The Jets are working out Dion Jordan, who played for Robert Saleh’s 49ers defense in 2020.
The Jets are working out former 2013 first-round pick Dion Jordan, according to ESPN’s Field Yates.
Jordan has tallied just 13.5 sacks in his career after originally being drafted third overall by the Dolphins. He has spent time with the Seahawks, Raiders and the 49ers. Jordan recorded three sacks for Robert Saleh’s defense on 373 defensive snaps in 2020. He also played on special teams.
Jordan always had potential, but couldn’t put it all together and had trouble staying on the field. He’s been suspended three times for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing substance policy; Jordan missed four games in 2014, the entire 2015 season and 10 games in 2019. He also missed the entire 2016 season after being conditionally reinstated before the Dolphins cut him in 2017.
Despite Jordan’s rocky past, the Jets appear interested.
The 49ers defensive line depth took a hit during Sunday’s game vs. the Seahawks when Dion Jordan was ruled out.
49ers defensive end Dion Jordan exited Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks and will not return with a knee injury according to an announcement from the team.
Jordan hurt his knee against the Dallas Cowboys and had to leave their Week 15 game. He was out against the Cardinals in Week 16, and returned for the season finale.
It’s unknown whether it’s the same knee or a related injury.
Jordan’s season is now over. He had 3.0 sacks after signing with San Francisco in the offseason and getting thrust into a substantial role due to injuries on the defensive line.
The San Francisco 49ers have ruled defensive back Jimmie Ward and defensive lineman Dion Jordan out for the game against the Dallas Cowboys.
The San Francisco 49ers have ruled free safety Jimmie Ward and defensive end Dion Jordan out for the remainder of their game against the Dallas Cowboys.
Ward has been ruled out with a concussion. Jordan suffered a knee injury.
Ward was down on the field after hitting a Cowboys receiver over the middle on their final drive of the first half. He eventually was able to get up and walk off on his own power, but obviously was dazed. It’s unclear when Jordan injured his knee.
Buffalo Bills stock report following their Week 13 Monday Night Football win.
The Buffalo Bills returned to Monday Night Football in their matchup against the San Francisco 49ers, where they beat the Bay Area team, 34-24. By the end of the first quarter, it seemed like the game would slip through the Bills’ fingers, but they managed to bounce back. After a turnover that set up the first 49ers touchdown, Buffalo (9-3) handled its business and took care of a depleted San Francisco (5-7) squad.
With the Monday Night Football drought finally broken, here’s Bills Wire’s latest stock report following the team’s Week 13 win over the Niners:
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Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17). (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Josh Allen
It was another barn-burning performance from quarterback Josh Allen, where he became the first Buffalo quarterback to complete 80 percent of his passes and throw for four touchdowns in a game.
Not bad.
The Bills quarterback wasn’t afraid to spread the sugar against the 49ers, completing passes to seven different pass catchers. And Allen completed plenty of passes. In fact, he completed 32 of them for 375 yards and the aforementioned four touchdowns. He also completed a variety of throws, whether it was finding Cole Beasley down the seam, or hitting Gabriel Davis in the middle of the field.
Allen couldn’t have played a better game against a strong 49ers defense on a national stage.
The receiving corps
We’re going to cheat here but it wouldn’t be fair to leave out any of the Bills pass catchers, because all of them produced.
Starting with the man of the hour, Cole Beasley. He had nine grabs for 130 yards and one touchdown. The wideout did a lot of his work out of the slot, which shouldn’t have surprised anyone because he came into the game leading all slot receivers in receiving yards. While getting open in the middle is great, he also showed his ability to get open when the play broke down, which is just as important when Allen is your quarterback.
Let’s move to the man of the year, Stefon Diggs. The standout receiver was a nightmare for anyone who tried to cover him. His silky route running gave him space in San Francisco’s zone and he made them pay. Diggs finished the game with 10 catches for 92 yards, putting him over 1,000 yards for the season.
Now let’s end with the rest of the group. Davis had another standout performance, coming down with just three catches, but he had 68 yards and the game-sealing touchdown. The likes of tight end Dawson Knox and wideout Isaiah McKenzie also caught touchdown passes. It was a great performance from the pass catchers – just about all of them.
Micah Hyde
Hyde hasn’t made a lot of plays this season, but that doesn’t mean he’s had a bad season. Hyde has been one of the more consistent forces when the Bills try to stop the run, and has played some decent coverage in the red zone. His performance against San Francisco was something the Bills Mafia has come to expect; he had 12 total tackles and the first of two interceptions by Buffalo.
Hyde has made his career by being in the right place at the right time and playing hard-nosed football. This was one of those games for the defensive back.
Offensive line
Sorry, but we’re going to cheat again. The Bills offensive line had a stellar game against a vaunted 49ers front-four. The front-five for Buffalo looked comfortable when protecting Allen, giving him plenty of time to find the open receiver. They were also very consistent. There have been games where the line had a few really good series, then a few really bad series. Against San Francisco, though, it never seemed outmatched and kept Allen upright, for the most part.
