Jorge Cordova
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| Tennessee Titans — No. 51 | |
| Linebacker | |
| Date of birth: September 25, 1981 | |
| Place of birth: San Diego, California | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 244 lb (111 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2006 for the Jacksonville Jaguars | |
| Career history | |
| College: Nevada | |
| NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 3 / Pick: 86 | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Jorge Cordova (born September 25, 1981 in San Diego, California) is an American football linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He High School football at Murrieta Valley High School and played college football at Nevada.
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[edit] College career
Cordova was an impressive defensive prospect from the University of Nevada, totaling 311 tackles with 29.5 sacks, 44 stops for losses, 10 quarterback pressures, five fumble recoveries, eight forced fumbles, seven pass deflections and two blocked kicks in 42 games.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Jacksonville Jaguars
Cordova was drafted in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Jaguars, but tore his ACL during training camp and was placed on injured reserve. In 2005, he showed great promise during the preseason with five tackles, but aggravated his injury and was against placed on injured reserve.
In the 2006 season, Cordova finally made his first career NFL start. Halfway through the game, he was moved from the linebacker position to defensive end to replace the injured Reggie Hayward, and he may move up to the starting roster for the rest of the season.
[edit] Miami Dolphins
On August 28, 2007 the Jaguars released him and he signed with the Dolphins.
[edit] George Lopez
In the "George's Relatively Bad Idea" episode of the George Lopez Show,George is seen in the opening sequence wearing a black Jorge Cordova jersey. The jersey was apparently given to George, by Cordova, as a gift after a comedy act in San Diego.
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