined tackles, 7.5 sacks, six pass deflections, and a forced fumble.
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Cameron Jordan's sack brought his career total to 47.5 sacks, which was enough to surpass Charles Grant as eighth in franchise history.
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Cameron 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.
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On December 19,2017, Cameron Jordan was selected to the 2018 Pro Bowl, marking the third selection of his career.
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Cameron 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.
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Cameron Jordan earned First Team All-Pro honors for the first time.
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Cameron Jordan earned an overall grade of 96.2 from Pro Football Focus, which was the highest grade among all qualifying edge rushers in 2017.
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Cameron Jordan was ranked 26th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.
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In week 13 against the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday Night Football, Cameron Jordan recorded a season high 7 tackles and sacked Dak Prescott twice.
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Cameron Jordan's second sack of the game was a strip sack which he recovered late in the fourth quarter.
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Cameron Jordan was ranked 41st by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019.
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However, video replay revealed that Cameron Jordan forced a fumble, but his return for a touchdown did not count since the play had already been blown dead.
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Cameron Jordan won the NFC Defensive Player of the Week award for his performance.
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Cameron Jordan finished the season with 52 combined tackles, a career high 15.5 sacks, one fumble recovery, and three pass deflections in 16 games started.
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Cameron Jordan was ranked 23rd by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020.
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Cameron Jordan was named to the Pro Football Hall of Team All-Decade Team for the 2010s.
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In Week 15 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Cameron Jordan was ejected from the game after punching Chiefs' guard Andrew Wylie.
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Cameron Jordan was named to the Pro Bowl for the sixth time.
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Cameron Jordan was ranked 46th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2021.
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Cameron Jordan was named to his seventh Pro Bowl for his efforts in the 2021 season.
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Cameron Jordan was ranked 69th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022.
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Cameron Jordan's father, Steve, was a tight end and played 13 years in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings.
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In 2017, Cameron Jordan went on a USO tour to visit with American soldiers at bases in the Middle East and southwest Asia.