Jordan Dangerfield
Free agent | |||||||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | Elmont, New York | December 25, 1990||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 199 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Royal Palm Beach (Royal Palm Beach, Florida) | ||||||||||
College: | Towson | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2021 | |||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com |
Jordan Isaac Aldon Dangerfield (born December 25, 1990) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Towson and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buffalo Bills in 2013. Dangerfield has also been a member of the Brooklyn Bolts of the FXFL.
Early and personal life[]
Dangerfield was born in Elmont, New York, and is a member of the Ethiopian Jewish community.[1]
He attended Royal Palm Beach High School in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, where he played football as a receiver and defensive back, was named to Palm Beach Post and Sun-Sentinel first team as a junior and senior, and received second-team All-Florida honors as a senior in 2008.[2][3][4][5][6] He then attended Hofstra University, for whom he played in eight games, and after it closed its football program he attended Towson University.[3][5][2] In 2010 for Towson he was named first team All-CAA and first team All-ECAC, as well as first team All-American by College Sports Journal, and was named Towson University's Male Athlete of the Year.[2] In 2011 he was named first team All-Colonial Athletic Association, and in 2012 he was named pre-season All-CAA and earned third team pre-season All-America honors from The Sports Network.[2]
After entering professional football, he chipped away at remaining classes at Towson and in 2019 earned his degree.[7]
Professional career[]
Buffalo Bills[]
Dangerfield was signed by the Bills as an undrafted rookie free agent following the 2013 NFL Draft. He was released by the team on August 30, 2013.
Pittsburgh Steelers[]
Dangerfield signed a reserve/future contract with the Steelers on January 10, 2014. He was released on August 26, and signed to the practice squad on November 5. He was released and re-signed to the practice squad throughout the 2014 and 2015[8] seasons before making the final roster in 2016.
On January 27, 2017, Dangerfield re-signed with the Steelers on a one-year deal.[9] On September 4, Dangerfield was waived/injured by the Steelers and placed on injured reserve.[10] He was released on September 8.[11] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 16. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Steelers on January 15, 2018.[12]
On March 20, 2020, Dangerfield re-signed with the Steelers.[13]
See also[]
- List of select Jewish football players
References[]
- ^ Coen, Andrew (October 9, 2009). "Inside the Pride: Hofstra DB perseveres through tragedy". Inside the Pride. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Towson Athletics
- ^ a b Jordan Dangerfield Stats | Pro-Football-Reference.com
- ^ Jordan Dangerfield's (Royal Palm Beach, FL) Football Stats
- ^ a b "Royal Palm star Jordan Dangerfield to make playoff debut for Steelers".
- ^ Athletes Advantage Jordan Dangerfield: Finally Gets His Shot
- ^ "Steelers' Jordan Dangerfield participates in TU commencement". Towson University. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ "Steelers sign 10 players to the Practice Squad". Steelers.com. September 6, 2015. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ Bryan, Dave (January 27, 2017). "Report: Steelers Re-Sign S Jordan Dangerfield". SteelersDepot.com.
- ^ "Roster moves continue for Steelers". Steelers.com. September 4, 2017. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ^ "Jordan Dangerfield: Reaches injury settlement". CBSSports.com. September 8, 2017.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (January 15, 2018). "Steelers sign two to extensions". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2018.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (March 20, 2020). "Dangerfield signs one-year deal". Steelers.com.
- 1990 births
- Living people
- African-American Jews
- American football safeties
- American people of Ethiopian-Jewish descent
- Brooklyn Bolts players
- Buffalo Bills players
- Hofstra Pride football players
- Jewish American sportspeople
- People from Elmont, New York
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Players of American football from New York (state)
- Sportspeople from Nassau County, New York
- Towson Tigers football players
- 21st-century American Jews