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Mike Jordan (cornerback)

American football pplayer

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 28, 2026
Entity authorityQ27069141
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Michael Jordan (born October 21, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Missouri Western Griffons. He signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2016, and also played for the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants.

Professional career

Los Angeles Rams

Jordan was signed as an undrafted free agent with the Los Angeles Rams after going undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft. On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Rams as part of final roster cuts. The next day, he was signed to the Rams' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on November 22, 2016.

On September 2, 2017, Jordan was waived by the Rams.

Cleveland Browns

On September 3, 2017, Jordan was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns.

On September 1, 2018, Jordan was waived by the Browns.

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This entry incorporates text from Mike Jordan (cornerback)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.