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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Born: | Los Angeles, California | June 11, 1978||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Alfred Bonnabel (Kenner, Louisiana) | ||||||||
College: | Louisiana Tech | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2001 | ||||||||
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James Robert Jordan III (born June 11, 1978) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Louisiana Tech and professionally in the National Football League and Arena Football League from 2001 to 2011.
Jordan went to high school in Kenner, Louisiana. At Louisiana Tech, Jordan was the NCAA Division I-A leader in receptions. Following the 2001 NFL draft, he was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent. After three seasons with the 49ers, Jordan played in the Arena Football League for six seasons, for the Kansas City Brigade in 2006 and 2007, New Orleans VooDoo in 2007 and 2008, Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings in 2010, and again with the VooDoo in 2011. While his playing time in the NFL was mostly on special teams, Jordan had over 4,000 yards and 80 touchdowns as a receiver in the Arena Football League.