LaMont Damon Jordan is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Maryland. Jordan has also played for the Oakland Raiders, New York Jets, New England Patriots and Denver Broncos. Jordan graduated from Suitland High School in 1997. A highly-sought area prospect, he won many awards in high school, and played football and baseball, and was a member of the school's swimming and track teams. He attended the University of Maryland, College Park, and as a freshman,... gained notice as a first-string player, and finished as runner-up for Rookie of the Year in the Atlantic Coast Conference. As a sophomore, he was named to the second team All-ACC, and was named by Maryland as the team's most outstanding offensive player. As a junior, he began to gain national notice, and was a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award. In the same year, he was named to the All-ACC first team, and surpassed Maryland's single-season rushing record. That season, he gained over six yards per carry, one of only four NCAA players to do so.
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