Jordan Reaves
{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1990)}}
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|caption=Reaves with the Edmonton Elks in 2023
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|position1=Defensive lineman
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1990|01|25}}
|birth_place=Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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|CIS=Brandon
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|playing_years1={{CFL Year|2015}}
|playing_team1=Winnipeg Blue Bombers*
|playing_years2={{CFL Year|2016|2021}}
|playing_team2=Saskatchewan Roughriders
|playing_years3={{CFL Year|2022|2023}}
|playing_team3=Edmonton Elks
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Jordan Reaves (born January 25, 1990) is a Canadian professional football defensive lineman. He played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Edmonton Elks. Reaves originally played basketball for the Brandon Bobcats of Canadian Interuniversity Sport before making the switch to football.
College career
Reaves played from 2010-2014 for the Brandon University Bobcats men's basketball team.[http://gobobcats.ca/roster.aspx?rp_id=66 Jordan Reaves bio]
Professional career
=Winnipeg Blue Bombers=
Reaves was signed by his hometown Winnipeg Blue Bombers on April 9, 2015, following workouts in Winnipeg and at the 2015 Edmonton Regional Combine.[http://www.bluebombers.com/2015/04/09/bombers-sign-winnipegger-jordan-reaves/ Bomber sign Winnipegger Jordan Reaves][http://gobobcats.ca/news/2015/4/9/MBB_0409154508.aspx Former Bobcat basketball star signs with Winnipeg Blue Bombers] He played in two pre-season games as a wide receiver and recorded one catch for six yards. Reaves was part of the team's final cuts on June 20, 2016.[http://mytoba.ca/sports/bombers-hopefuls-yantz-and-reaves-were-never-on-osheas-radar/ Bombers hopefuls Yantz and Reaves were never on O’Shea’s radar]
=Saskatchewan Roughriders=
After spending the 2015 CFL season unsigned by a CFL team, Reaves signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on January 29, 2016.[http://www.riderville.com/2016/01/29/riders-add-four-to-roster-2/ Riders add four to roster] While listed as a defensive back, Reaves practiced as a defensive lineman through training camp and upon making the team, he dressed in his first regular season game on June 30, 2016, as a backup defensive end.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/i-m-having-the-time-of-my-life-says-roughriders-rookie-jordan-reaves-1.3609899 'I'm having the time of my life,' says Roughriders rookie Jordan Reaves] He played in five games for the Roughriders in 2016 and recorded two special teams tackles. He was released during training camp the following year on June 18, 2017.[https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/ CFL Transactions] On May 20, 2018, he re-signed with Saskatchewan for 2018 training camp.{{cite web|title=RIDERS TRANSACTION- MAY 20TH|url=https://www.riderville.com/2018/05/20/riders-transaction-may-20th/|website=riderville.com|accessdate=May 21, 2018|date=May 20, 2018}} Reaves signed a one-year contract extension with the Roughriders on December 21, 2020.{{cite news |title=Riders add five, including two Canadians |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2020/12/21/riders-add-five-including-two-canadians/ |website=CFL.ca |date=December 21, 2020 |accessdate=December 21, 2020}}
=Edmonton Elks=
Reaves joined the Edmonton Elks in free agency on February 15, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.goelks.com/2022/02/15/transaction-reaves-signs-edmonton/ |title=Reaves signs in Edmonton |publisher=Edmonton Elks |date=February 15, 2022 |accessdate=February 16, 2022}} He played in eight regular season games in 2022 where he had two special teams tackles. The Elks announced Reaves was re-signed on July 3, 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goelks.com/2023/07/03/transactions-elks-sign-boyko-and-reaves/|publisher=Edmonton Elks|title=TRANSACTIONS {{!}} Elks sign Boyko and Reaves|author=Swane, Brian|date=July 3, 2023}} In 2023, he played in 11 regular season games and recorded seven special teams tackles. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 13, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/fa24/ |title=Official 2024 Free Agent Tracker |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=May 22, 2024}}
Personal life
Jordan is the youngest son of former Winnipeg Blue Bomber running back Willard Reaves, who played with the team for five years and was a member of the 72nd Grey Cup winning team.{{cite web | url=https://www.cfl.ca/2015/04/14/hard-turf-reaves-attempts-historic-football-comeback/ | title=Hard turf: Reaves attempts historic football comeback | publisher=cfl.ca | date=April 14, 2015 | accessdate=July 4, 2016 | author=Krever, Jeff}} Jordan is also the younger brother of Ryan Reaves, a professional hockey player and right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League.
