Former Steelers S Jordan Dangerfield Retires, Takes Coaching Job

Former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Jordan Dangerfield has retired from playing and accepted a coaching position at a Florida high school.

Dangerfield, 31, was announced on Friday as the newest member of the staff at American Heritage Delray in Delray Beach, Florida.

Dangerfield played in 61 NFL games in an eight-year pro career, all with the Steelers, where he became a regular member of the special teams units.

An alumnus of Royal Palm Beach High School and Towson (Md.), Dangerfield joined the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He was released after training camp and didn’t land back in the NFL until joining the Steelers on a futures contract in January 2014.

Dangerfield spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons on the Steelers practice squad before making the team in 2016. He played in 14 games in 2016, and then 16 in 2018-20, missing 2017 due to injury. He played over 50% of the Steelers’ special teams snaps in all four of his seasons, but after playing 124 snaps of defense in 2016, was called on rarely after that, totaling 101 snaps from 2017-20.

The Steelers chose not to re-sign Dangerfield after he became a free agent in 2021, replacing his role with the addition of free agent Miles Killebrew. Dangerfield did not catch on with another NFL team for the 2021 season.

He finished his NFL career with 46 tackles, two tackles for loss, two quarterback hits, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

American Heritage Delray is led by former Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets, Notre Dame, Auburn and Georgia defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder. The team won Florida state titles in 2007, 2009 and 2011. Buffalo Bills running back Devin Singletary and Minnesota Vikings kicker Greg Joseph are among the team’s alumni. Dangerfield will serve as defensive backs coach with the school.