Jordan Dangerfield
No. 37 – Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | Elmont, New York | December 25, 1990||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Royal Palm Beach (FL) | ||||||||||
College: | Towson | ||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2017 | |||||||||||
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Jordan Isaac Aldon Dangerfield (born December 25, 1990) is an American football safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). 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, and received second-team All-Florida honors as a senior in 2008.[2][3][4][5] He then attended Hofstra University, and after it closed its football program he attended Towson University.[2][4]
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[6] seasons before making the final roster in 2016.
On January 27, 2017, Dangerfield re-signed with the Steelers on a one-year deal.[7] On September 4, Dangerfield was waived/injured by the Steelers and placed on injured reserve.[8] He was released on September 8.[9] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 16. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Steelers on January 15, 2018.[10]
See also
References
- ^ Coen, Andrew (2009-10-09). "Inside the Pride: Hofstra DB perseveres through tragedy". Inside the Pride. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
- ^ a b Jordan Dangerfield Stats | Pro-Football-Reference.com
- ^ Jordan Dangerfield's (Royal Palm Beach, FL) Football Stats
- ^ a b [1]
- ^ Athletes Advantage Jordan Dangerfield: Finally Gets His Shot
- ^ "Steelers sign 10 players to the Practice Squad". Steelers.com. September 6, 2015. 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.
- ^ "Jordan Dangerfield: Reaches injury settlement". CBSSports.com. September 8, 2017.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (January 15, 2018). "Steelers sign two to extensions". Steelers.com.
- Living people
- 1990 births
- Players of American football from New York (state)
- People from Elmont, New York
- American football safeties
- Hofstra Pride football players
- Towson Tigers football players
- Jewish American sportspeople
- American people of Ethiopian-Jewish descent
- Buffalo Bills players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Brooklyn Bolts players
- American football defensive back stubs