Jordan attended the University of North Carolina, where he was a running back for Mack Brown's North Carolina Tarheels football team, playing alongside fellow running back and future Jacksonville teammate Natrone Means. As a junior in 1991, he had 124 carries for 618 yards with seven rushing touchdowns, and 11 catches for 160 yards with two touchdown receptions. During his 1992 senior season, Jordan had 59 carries for 225 yards with one touchdown, and seven receptions for 101 yards and a touchdown. He scored the first touchdown of the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars in 1995.[1]
Coaching career
UNC
Jordan returned to his alma mater after Tar Heels head coach Larry Fedora announced his hiring as the team's new running back coach in January 2012.[2] In his first season, he coached Giovani Bernard, who would have a 1000+ rushing yards that year
along with being drafted in second round of the 2013 NFL draft.[3]
Washington Redskins / Football Team / Commanders
On January 26, 2014, Jordan was hired by the Washington Redskins, as their running backs coach under head coach Jay Gruden.[4] Following the 2019 season and the firing of Gruden, new head coach Ron Rivera chose to retain him on his initial coaching staff.[5] In September 2023, he was promoted and given a senior offensive assistant title.[6] Following the end of the 2023 season, he was not retained under new head coach Dan Quinn.
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