Jordy Nelson Personal Life, Career, Wife, Net Worth, Metrics

Jordy Nelson is a former American football wide receiver and also played quarterback in his later years. He received All-America honors while playing college football at Kansas State. The Green Bay Packers drafted him into the National Football League (NFL) in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. During his play with Green Bay, he won Super Bowl XLV with the team against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2010 season. Before announcing his retirement in 2019, he played a year with the Oakland Raiders.

Additionally, he and his wife Emilie Nelson donated an undisclosed amount to renovate his athletic facility at his alma mater, Kansas State. Additionally, the team renamed the football team locker room after their name. Scroll down to read more information about the athletes.

JORDY NELSON: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, EDUCATION

The athlete was born on May 31, 1985 in Manhattan, Kansas, United States as Jordy Ray Nelson. He was born as the son of parents Alan and Kim Nelson, farmers living in Riley. His great-great-grandfathers immigrated from Sweden. He has two siblings: Kelsey and Mike Nelson.

For his education, he completed his elementary education at Riley County High School in Riley where he started playing football. He had played as a quarterback in his senior year. He completed 62% of his passes for 1,029 yards, 8 touchdowns and rushed for 1,572 yards. During this period, he also played in track and field where he won an AAU national championship in the 400 meters. Then he joined Kansas State University and played under Wildcats coach Bill Synder from 2003 to 2005. And he played his last college seasons with Kansas State (2006 and 2007).

JORDY NELSON: PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

In the 2008 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers selected him in the second round with the 36th overall pick. He was one of two Kansas State Wildcats selected that year. Then he signed his rookie contract with the team on July 27, 2008. He started his NFL season game against the Minnesota Vikings. In 2010, Nelson caught a 29-yard touchdown pass on third-and-1 with Steeler William Gay covering for the first Super Bowl XLV score.

Additionally, he finished his 2011 regular season with a career-high 15 touchdowns, 68 receptions, and 1,263 receiving yards. In 2012, he missed all four games with a hamstring injury. Later, with his team, he finished with an 11-5 record and won the NFC North. Then he was named Pro-Bowl substitute in the 2013 season game where he started all 16 games for the first time in his career. The same year, he was ranked 83rd by his teammates in the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014.

In 2018, he signed a two-year, $15 million contract with the Oakland Raiders in March. He finished his game of the season ranked second on the team in receiving yards and touchdowns. On March 14, 2019, he was released by the Raiders after one season. However, he announced his retirement from the NFL after playing 11 seasons in the same month. Then he signed a one-day deal to retire as a Green Bay Packer player in August 2019.

JORDY NELSON: PERSONAL LIFE AND WIFE

Talking about his personal life, he is a married man with three children. He married his high school girlfriend, Emily Nelson. The couple are from the same neighborhood and also attended the same school. After dating for years, Jordy proposed to his then-girlfriend while on a family vacation in Cancun. After saying yes, the couple got married the same year in 2007.

Additionally, Emily worked as a teacher at Fort Howard Elementary School in Green Bay. But she left afterwards to take care of her children and her house. Additionally, the couple are the proud parents of three children: Sons Royal and Brooks. According to sources, one of the sons is also adopted. They also welcomed adopted daughter Adda Jo into their family in March 2017.

JORDY NELSON: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

The player had earned a huge income from his established football game and retired in March 2019. Hence, he mostly earned a handsome sum mainly from his playing career. Moreover, he has also earned a profitable sum of money by endorsing and promoting sports brands and products. His net worth is estimated at around $24 million with an annual salary of $3.98 million from Green Bay Packer to retire. With this huge sum, he surely spends a lavish life with his family.

He has a verified Facebook account @JordyNelson87 with over 577,000 followers. There is an unverified Instagram account under his name which has over 2,000 followers. On Twitter, he goes by the verified account @JordyRNelson with 508.1k followers.

JORDY NELSON: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The former football player has a slim and athletic body who stands 6 feet 3 inches or 1.91 meters tall. Her body weighs approximately 98 kg with unknown measurements. He has hazel eye color with light brown hair color.