| Jordan Dangerfield | |
| Number: | 37 |
| Position: | Safety |
| Birth Date: | 25 December 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Elmont, New York, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lbs: | 199 |
| High School: | Royal Palm Beach (Royal Palm Beach, Florida) |
| College: | Towson |
| Undraftedyear: | 2013 |
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| Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
| Statvalue1: | 46 |
| Statlabel2: | Forced fumbles |
| Statvalue2: | 1 |
| Statlabel3: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue3: | 1 |
| Pfr: | DangJo00 |
Jordan Isaac Aldon Dangerfield (born December 25, 1990) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Towson and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Buffalo Bills in 2013. Dangerfield has also been a member of the Brooklyn Bolts of the FXFL.
Dangerfield was born in Elmont, New York, and is a member of the Ethiopian Jewish community.[1]
He attended Royal Palm Beach High School in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, where he played football as a receiver and defensive back, was named to Palm Beach Post and Sun-Sentinel first-team as a junior and senior, and received second-team All-Florida honors as a senior in 2008.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He then attended Hofstra University, for whom he played in eight games, and after it closed its football program he attended Towson University. In 2010 for Towson he was named first-team All-CAA and first-team All-ECAC, as well as first-team All-American by College Sports Journal, and was named Towson University's Male Athlete of the Year. In 2011 he was named first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association, and in 2012 he was named pre-season All-CAA and earned third-team pre-season All-America honors from The Sports Network.
After entering professional football, he chipped away at remaining classes at Towson and in 2019 earned his degree.[7]
Dangerfield was signed by the Bills as an undrafted rookie free agent following the 2013 NFL draft. He was released by the team on August 30, 2013.
Dangerfield signed a reserve/future contract with the Steelers on January 10, 2014. He was released on August 26, 2014.
Dangerfield played for the Brooklyn Bolts of the Fall Experimental Football League in 2014.[8]
Dangerfield was signed to the Steelers' practice squad on November 5, 2014. He was released and re-signed to the practice squad throughout the 2014 and 2015[9] seasons before making the final roster in 2016.
On January 27, 2017, Dangerfield re-signed with the Steelers on a one-year deal.[10] On September 4, Dangerfield was waived/injured by the Steelers and placed on injured reserve.[11] He was released on September 8.[12] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 16. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Steelers on January 15, 2018.[13]
On March 20, 2020, Dangerfield re-signed with the Steelers.[14]