Kamar Jorden


Kamar Isaias Jorden is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Bowling Green. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He has also played for the Spokane Shock of the Arena Football League.

Bowling Green State University

Jorden transferred to BG after playing two years at Hudson Valley Community College, where he set school records receptions and yards. In 2010, he earned First-Team All-MAC in his first season with the Falcons while leading the MAC with 96 receptions and chipped in with 1,109 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Set a career-high 14 catches for 168 yards at Tulsa in Week 3. Had big games against Temple, Ohio and Western Michigan.
In 2011, he continued his success his senior year earning First-Team All-MAC honors again becoming the first BGSU player since Kory Lichtensteiger in 2004 to be a back-to-back 1st Team All-MAC performer. Finished the year with 78 receptions for 1,089 yards and 12 touchdowns which was fourth-best in school history and made him the first Bowling Green receiver with multiple 1000 yard receiving seasons. Set a career-high 203 yards to go along with 12 catches at Kent State. Had 100-yard games versus Western Michigan, Toledo, Wyoming and Northern Illinois. Caught touchdowns in nine different games and had at least four catches in 11 contests. Concluding his senior season he ended 8th All-Time on Bowling Green's Receptions leaders list in only two seasons.

Professional career

Minnesota Vikings

After going undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft Jorden signed with the Minnesota Vikings on April 29, 2012. However, he was unable to make the final roster after suffering an injury in training camp. He was released by the Vikings on August 27.

Spokane Shock

Jorden opted to play for the Spokane Shock of the Arena Football League for their 2013 season. In one season in the AFL he caught 95 passes for 1,082 yards with 26 touchdowns.

Calgary Stampeders

Following the conclusion of the 2013 AFL season, nearing the close of the CFL season Jorden signed onto the practice roster of the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. Following the season Jorden was released so he could pursue NFL opportunities.

Minnesota Vikings (II)

Jorden signed a future/reserve contract with the Minnesota Vikings on January 4, 2014, and a full contract on March 1, 2014. He was released prior to final roster cut down on August 25, 2014.

Calgary Stampeders (II)

Similar to a year prior Jorden once again signed on with the Calgary Stampeders late in the 2014 CFL season. Jorden played in one game during the season, catching one pass for 7 yards. In his second season in the league Jorden only played in two games, catching 2 passes for 6 yards. He was however a contributor in the Stamps pre-season games. Jorden and the Stamps agreed to a contract extension on January 12, 2016.
The 2016 season would prove to be a breakout year for Jorden as he played in 9 games catching 42 passes for 580 yards with 3 touchdowns. In two post-season contests, Jorden had a total of 10 receptions for 127 yards and a catch for a two-point convert. Set to become a free-agent he was re-signed by the Stamps again in early January 2017. Jorden followed up his breakout 2016 season with a strong 2017 campaign, despite missing eight games with injury: He caught 52 passes for 717 yards with six touchdowns. He had a very strong performance in the playoffs as well, catching 12 passes for 228 yards and one touchdown in two games. However, Jorden's fumble late in the 105th Grey Cup game, returned 109 yards for an Argonaut touchdown, was arguably the turning point in a contest that found the Stampeders once again on the losing side. On December 15, 2017 the Stamps announced they had agreed to a contract extension with Jorden. On August 25, 2018 Jordan set the Stampeders record for most receiving yards in a single game with 249, surpassing the previous record of 237 by Herm Harrison. Jordan had another exceptional season in 2018 and was second in the league in receiving yards in early September when it was announced he would miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL. Following the season the Stamps and Jorden agreed to a two-year contract extension; which prevented him from becoming a free agent the following month.