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Jared Taylor Odrick (born December 31, 1987) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football at Penn State.

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Jared Odrick

Odrick with the Miami Dolphins in 2014
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Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	(1987-12-31) December 31, 1987 (age 34) Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lebanon (PA)
College:	Penn State (2006–2009)
NFL Draft:	2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28
Career history
Miami Dolphins (2010–2014) Jacksonville Jaguars (2015–2016)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-American (2009) Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Year (2009) Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year (2009) 2× First-team All-Big Ten (2008, 2009)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 170 Sacks: 23.0 Forced fumbles: 5 Fumble recoveries: 1 Interceptions: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

He is now a professional actor in movies such as Roller Coaster (2015) Filling (2016) and more recently opposite Sylvester Stallone in Samaritan (2022).

High school career

Odrick was a 2005 USAToday, Parade Magazine, and U.S. Army All-American as a senior at Lebanon High School in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He was named first-team all-state and played in the 2006 Big 33 Football Classic and the 2006 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.[1]

College career

Odrick played sparingly his freshman season with Penn State University, but earned the starting job at defensive tackle in 2007. He would make 16 tackles, with four tackles-for-loss, two sacks, and one blocked kick.[1] In 2008, Odrick started 11 games, earning First-team All-Big Ten honors. He recorded 41 tackles, with 9.5 tackles-for-loss, 4.5 sacks, one forced fumble, and three pass breakups.[1]

Odrick was named an AFCA and CBSSports.com All-American in 2009.[2][3] He was also named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year,[4] the Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year,[4] and First-team All-Big Ten by the conference’s coaches,[4] He is ranked No. 8 in the Big Ten with 6.0 sacks and was fifth on the team with 41 tackles, has 10.0 tackles for loss, with one blocked field goal, one pass break-up and three quarterback hurries.

Professional career

Miami Dolphins

Odrick was drafted by the Miami Dolphins with the 28th overall pick of the 2010 NFL Draft. He signed a five-year, $13 million contract (with $7.1 million guaranteed) with the Dolphins on July 29, 2010.[5] He is represented by Drew Rosenhaus.[5] In October 2010, Jared broke his foot in practice and missed the rest of the season.

In 2011, Odrick had a strong season having an interception and six sacks as a backup defensive end. Odrick became infamous during that season for performing the "Pee-Wee Herman Dance" after recording a sack, reenacting a scene from Pee-Wee's Big Adventure.[6]

Jacksonville Jaguars

Odrick was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars on March 11, 2015.[7]

Odrick was placed on injured reserve on December 10, 2016 with a shoulder injury.[8]

On February 20, 2017, Odrick was released by the Jaguars.[9]

NFL statistics

Year	Team	GP	COMB	TOTAL	AST	SACK	FF	FR	FR YDS	INT	IR YDS	AVG IR	LNG	TD	PD
2010	MIA	1	1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	MIA	16	22	20	2	6.0	1	0	0	1	39	39	39	0	2
2012	MIA	16	35	26	9	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2013	MIA	16	42	33	9	4.5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2014	MIA	16	29	23	6	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
2015	JAX	16	29	23	6	5.5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
2016	JAX	6	12	9	3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Career		87	170	135	35	22.5	5	1	0	1	39	39	39	0	15

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Key

• GP: games played
• COMB: combined tackles
• TOTAL: total tackles
• AST: assisted tackles
• SACK: sacks
• FF: forced fumbles
• FR: fumble recoveries
• FR YDS: fumble return yards
• INT: interceptions
• IR YDS: interception return yards
• AVG IR: average interception return
• LNG: longest interception return
• TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
• PD: passes defensed

Arts & Entertainment

Writing

Odrick has written many articles for a variety of sports publications, including "Football, the flag, and the right to speak our minds," for Sports Illustrated, "Who do you cheer for?", for Sporting News, and most recently "Kneeling to Nike", a critical response to Kaepernick and Nike.

TV & Film

Ballers

In 2015, Odrick made his debut on HBO's Ballers, written by Stephen Levinson and starring Dwayne Johnson. He appeared in four episodes between 2015-2016.[11]

Independent Film Work

Odrick is the executive producer of three short films: "Roller Coaster" (2015), "Filling in" (2016), and "Jade" (2017). He acted in both "Filling in" and "Jade," playing the role of Kevin in the former, and Justin in the latter. He will be also making an appearance in the upcoming Sylvester Stallone's thriller film, Samaritan which is set to be released on 2022. [1]

Visual Arts

Jaxtaposition

In 2017, Odrick curated an art exhibit in the city of Jacksonville, taking over ten select billboards and juxtaposing local artists' work against commercial advertisements. The contrast between the art and advertisement emphasized "how much we've allowed commercialism to hoard our public viewing space".[12] The project was a collaborative effort with University of North Florida art student, Jenna Sparrow, and the Jaguar's Director of Photography, Everett Sullivan.

References

External links

• Jaredodrick.com
• Jacksonville Jaguars bio
• Penn State Nittany Lions bio
• Pro-Football Reference

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