Topic: Jordan Kent

Jordan Russell Kent (born July 24, 1984 in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) is an American football wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oregon. Jordan Kent has the physical talent to have been a first round pick in 2006, but lacked the experience with only two years of college football.

Jordan Kent had been on the Seattle Seahawks practice squad since he was drafted in 2006. He was signed on to the active roster on October 7th, 2008. He has since played on special teams and lined up as a receiver against Miami in week 10. However, he has yet to get a catch.

Kent was a member of the Oregon Ducks football team in college, and also played basketball and ran track. He was also NCAA’s first three-sport athlete since 2001-02. As a member of the Oregon Basketball team Kent won defensive player of the year. Then in 2005 he joined the Oregon Football team, this was his first time ever playing football on a team.