# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jordy-nelson
# Generated: 2026-08-14T04:22:21.897Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jordy-nelson"
name: "Jordy Nelson"
slug: "jordy-nelson"
description: "Jordy Ray Nelson is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Green Bay Packers. Nelson was raised in Riley County, Kansas and played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats, receiving consensus All-American honors in 2007. He was selected by the Packers in the second round of the 2008 NFL draft. In the 2010 season, he won Super Bowl XLV over the Pittsburgh Steelers, catching a touchdown pass in the game. Following his departure from the Packers in 2018, he played one year with the Oakland Raiders before announcing his retirement. In 2023, he was inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame. As of September 2025, Nelson holds the Packers franchise record for the most Lambeau Leaps performed by a player (27)."
tagline: "American football player (born 1985)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jordy_Nelson_during_Green_Bay_Packers_training_camp_on_August_1%2C_2011_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1985-05-31"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           51
  momentum:             3.178148341243025
  historical:           8.296238666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/JordyRNelson"
    handle:    "JordyRNelson"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/JordyNelson87"
    handle:    "JordyNelson87"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.jordynelson.com/"
sources:
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordy_Nelson"
    title: "Jordy Nelson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "جوردي نيلسون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%89_%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "جوردى نيلسون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordy_Nelson"
    title: "Jordy Nelson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordy_Nelson"
    title: "Jordy Nelson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordy_Nelson"
    title: "Jordy Nelson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordy_Nelson"
    title: "Jordy Nelson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordy_Nelson"
    title: "Jordy Nelson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordy_Nelson"
    title: "Jordy Nelson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1030831"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump