Darrien Gordon

Darrien Gordon
Darrien Gordon
Position(s)
Cornerback / Punt Returner
Jersey #(s)
21, 23
Born November 14, 1970 (1970-11-14) (age 41)
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Career information
Year(s) 19932002
NFL Draft 1993 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22
College Stanford
Professional teams
Career stats
INT 19
PR yards 3,601
Return Touchdowns 6
Stats at NFL.com
Career highlights and awards

Darrien Jamal Gordon was born November 14, 1970 in Shawnee, Oklahoma) to James and Goldia Gordon. He graduated from Shawnee High School in 1989 where he was an All-State football player and two-time state champion wrestler as well as an honor student.

He is a former professional American Football player who played defensive back for 9 seasons in the National Football League (1993–2002). During that time, he played for 4 different teams and in 4 Super Bowls. Before his NFL career, Gordon played for Stanford University. He is one of just few players who have been drafted in the first round after not being invited to the scouting combine.[1]

Gordon spent his first 3 years in the NFL with the San Diego Chargers, assisting the team to a championship appearance in Super Bowl XXIX. He started all 16 games in each season with the Chargers, and excelled both on defense and as a punt returner on special teams. His best season with San Diego was in their Super Bowl year of 1994, when he recorded 4 interceptions and 2 fumble recoveries on defense, while gaining 475 yards on punt returns and scoring 2 punt return touchdowns, the most by any player that season.

In 1997, Gordon joined the Denver Broncos and had another superb season, recording 4 interceptions for 64 return yards and a touchdown, while recovering 4 fumbles. He also had a great year as a punt returner, gaining a career high 543 yards and scoring a league leading 3 touchdowns. His team finished the season with an 12-4 record and made it to Super Bowl XXXII, where Gordon won his first championship ring. In the following season, the Broncos recorded a 14-2 record and made it back to the Super Bowl again. Gordon's performance in Super Bowl XXXIII was a key factor in Denver's 34-19 win over the Atlanta Falcons. He intercepted 2 passes from Falcons quarterback Chris Chandler in the end zone during the fourth quarter and returned them for a total of 108 yards, setting up 2 Broncos touchdowns that put the game out of reach. His 108 interception return yards were a Super Bowl record. He also was a big factor in Denver's win over the New York Jets in the AFC title game that year, intercepting two passes from Vinny Testaverde and returning a punt 36 yards to set up a Terrell Davis touchdown.

Gordon spent the next 2 seasons with the Oakland Raiders, and then 1 year with the Falcons in 2001. His final season in 2002 was spent with the Raiders, where he made his fourth championship appearance in Super Bowl XXXVII. He retired after the Raiders 48-21 loss to Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the game.

In his 9 NFL seasons, Gordon recorded 335 tackles, 5 sacks, 19 interceptions (which he returned for 330 yards), 40 pass deflections, 4 forced fumbles, and 7 fumble recoveries on defense(returning them for 127 yards). On special teams he recovered 10 fumbles, returned 314 punts for 3,601 yards, and gained 70 yards on 5 kickoff returns. At the time of his retirement, his 3,601 punt return yards were the 3rd most in NFL history.

Overall, Gordon gained 4,128 total yards and scored 9 touchdowns(2 interception returns, 1 fumble return, and 6 punt returns).

References



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Gordon Gekko — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Wall Street Originaltitel: Wall Street Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1987 Länge: 122 Minuten Originalsprache: englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Super Bowl XXXIII — Infobox SuperBowl sb name = XXXIII visitor = Denver Broncos home = Atlanta Falcons visitor abbr = DEN home abbr = ATL visitor conf = AFC home conf = NFC visitor total = 34 home total = 19 visitor qtr1 = 7 visitor qtr2 = 10 visitor qtr3 = 0… …   Wikipedia

  • John Elway — Elway in December 2004 No. 7     Denver Broncos Executive Vice President of Football Operations Quarterback …   Wikipedia

  • Denver Broncos — Current season Established 1960 Play in Sports Authority Field at Mile High Denver, Colorado Headquartered in the Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Centre Dove Valley, Colorado …   Wikipedia

  • Mike Shanahan — (front) and Bill Belichick talking at a New England Patriots training camp on August 4, 2009. Date of birth August 24, 1952 (1952 08 24) (age 59) Place of birth …   Wikipedia

  • Dwayne Carswell — Position(s) Tight end, Offensive tackle/Guard Jersey #(s) 89, 77 Born January 18, 1972 (1972 01 18) (age 39) Jacksonville, Florida …   Wikipedia

  • Mark Schlereth — Position(s) Guard Jersey #(s) 69 Born …   Wikipedia

  • Mike Heimerdinger — Date of birth October 13, 1952(1952 10 13) Place of birth Dekalb, Illinois Date of death September 30, 2011(2011 09 30) (aged 58) Place of death Mexico Team(s) as a coach/administrator 1975–1977 1978–1979 1980 …   Wikipedia

  • Neil Smith (American football) — Neil Smith Position(s) Defensive end Jersey #(s) 90, 91 Born April 10, 1966 (1966 04 10) (age 45) New Orleans, Louisiana Career information …   Wikipedia

  • Chuck Priefer — Date of birth July 26, 1941 (1941 07 26) (age 70) Place of birth Parma, Ohio Position(s) Special Teams Coach Defensive Backs Coach Defensive Coordinator Defensive Line Coach Assistant College John Carroll University …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”