Jordan Morgan (American football, born 1994)

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Jordan Morgan
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Position: Offensive guard
Personal information
Born: (1994-05-13) May 13, 1994 (age 29)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:313 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school: Parkway Northwest
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College: Kutztown (PA)
NFL draft: 2017  / Round: 5 / Pick: 147
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Jordan Morgan (born May 13, 1994) is a former American football guard. He played college football at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. Morgan was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. [1]

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College career

Jordan played football at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, an NCAA Division II school. During his career, he played in 43 games and majored in leisure and sport studies. [2]

Professional career

Pre-draft

Morgan received an invitation to the NFL Combine and was able to complete all of the drills. After attending the combine, he was projected to be a fourth or fifth round pick by the majority or analysts and scouts. He was ranked the eighth best guard in the draft by Sports Illustrated and the ninth best guard by NFLDraftScout.com. [3] On March 8, 2017, he decided to attend Temple's pro day, but was satisfied with his combine performance and only executed positional drills. [4]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+5⁄8 in
(1.90 m)		309 lb
(140 kg)		34+5⁄8 in
(0.88 m)		10 in
(0.25 m)		5.36 s1.86 s3.11 s4.73 s8.13 s27 in
(0.69 m)		8 ft 6 in
(2.59 m)		21 reps
All values from 2017 NFL Combine [5] [6] [7]

Chicago Bears

Morgan was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round, 147th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft. [8] [9] On May 11, 2017, the Bears signed Morgan to a four-year, $2.69 million contract with a signing bonus of $296,038. [10] He was placed on injured reserve on September 2, 2017. [11]

On September 1, 2018, Morgan was waived by the Bears. [12]

Tennessee Titans

On October 10, 2018, Morgan was signed to the practice squad of the Tennessee Titans. [13] He was released on December 3, 2018. [14]

New York Jets

On February 7, 2019, Morgan was signed by the New York Jets. [15] He was waived on August 31, 2019. [16]

Calgary Stampeders

Morgan was signed to the practice roster of the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League on September 30, 2019. He was released from the practice roster on October 26, 2019, and re-signed to the active roster for the 2020 season on November 26, 2019.

DC Defenders

Morgan signed with the DC Defenders of the XFL during training camp. He was waived during final roster cuts on January 22, 2020. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jordan Morgan". NFL.com. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Jordan Morgan". www.kubears.com/. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ Burke, Chris (April 24, 2017). "2017 NFL draft rankings: Top prospects by position". SI.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Jordan Morgan, DS #9 OG, Kutztown". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Jordan Morgan Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  6. ↑ "2017 NFL Draft Scout Jordan Morgan College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Jordan Morgan Combine Workout". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  8. ↑ Weatherly, Kaleel (April 29, 2017). "Kutztown's Jordan Morgan can bolster the offensive line for Bears". SBNation.com. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  9. ↑ Mayer, Larry (April 29, 2017). "Bears draft OL Morgan in Round 5". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Spotrac.com: Jordan Morgan contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  11. ↑ Mayer, Larry (September 2, 2017). "Bears reach NFL's 53-man roster limit". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018.
  12. ↑ Mayer, Larry (September 1, 2018). "Bears announce 53-man roster". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  13. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (October 10, 2018). "Titans Add WR Cameron Batson to 53-Man Roster, Sign Three to Practice Squad". TitansOnline.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  14. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (December 3, 2018). "Titans Sign RB Jeremy McNichols off Broncos' Practice Squad". TitansOnline.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  15. ↑ Lange, Randy (February 7, 2019). "Jets Sign Free Agent Guard Jordan Morgan". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  16. ↑ Lange, Randy (August 31, 2019). "Jets Announce 38 Moves to Get Down to 53-Man Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
  17. ↑ Talbot, Damond (January 22, 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?". NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
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