Cameron Jordan is a big guy who plays defensive point for the NFL’s New Orleans Saints. The player demonstrated his talent by combining his positioning, speed and prowess. Since joining the Saints after the 2011 NFL Draft, he’s been a starting player ever since, though coaching, roster and defensive players have been shuffled too often to count. That says a lot about its consistency.

Also, Jordan has hardly ever suffered an injury during his professional career. In 2018, he was called up to the Pro Bowl three times.

Cameron Jordan’s Biography

Cameron’s story begins in Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 10, 1989. For his high school education, he moved to Arizona where he attended Chandler High School. Here, young Jordan excelled both on track and in football. In his senior year of high school, he left school with all-state honors after racking up 85 tackles and 17.5 sacks.

Moving to the University of California, Berkeley, Jordan proved to be a defensive line for the school’s football team. Throughout his tenure, he proved an indispensable part of the squad, having featured in 50 games out of a possible 51 while he started in 32 of them. In his senior year of college football, he was named an All-American and All-Pac-10 (first consecutive team, his third straight All-Pac-10). Cameron Jordan left California with a total of 175 tackles and a host of other interesting numbers that put him just outside the top 10 of the school’s top athletes.

NFL Career

Jordan was a great prospect for the pro before the 2011 draft, especially due to his performances in the NFL Combine and the Senior Bowl. The New Orleans Saints signed him in the first round of the draft. He was selected 24th overall and was the fifth player selected for the final defensive position behind JJ Watt, Adrian Clayborn and Ryan Kerrigan. The rookie signed a four-year contract with the Saints worth $7.73 million.

From the start, he had to fight for his place in the starting lineup against experienced free agent Turk McBride who just signed. They both finished as starters for the season. By the end of his rookie season, Jordan had tallied 18 solo tackles, 13 offensive assists and 4 passing deflections in 15 starts and one substitute appearance. Some of his best games of the campaign came against the Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Saints earned a playoff berth for their best finish in the NFC South.

Cameron Jordan kept his defensive position complete for his second season with Will Smith. In the season opener against the Washington Redskins, Jordan recorded a personal best 11 fights combined. Throughout the game, he caused problems for quarterback Michael Vick, who recorded three sacks. He maintained his starting position for every regular season game, finishing the campaign with 41 solo tackles, 26 assists, 8 passing deflections and more.

In 2013, the Saints resumed their defensive training, but still retained Cameron in the lineup. In September 2013, he got a second combined six-fight against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and then against the Atlanta Falcons in November. His impressive performance for the season saw him nominated for the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career. He finished the season with 47 combined tackles, 4 passing deflections and 12 quarterback sacks, having started every game. The team was the first team to earn this victory at the NFC South and went on to earn a wildcard with the Philadelphia Eagles to enter the playoffs.

Thanks to his excellent performances, Cameron Jordan started in every game of the season and recorded 51 combined fights, 5 deflected passes and 7.5 sacks. He missed a Pro Bowl call, however.

He started the 2015 season with an improved $55million five-year deal. At the end of the season, Jordan was recalled for the 2016 Pro Bowl. He was also ranked among the top 100 players of 2016, ranked No. 99. He finished the season with 32 solo tackles, 13 assists and 10 sacks. . and 5 deflection passes.

He continued to improve his stats throughout the 2016 season with 58 combined tackles, 7.5 sacks and 6 deflections in 6 passes, earning himself a 92.1 overall rating from Pro Football Focus.

For the 2017 season, Jordan started all over again in regular season games, recording a record 62 combined tackles, 13 sacks, and 11 passing deflections. He also won the NFC Defensive Player of the Week, surpassing Charles Grant on the Saints’ list with the most sacks in franchise history, and was called up for the 2018 Pro Bowl.

Family: father, mother and sister

Cameron was born to Steve and Anita Jordan. Jordan’s talent for the game was passed down to him by his father. Steve Jordan played tight between 1982 and 1994 with the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings. Prior to his NFL career, he also played football at Brown University and was on the list of the “Vikings 50 Greatest Players of All Time.”

This union also produced a brother, a younger sister named Stephanie Cameron. Cameron and his sister attended the same high school where they were both on the school track team. Stephanie is married to Cameron’s former bandmate, Kasim Edebali, and hasn’t invited anyone, including her family, but Cameron canceled the ceremony nonetheless despite warnings from her father not to attend.

Cameron Jordan’s wife, girlfriend and son

The defensive end has been in a relationship with a woman named Nikki for a long time. Exactly how long is not really known. The couple tied the knot on June 30, 2018. It was a lavish ceremony attended by many of Cameron’s current and former costars.

According to a popular report, the couple already had three children before their wedding, with the latest one taking place three weeks before the ceremony. The first of their children is a son, Caleb Tank Jordan, born in 2015, exactly nine days after Cameron signed his upgraded contract with the Saints.

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