Jordan was a sports star at Milford Mill High School in Baltimore, Maryland, and he graduated from the University of Richmond.

He led Atlanta in tackles and was voted as an alternate to the National Football Conference Pro Bowl team during the 1991 season.

He played mostly as a utility outfielder during his first three seasons, but in his first full year, in 1995, his stats included 145 hits, 20 doubles, and a .296 batting average in 490 at-bats.

In the 1999 NLDS against the Houston Astros, Jordan batted .471, had the game-winning double in the 12th inning of Game 3, and drove in seven of Atlanta's 18 runs during the series.

Jordan signed a one-year contract with the Texas Rangers in 2004; he batted .222 and again missed chunks of time with injuries.

In 2005, he returned to the Braves, spending most of the season on the disabled list with left knee inflammation while rookie sensation Jeff Francoeur took over in right field.

Relying more on his veteran savvy than athletic ability at this point, he made the team again in 2006, but was again limited to a platoon role at first base before going on the disabled list.

[4] He is active in the Atlanta community with the Brian Jordan Foundation and authored the semi-autobiographical children's book I Told You I Can Play!