Jared Taylor Odrick (born December 31, 1987) is a former

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. He was drafted by the

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in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He also played for the

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. He played college football at Penn State. 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 ''

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'', '' Parade Magazine'', and U.S. Army

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n as a senior at Lebanon High School in

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. He was named first-team all-state and played in the 2006

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and the 2006 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

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. In

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, Odrick started 11 games, earning First-team All-

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honors. He recorded 41 tackles, with 9.5 tackles-for-loss, 4.5 sacks, one forced fumble, and three pass breakups. Odrick was named an AFCA and CBSSports.com All-American in 2009. He was also named the

Defensive Player of the Year, the Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year, and First-team All-Big Ten by the conference’s coaches, 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

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. He is represented by

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. 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.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Odrick was signed by the

on March 11, 2015. Odrick was placed on injured reserve on December 10, 2016 with a shoulder injury. On February 20, 2017, Odrick was released by the Jaguars.

NFL statistics

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 recentl
"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.

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.

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".http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/jaguars-star-promoting-local-artists-with-unqiue-advertising-juxtaposition-exhibit/382423897 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.comJacksonville Jaguars bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Odrick, Jared 1987 births Living people American football defensive ends American football defensive tackles Jacksonville Jaguars players Miami Dolphins players Penn State Nittany Lions football players People from Lebanon, Pennsylvania Players of American football from Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Lancaster, Pennsylvania