Jordan Morgan (American football)

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

Jordan Morgan
Free agent
Position:Offensive guard
Personal information
Born: (1994-05-13) May 13, 1994
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
NFL Draft:2017 / Round: 5 / Pick: 147
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

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

Professional career

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 size40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 3 in
(1.91 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]

Chicago Bears

Morgan was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round, 147th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft.[6][7] On May 11, 2017, the Bears signed Morgan to a four-year, $2.69 million contract with a signing bonus of $296,038.[8] He was placed on injured reserve on September 2, 2017.[9]

On September 1, 2018, Morgan was waived by the Bears.[10]

Tennessee Titans

On October 10, 2018, Morgan was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad.[11] He was released on December 3, 2018.[12]

New York Jets

On February 7, 2019, Morgan was signed by the New York Jets.[13] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[14]

Calgary Stampeders

Morgan signed to the Calgary Stampeders' practice roster 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.[15]

References
  1. "Jordan Morgan". www.nfl.com/. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. "Jordan Morgan". www.kubears.com/. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  3. Chris Burke (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. 2017 Scouting Combine: Jordan Morgan (DL32)
  6. "Kutztown's Jordan Morgan can bolster the offensive line for Bears". SBNation.com/. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  7. Mayer, Larry (April 29, 2017). "Bears draft OL Morgan in Round 5". ChicagoBears.com. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
  8. "Spotrac.com: Jordan Morgan contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  9. Mayer, Larry (September 2, 2017). "Bears reach NFL's 53-man roster limit". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018.
  10. Mayer, Larry (September 1, 2018). "Bears announce 53-man roster". ChicagoBears.com.
  11. Wyatt, Jim (October 10, 2018). "Titans Add WR Cameron Batson to 53-Man Roster, Sign Three to Practice Squad". TitansOnline.com.
  12. Wyatt, Jim (December 3, 2018). "Titans Sign RB Jeremy McNichols off Broncos' Practice Squad". TitansOnline.com.
  13. Lange, Randy (February 7, 2019). "Jets Sign Free Agent Guard Jordan Morgan". NewYorkJets.com.
  14. Lange, Randy (August 31, 2019). "Jets Announce 38 Moves to Get Down to 53-Man Roster". NewYorkJets.com.
  15. 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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