Jordan Ta'amu played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels.
26 Facts About Jordan Ta'amu
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Jordan Ta'amu was named XFL Offensive Player of the Year following the 2023 XFL season with the Defenders.
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Jordan Ta'amu attended the Pearl City High School in Pearl City, Hawaii.
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Jordan Ta'amu played at New Mexico Military Institute for two seasons, passing for 3,014 yards and 32 touchdowns as a sophomore.
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Jordan Ta'amu transferred to Ole Miss in 2017, entering the season as the backup to Shea Patterson before taking over as the starter for the final five games after Patterson suffered an injury.
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Jordan Ta'amu finished the season with 1,682 passing yards, 11 touchdowns and 4 interceptions.
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Jordan Ta'amu finished the season ranked second in SEC passing yards, behind Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa, who played in three more games.
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On October 15,2019, Jordan Ta'amu was allocated to the St Louis BattleHawks of the XFL, the first player for the team.
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Jordan Ta'amu was the only one of the XFL's first eight quarterbacks to not have any professional regular season experience.
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Jordan Ta'amu signed a contract with the team on November 4,2019.
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On January 29,2020, Jordan Ta'amu was named the starting quarterback.
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Jordan Ta'amu had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10,2020.
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Jordan Ta'amu signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on April 2,2020.
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Jordan Ta'amu was signed to the practice squad the following day.
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On December 16,2020, Jordan Ta'amu was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad.
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Jordan Ta'amu signed with the Detroit Lions on August 17,2021.
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Jordan Ta'amu was cut six days later on August 23,2021.
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On December 15,2021, Jordan Ta'amu was signed to the Washington Football Team's practice squad, but was released eight days later.
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On December 30,2021, Jordan Ta'amu was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad.
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Jordan Ta'amu was selected with the second pick of the 2022 USFL draft by the Tampa Bay Bandits.
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Jordan Ta'amu led the USFL in passing yards at 2,014 and touchdowns with 14.
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Jordan Ta'amu was assigned to the DC Defenders of the XFL on January 6,2023.
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On May 5,2023, Jordan Ta'amu was announced as the XFL's 2023 Offensive Player of the Year.
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Jordan Ta'amu was released from his contract on August 18,2023.
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On September 9,2023, Jordan Ta'amu was revealed to be claimed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League on their negotiation list, as part of the league mandate making ten names from that list public.
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On January 14,2025, Jordan Ta'amu re-signed with the Defenders for the 2025 UFL season.