Jordan Senn (born June 11, 1984) is a former

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. He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2008. He played college football at

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. Senn also played for the

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and

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Early years

Senn graduated from Beaverton High School in 2003.

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

After making the team as an undrafted free agent in the 2008 season and playing a role on

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and as a backup

, Senn made the initial 53-man roster for the team in 2009, only to be released on September 7, 2009 when the team signed former

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Aaron Francisco. Senn was re-signed to the active roster on September 23. He was waived on October 7.

Carolina Panthers

Senn was signed by the

on November 24. After playing mostly on special teams for 2010, he entered 2011 as 3rd on the depth chart at linebacker. He played mostly special teams again for the first half of the season. Due to a rash of injuries, he ended up starting at weakside linebacker for the final 7 games of the season, responding with 71 tackles, 3 forced fumbles and an interception. This was one of the highest tackle totals in the NFL for that 7 game period. He was also the smallest starting linebacker in the NFL for that period, height and weight combined. On April 12, 2012, he was re-signed by the

, and served as the Panthers special teams captain for the 2012 season.

Chicago Bears

On March 11, 2014, Senn signed with the

on a one-year contract. The Bears released Senn on August 24, 2014.

Post-NFL Career

Following his departure from the NFL, Senn went to medical school at

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, graduating in the class of 2021, receiving his medical training during the height of the

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. He is currently an

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resident at

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Personal life

He is married with 2 sons currently and lives in his hometown of

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Senn, Jordan 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Beaverton, Oregon Players of American football from Oregon American football linebackers Portland State Vikings football players Indianapolis Colts players Carolina Panthers players Chicago Bears players Beaverton High School alumni