Randy Jordan

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Randy Jordan
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Jordan with the Washington Football Team in 2021
Tennessee Titans
Position: Running backs coach
Personal information
Born: (1970-06-06) June 6, 1970 (age 53)
Manson, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:Warren County (NC)
College: North Carolina
Undrafted: 1993
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career NFL statistics
Games played:122
Games started:5
Rushing:574 yards
Receiving:596 yards
Touchdowns:9
Player stats at PFR

Randy Jordan (born June 6, 1970) is an American football coach and former player who is the running backs coach for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of North Carolina. He was not selected in the 1993 NFL Draft, and subsequently played nine seasons for the Los Angeles Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Oakland Raiders.

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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.

Tennessee Titans

On February 13, 2024, Jordan was hired by the Tennessee Titans as their running backs coach under head coach Brian Callahan. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ MySA.com: Big 12 Archived January 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ UNC Athletic Communications (January 20, 2012). "UNC announces Randy Jordan hire". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  3. ↑ Klemo, Robert (January 1, 2014). "Cincy's Secret Weapon". SI.com. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  4. ↑ "UNC's Randy Jordan To Coach Running Backs". Commanders.com. January 26, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ Washington Commanders Public Relations (January 15, 2020). "Redskins Announce Coaching Staff". Commanders.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  6. ↑ Alper, Josh (September 5, 2023). "Commanders name Juan Castillo run game coordinator, Travelle Wharton OL coach". NBCSports.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Titans Add 10 New Assistant Coaches and Retain 11 Others on HC Brian Callahan's Staff". TennesseeTitans.com. February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.


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