May 18, 2010
Bronx, N.Y. - Seniors Jordan Bledsoe (LaGrangeville, N.Y./Our Lady of Lourdes), Jason Caldwell (Baltimore, Md./St. Paul's) and Nick Magiera (Carpentersville, Ill./Barrington) were named 2010 team captains by Fordham University head football coach Tom Masella at the conclusion of the 2010 spring practice season. In addition to the three, Masella also announced that there would be a game captain for each contest in the fall.
Bledsoe, who moved over to the defensive line after playing on the offensive line his first two years at Fordham, led the Rams in tackles for loss with nine and was second in sacks with 4.5, earning Second team All-Patriot League honors. On the year, he recorded 39 total tackles, 23 solo, while also registering a pass deflection. Bledsoe is seventh in the Patriot League in sacks (0.41/game) and tenth in tackles for loss (0.82/game). His best game in 2009 was a nine-tackle effort at Lafayette on October 17th, which included 2.5 tackles for loss and two sacks.
Over his first two years at Rose Hill, Bledsoe appeared in 17 games on the offensive line, starting seven at left guard as a junior in 2008. He was a member of the offensive line that helped Xavier Martin become the sixth Ram to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season and protected record-setting quarterback John Skelton.
Caldwell, a 2009 All-American, was the recipient of the 2010 Danowski Award, given annually to the senior football player who through his leadership, sacrifice, and commitment to excellence upon the field of play and within the University community exemplifies the character of Danowski, a former Fordham player and head coach.
Named a 2009 All-American by the Associated Press, the College Sporting News and the Sports Network, Caldwell turned in one of the most productive season for a Fordham wide receiver this fall, catching 79 passes for 1,252 yards and nine touchdowns. The 79 receptions and 1,252 receiving yards are both the second best single season total in school history while his nine touchdown catches ties him for third. Caldwell leads the Patriot League in receptions per game (7.2) and receiving yards/game (113.8). He is third in the NCAA FCS in total receiving yards and receiving yards/game, tied for tenth in the in receptions/game and 27th in all-purpose yards/game.
On the year, Caldwell recorded seven 100-yard receiving games, including a nine-catch, 254-yard, four-touchdown game at Cornell on October 17th, tying Javarus Dudley's single-game mark for touchdown receptions in a game and finishing one shy of Dudley's school mark for receiving yards in a game.
Caldwell brought his career totals to 115 receptions for 1,733 yards and 15 touchdowns this year. He is sixth on the Fordham all-time receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns lists.
Caldwell was also named the team's 2009 MVP.
Magiera, a two-year starter at linebacker who received Second Team All-Patriot League honors last fall, led the 2009 Rams in tackles, compiling 80 total stops, 44 solo, including eight for loss and two sacks. He also recorded two pass deflections, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble. Magiera tied for eleventh in the Patriot League in tackles for loss (0.73/game) and ranked 13th in tackles (6.8/game). He recorded four games with a double digit tackle total, including each of the final three contests. His season-high was a career-high 12-tackle game at
Lafayette on October 24th, which included two tackles for loss, and he matched that with another 12-tackle game against Bucknell on November 7th.
Over his three-year career, Magiera has registered 172 total tackles, 89 solo, including 23 for loss and ten sacks. He also has eight pass deflections in his career.
The Rams open the 2010 season on Saturday, September 4th, as they travel to Smithfield, R.I., to face Bryant University at 3:00 p.m.