It wasn’t all roses for them, though. They seem to have fits when trying to block inside runs. Whenever the Bills try to run between the tackles, the running back always seems to be hit before he can reach the hole. Dion Dawkins also gave up one sack, but in fairness, it was an excellent pass rush from Dion Jordan.
The 49ers announced their four protected practice squad players thanks to new COVID-19 practice squad rules.
The 49ers on Tuesday announced their first four “protected” practice squad players of the year. Offensive lineman Hroniss Grasu, wide receiver Kevin White, defensive end Dion Jordan and cornerback Dontae Johnson.
Under the new practice squad rules designed to mitigate some of the potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, teams are allowed to “protect” up to four players from their 16-man practice squad roster each week.
Those “protected” players aren’t able to be poached off a team’s practice squad. If a “protected” player is not elevated to the active roster, he can sign an NFL contract with any club either after his team’s game or at 12:01am Eastern Time the next day – whichever comes later. If that player does get elevated to the active roster, he reverts back to the practice squad and can sign an NFL contract with any team beginning at 4:01pm Eastern Time on the first business day after his team’s game. Other clubs aren’t allowed to contact protected players until after his team’s game. “Protected” designations go into effect Tuesday at 4:00pm Eastern Time, except for the teams that played on Monday Night Football. Their designations go into effect at 4:00pm Eastern Time Wednesday.
For San Francisco the selections all make sense given their injury issues at some positions. Grasu can fill in at center if Ben Garland is unavailable after dealing with an ankle injury since training camp. White, Jordan and Johnson are all depth options at three positions where the 49ers are banged up.
At receiver they could be without both Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk the first week. At defensive end they only have three true edge rushers with Dee Ford, Nick Bosa and Kerry Hyder. Having Jordan gives them a little wiggle room in the event a player becomes unavailable between Tuesday and Sunday. Johnson knows San Francisco’s defense well and holds a similar role to Jordan where he gives some insurance in case something goes awry during the week of practice.
The 49ers depth chart improved with the addition of Dion Jordan.
The 49ers on Friday officially added some depth to their defensive line when they announced the signing of defensive end Dion Jordan. Chris Biderman of the Sacramento Bee confirmed reports that the 49ers were expected to sign Jordan, but said the two sides were still working out contract details.
Jordan is now on the roster as the 79th member of the 80-man squad. He joins a group of defensive ends with a real shot to make the final roster and contribute despite a disappointing career after getting selected No. 3 overall by the Dolphins in the 2013 draft. It’s been a rocky seven seasons that included multiple suspensions and just 10.5 sacks in 50 games.
San Francisco gives Jordan an opportunity to compete for a role where his expectations are relatively low. And he’ll be doing so in a spot where the 49ers don’t have much depth. Nick Bosa, Dee Ford and Arik Armstead are the three key defensive ends. The depth chart beyond that trio is up in the air.
Ronald Blair III is a good player who’ll contribute, but he’s coming off a torn ACL and isn’t a lock to be active by the start of the regular season. Kerry Hyder is another option after signing with the 49ers in the offseason. Hyder posted only one sack as a rotational edge player for the Cowboys last season. The two other options, Alex Barrett and Jonathan Kongbo haven’t played an NFL snap.
While Jordan isn’t a surefire pick to outplay that group of reserves in camp, his untapped potential will still earn him some additional opportunities. The 49ers don’t need him to be the player that got drafted No. 3 overall. Given that he’s into his eighth year the ship has likely sailed on him ever reaching that ceiling. However, he’s on a club now that can surround him with talent while simultaneously putting him in positions to succeed.
There’s a world where Jordan doesn’t even make the 49ers’ 53-man roster. But there’s another world where he fits into a role that allows him to thrive in a way he’s yet to in his NFL career.
The 49ers are signing Dion Jordan, one of the two edge rushers they met with before training camp.
The 49ers had visits with two defensive ends according to reports Tuesday, and now it appears they’re going to sign one of them. NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reported San Francisco is expected to sign former Raiders defensive end Dion Jordan.
Jordan was the No. 3 overall pick out of Oregon by the Dolphins in the 2013 NFL draft. He wound up with just 3.0 sacks through his first two years before missing the 2015 season due to a suspension for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. He was reinstated in 2016, but didn’t play at all and was cut before the 2017 campaign.
Seattle signed Jordan for the next two seasons and he found a little success in Seattle. There he posted 5.5 sacks in 17 games. The Raiders picked him up for the 2019 season. In Oakland, Jordan had 13 pressures and 3.0 sacks in seven games.
Now he’ll join a 49ers club looking to shore up its depth at defensive end. Jordan won’t be guaranteed a roster spot, but he’ll have a clear track to making the team and carving out a role as a rotational edge rusher if he performs well in camp.
The 49ers met with edge rushers Ezekiel Ansah and Dion Jordan.
The 49ers aren’t shy about their desire to improve their roster at any position. That includes the edge rush — a position that helped spearhead their Super Bowl run last season. They met with a pair of defensive ends that were top-5 picks in their respective drafts according to reports from NFL Network and ESPN.
NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport on Tuesday morning reported the 49ers had former Lions and Seahawks defensive end Ezekiel Ansah in for a physical and COVID-19 testing. Ansah was the No. 5 overall pick in the 2013 draft by the Detroit Lions. He racked up 48 sacks in six years with the Lions, including a career-high 14.5 in 2015 when he earned his only Pro Bowl nod. He made his way to the Seahawks last season but didn’t find much success in a year where injuries limited him to 11 games. Ansah notched 2.5 sacks with Seattle.
He wasn’t the only former Seahawks edge rusher to visit with the 49ers though. San Francisco also hosted Dion Jordan, who went No. 3 in the 2013 draft to the Dolphins, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Jordan hasn’t lived up to his status as a top-3 pick. He’s posted 10.5 sacks in 50 games across six seasons. He spent two years in Miami with just 3.0 sacks, then missed 2015 while he was suspended for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. Jordan also missed 2016 despite getting reinstated by the league. The Seahawks picked him up for the 2017 and 2018 campaigns after the Dolphins released him, then the Raiders scooped him up for the 2019 season. In the last three years he played 24 games and put up 7.5 sacks and eight tackles for loss.
Neither player has officially signed yet, but San Francisco’s interest in both indicates they’re aiming to bolster their pass rush depth and improve an already strong unit.
The Seahawks are already in the mood to bring back former pass rushers, and reuniting with Dion Jordan would be a good low-cost gamble.
It’s no secret the Seattle Seahawks need help rushing the passer. The hope throughout the offseason has been to reunite with Jadeveon Clowney and to potentially add another big name piece as well, like Everson Griffen, Yannick Ngakoue or Matthew Judon.
So far none of that has come to fruition, with the Seahawks biding their time while shoring up their depth in the form of a pair of old friends: Bruce Irvin and Benson Mayowa, two veteran pass rushers who played with the team during the Legion of Boom era.
While the Seahawks certainly need to add at least one big name rusher, ideally Clowney, they could continue to add depth pieces to bring into training camp, hoping the collective unit will help form a solid pass rush in 2020.
Another name the team could consider, since they are on the reunion track, is Dion Jordan.
Jordan spent the 2019 season with the Raiders, appearing in seven games and racking up two sacks. He was with the Seahawks in 2017 and 2018, and while injuries limited him to just 17 total games, he did accrue 5.5 sacks, 11 quarterback hits and two forced fumbles.
Jordan has had plenty of red flags in his career, namely injury and disciplinary related, but the former third overall pick has proven capable of getting to the quarterback when he’s healthy, and he’s familiar with coach Pete Carroll’s defensive scheme and what his role would be.
New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan surveyed the list of available free agents and highlighted one name: pass rusher Dion Jordan
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How can the New Orleans Saints get better before the 2020 season? They’ve already begun working on that by signing free agent wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, a two-time Pro Bowler who is one of the few route-runners in the league who can match Michael Thomas step-for-step. But what about the defense?
Cameron Jordan has some ideas. When browsing a list of available defensive linemen, the All-Pro pass rusher circled one name in particular: Dion Jordan, the third overall pick in the 2013 draft out of Oregon. He has spent recent years playing for the Seattle Seahawks and formerly-Oakland Raiders, having missed a lot of time after a 2015 suspension for violating the league’s performance-enhancing substance policy.
He’s played just 24 games in the last three years while dealing with a 2018 knee injury and a suspension related to an expired therapeutic use exemption for Adderall, and Jordan’s stat line isn’t going to raise many eyebrows; in those 24 games, he’s created 7.5 sacks and 13 quarterback hits, along with eight tackles for loss and two forced fumbles. But the Saints’ Jordan sees more than a box score.
The veteran identified the free agent’s tools as, “flexibility, inside rusher as well as outside rusher,” pointing to the younger Jordan’s success in creating pressure from all over the defense front, crediting it to rare flexibility for such a tall lineman (the prospect tips the scales at 6-foot-6, 284 pounds).
On top of that, Jordan sees a vision where they could both coexist in certain packages, such as an all-defensive ends look featuring both Jordans lined up upside, with Marcus Davenport and Trey Hendrickson flanking them. Another lineup he proposed would be a package calling for five linemen with hands in the dirt, bookended by himself and Davenport on the edge with interior linemen Sheldon Rankins and David Onyemata inside next to the other Jordan.
He’s certainly painting an intriguing picture. When Jordan’s playing days are over, a coaching career could be ahead of him, assuming he doesn’t get a job in the media. But back to his point about adding another Jordan: it would be a fascinating pickup, especially if he can steer clear of further suspensions.
The Saints defensive line was a strength of the team but got whittled down late last season with injuries. Adding someone like the “other” Jordan to the mix would make sense for the reasons already discussed. And it’s not like the Saints aren’t familiar with him; Jordan was picked by then-Miami Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland, now the head of the Saints college scouting department. It’s something worth watching.