In February 2008, Reaves was charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, which he pleaded guilty to in December 2008, and received a conditional sentence, one year of supervised probation, and was not allowed to possess a weapon for 10-years.{{cite news|last1=May|first1=Katie|title=Ex-CFLer's trial for drug trafficking delayed|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/ex-cflers-trial-for-drug-trafficking-delayed-458936453.html|accessdate=January 23, 2018|publisher=Winnipeg Free Press|date=November 20, 2017}} In 2016, Reaves was charged with one count of drug trafficking, but was set free on bail, after a routine traffic stop discovered cocaine in his possession. His trial in Winnipeg began in November 2017, where he pleaded his innocence.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/m/sports/football/cfl/topstories/reaves-drug-trafficking-allegations-1.4029293|title=Roughriders 'disappointed' by Jordan Reaves drug trafficking charge|website=www.cbc.ca|language=en|access-date=2018-01-12}}{{cite web|author1=Canadian Press|title=Saskatchewan Roughrider Jordan Reaves facing trial on cocaine charge|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/saskatchewan-roughrider-jordan-reaves-facing-trial-cocaine-charge/|website=sportsnet.ca|accessdate=January 23, 2018|location=Winnipeg|date=March 17, 2017}}
On January 24, 2018, he was acquitted of drug trafficking charges after the judge determined there was a lack of evidence.{{cite web|last1=Foxall|first1=Diana|title=Former CFLer Jordan Reaves acquitted of drug trafficking charges|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3984366/former-cfler-jordan-reaves-acquitted-of-drug-trafficking-charges/|website=globalnews.ca|accessdate=January 28, 2018|date=January 24, 2018}}{{cite web|author1=Canadian Press|title=Former Saskatchewan Roughriders player acquitted on drug charge|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/former-saskatchewan-roughriders-player-acquitted-drug-charge/|website=sportsnet.ca|accessdate=January 28, 2018|location=Winnipeg|date=January 24, 2018}}
Reaves is the great-great-great-grandson of Bass Reeves,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/1977141|title = Reaves putting Kane feud aside, joining him for 'much bigger cause'| date=June 14, 2020 }} a former slave who was the first black lawman west of the Mississippi River and among the first black U.S. deputy marshalls; Reeves' life is the focus of the 2023 TV series Lawmen: Bass Reeves.{{cite news |last1=Clark |first1=Ryan S. |title=Ryan Reaves talks about TV show based on a his great-great-great-grandfather |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/38825545/ryan-reaves-tv-show-based-great-great-great-grandfather |access-date=17 November 2023 |publisher=ESPN |date=16 November 2023}} Bass served as a deputy U.S. marshal in Fort Smith, Arkansas, under the direction of judge Isaac C. Parker, known as the "Hanging Judge".
References
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External links
- [https://www.goelks.com/players/jordan-reaves/161318/ Edmonton Elks profile]
- [http://gobobcats.ca/roster.aspx?rp_id=66 Brandon Bobcats profile]
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Category:Canadian football defensive backs
Category:Canadian football defensive linemen
Category:Players of Canadian football from Manitoba
Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders players
Category:Canadian football people from Winnipeg
Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers players
Category:Canadian people of African-American descent
Category:Black Canadian players of Canadian football
Category:Black Canadian sportsmen