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So the Miami Dolphins drafted him No. 3 overall in the 2013 NFL draft. They cut him this offseason.

Now, the official reason for Jordan’s cut wasn’t the fact that he was a draft bust, and he most certainly was. The reason he was released is he’d just been reinstated this previous offseason after a season-long suspension for violating the NFL’s performance enhancing drugs policy. From April 2015 until July 2016, Jordan was completely out of the NFL. While he was still with the Dolphins last season, he never once <a href="http://www.authenticcoltssale.com/shop-by-players-david-parry-jersey-c-1_17.html">http://www.authenticcoltssale.com/shop-by-players-david-parry-jersey-c-1_17.html</a> made it onto the active roster and they parted ways with him on March 31 claiming he failed a physical. Jordan is still recovering from one of two knee surgeries he had while on his PED sabbatical.

About two weeks later he signed a one-year, $640,000 contract with the Seattle Seahawks with none of the money guaranteed. That means Jordan is going to have to earn his spot on a defensive roster that should be legitimately tough to make. It’s the best thing that ever happened to him.

Jordan was not without talent and I would never argue he shouldn’t have been drafted. His senior year with the ducks he had 44 tackles with 10.5 for a loss, five sacks, one pass defense and three fumble recoveries. For a speed rusher that weighs less than 250, that sounds a lot like a third or fourth round pick to me. And if he’d been brought in with the expectations of a mid-round pick, perhaps his two-sack, 26-tackle rookie year wouldn’t stick out as a disaster.

Truthfully, with his combine and physical skills, Jordan probably should have gone in the second round. I never saw him as a first round pick <a href="http://www.authenticcoltsshop.com/shop-by-players-henry-anderson-jersey-c-1_18.html">Henry Anderson Kids Jersey</a> and sure as hell didn’t understand him going third overall.

After two years of getting manhandled at the defensive end spot, it’s obvious Jordan tried to hit the needle in an effort to save his career and remove the draft bust label from his forehead. He got busted and, of course, made it even worse.

Jordan is in a good situation now. The Seattle Seahawks boast some of the best coaches in the game, all throughout the staff, and my guess is Jordan will be used as a pass rushing outside linebacker this season.  Defensive coordinator Kris Richard and his assistants Michael Barrow and Dwaine Board have to basically rebuilt Jordan from the ground up. Head coach Pete Carroll seems content to let him do just that. They should treat Jordan like an undrafted rookie. Hell, they’re paying him like one.

“Dion Jordan’s going to be a while before he’s ready to go,” Carroll told a Seattle radio station. “He’s still getting back from a knee that bothered him. …We know he’s going to be a good addition.”

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