Miami Dolphins

Report: 2013 No. 3 pick Dion Jordan to apply for NFL reinstatement

Published May. 30, 2016 2:45 p.m. ET

Dan Graf

Dion Jordan, the No. 3 overall pick in the 2013 draft by the Miami Dolphins, will apply for reinstatement to the NFL this week after having missed the 2015 season serving a suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.

Jordan, 26, was suspended for a minimum of one year in April 2015, and his agent told USA Today that the defensive end has passed two drug tests a week since that time.

The 6-foot-6, 270-pounder proved to be an athletic wonder at the University of Oregon and at the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine but fell flat in his first two seasons as a pro. He battled a shoulder injury during his rookie year and failed two drug tests in the 2014 offseason that led to a six-game suspension. He had only one start and three sacks in 26 career games before a December 2015 failed test triggered the third-strike, one-year suspension.

Jordan is under contract with the Dolphins through 2017 with an option year for 2018, but GM Chris Grier has said that he’ll take a wait-and-see approach with Jordan’s comeback.

Jordan told USA Today he’s been doing the work, losing about a dozen pounds as part of a rigorous regimen that includes doing a good deed every day: