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Panthers release DE Drew Jordan from practice squad

The Panthers are back down to a 15-player practice squad after releasing DE Drew Jordan on Tuesday.

As first reported by Darin Gantt on Tuesday afternoon, the Carolina Panthers released defensive end Drew Jordan from their practice squad.

Jordan signed with Carolina as an undrafted rookie on June 1. Although he’d be lost in the shuffle of last week’s big cutdown, the 6-foot-3, 255-pounder made it back to the practice squad soon after.

Before breaking into the NFL, Jordan spent the first four years of his collegiate career at nearby Duke University—where he amassed 99 total tackles and 9.0 sacks over 40 games. He played his final year of eligibility at Michigan State University in 2021, recording 3.0 more sacks in 11 outings.

Following this latest adjustment, as well as a few moves on Monday, here’s what the team’s current practice squad now looks like:

  • TE Josh Babicz
  • S Marquise Blair
  • OL Deonte Brown
  • S Juston Burris
  • QB Jacob Eason
  • CB Madre Harper
  • CB Tae Hayes
  • DE Austin Larkin
  • RB John Lovett
  • LB Arron Mosby
  • WR C.J. Saunders
  • C Sam Tecklenburg
  • TE Colin Thompson
  • WR Preston Williams
  • WR Derek Wright

With 15 players in the group, there is room for one more to be added. So perhaps a quick reunion with 2021 fifth-round pick Daviyon Nixon is in order.

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Former Michigan State football players sign to NFL practice squads

Several former Spartans have signed with NFL teams to play on the practice squad

NFL cut day has come and gone, and NFL teams have cut their rosters from 80 to 53, meaning many players were let go by there respective teams. The next step for these players is to hopefully catch on and get signed to a team’s practice squad.

Several former Spartans were a part of the NFL caualties, but some were lucky enough to catch on and sign with NFLpractice squads.

Check out what NFL teams signed former Spartans to their practice squad:

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Panthers to sign former Duke DE

According to Jordan Schultz, the Panthers are signing former Duke and Michigan State DE Drew Jordan.

When the Carolina Panthers released defensive end Joe Jackson last week, their roster number dropped from 90 players to 89. So, when will they fill that void and who will they do it with?

According to league insider Jordan Schultz, it’ll be another defensive end in Drew Jordan—who the Panthers are planning on signing later tonight. Schultz notes that they’ll be agreeing upon a three-year split, which allows the team to reduce Jordan’s salary if he’s not a member of the active roster at any point.

The 6-foot-3, 255-pound undrafted free agent played his first four years of college football at Duke University. From 2017 to 2020, Jordan recorded 9.0 sacks, 13.0 tackles for a loss and four fumble recoveries over 40 games.

He then moved on to Michigan State University as a graduate senior for the 2021 campaign. There, he started in one of his 12 contests—posting 18 total tackles (3.0 for a loss), 1.5 sacks and a pass defensed.

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LOOK: Michigan State football DE Drew Jordan posts update on search for NFL landing spot

Spartan pass rusher Drew Jordan has given an update on his process to find an opportunity in the NFL

While a handful of undrafted Michigan State football players were able to find landing spots at the next level, some Spartans are still trusting the process and trying to find their opportunity. One of those Spartans, defensive end Drew Jordan, posted an update about his process on Twitter on Monday evening.

Jordan transferred from Duke in 2021 for one graduate with season with Spartans, but was only able to garner one start as he struggled with injuries throughout the season. Jordan recorded 1.5 sacks last and 18 total tackles for the Spartans. He had 120 total tackles, 18 tackles for loss, and 11.5 sacks over his career at MSU and Duke.

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Michigan State football transfers on why they chose MSU

Michigan State’s social media team dove into the lives of three MSU transfer athletes and why they chose to come to Michigan State.

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Spring football is in the air, and the Michigan State Spartans are gearing up for their annual spring football game this Saturday at Spartan Stadium.

MSU’s social media team has been stellar all spring long, giving the fans a great look inside the program, and today was no exception.

The MSU social media team went behind the scenes with three of Michigan State’s new transfer students: QB Anthony Russo, RB Kenneth Walker and DE Drew Jordan on why they chose to come to Michigan State.

This video was really well done and will make Spartan fans excited to watch these three players come fall.

The video can be found on Michigan State football’s Twitter page here:

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WATCH: First look at MSU Football transfers and early enrollees in uniform

Some new Michigan State Football players are on campus and in uniform.

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A host of new Michigan State Football players are enrolling in the winter/spring semester to get a jumpstart on their time with the program, and thus, we get our first look at some of the new Spartans in their gear.

Drew Jordan, Anthony Russo and Michael Gravely Jr. are all seen in their uniforms in a cool video below. Russo also talks briefly about getting No. 15.

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Watch it below:

Looking at every committed player in the Michigan State Football 2021 recruiting class

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Michigan State Football lands Duke DE Drew Jordan from transfer portal

Mel Tucker and Michigan State Football continue to be very active in the transfer portal this year, adding Duke defensive end Drew Jordan.

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Mel Tucker and Michigan State Football continue to be very active in the transfer portal this year. Now they have picked up their first defensive player through the portal in Duke defensive end Drew Jordan.

Jordan, who is 6-foot-3 and 270 pounds, will come to MSU as a graduate student. He has started to past three years for the Blue Devils and finished this season with 35 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks.

Jordan should be fighting for one of the starting spots next year as he has recorded over 100 tackles and 10 sacks over his four years at Duke. Jordan becomes the fourth different player to transfer to Michigan State joining Anthony Russo, Harold Joiner III and Jarrett Horst.

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