Robert Jordan (American football)
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 29, 1986 Oakland, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 171 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Hayward (CA) | ||||||||
| College: | California | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2008 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Robert Jordan (born January 29, 1986) is a former Canadian football wide receiver who played for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the Florida Tarpons of the Indoor Football League
College career
[edit]Jordan played college football for the California Golden Bears. Jordan set the University of California record for consecutive games with receptions with 42 and started more games at 37 than any other player on the 2007 team. He attended Hayward High School in Hayward, California.
Professional career
[edit]San Francisco 49ers
[edit]Jordan signed a free agent contract with the National Football League San Francisco 49ers on April 28, 2008.
On July 29, 2008, Jordan was released from the San Francisco 49ers (upon his own personal decision), so that he could tend to a death in his family. Ex-head coach Mike Nolan was reported saying that he wanted to bring the un-drafted rookie back some time in the near future so that he may attend practice squad.
British Columbia Lions
[edit]On April 13, 2010, Jordan signed with the British Columbia Lions.[1] On July 26, 2010, he was released by the Lions.[2]
Florida Tarpons
[edit]On August 15, 2011, Jordan signed with the Florida Tarpons.[3]
Personal
[edit]He is the cousin of former Cal running back and former Seattle Seahawks player Marshawn Lynch, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Josh Johnson and former Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell.