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NFL bust Dion Jordan reflects on failed career: ‘Didn’t have my life in order’
NY Post
Dion Jordan’s NFL career didn’t go quite as planned.
Drafted by the Miami Dolphins with the No. 3 overall pick in 2013, after a surprising trade that sent Miami’s first and second rounders to the Raiders in exchange for that third overall pick, Jordan was once heralded as the next big defensive talent.
Yet, his time in Miami was marred by massive disappointment.
Jordan played only two seasons for the Dolphins, recording a total of just three sacks.
His struggles extended beyond the field; he missed an entire season due to a repeat violation of the NFL’s substance abuse policy.
After leaving Miami, he spent several seasons with teams out west, but his performance never lived up to the lofty expectations and Dolphins fans have never forgiven both the decision to trade up in the draft for him nor his inability to deliver.