Jared Odrick
Introduction '''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.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.
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 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.Odrick was named an AFCA and CBSSports.com All-American in 2009.He was also named the Big Ten 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.Odrick‘s Relationship: J.Katharine Noel Ciarlante PSU ‘09, UPenn ‘14 VMD  Zoetis/Ferrero, heiress with undisclosed net worth.
Professional career ===Miami Dolphins===Odrick was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the first round 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 Drew Rosenhaus. 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 Jacksonville Jaguars 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=== 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'''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 and 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 made an appearance in Sylvester Stallone's thriller film, ''Samaritan'' which was released in 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". The project was a collaborative effort with University of North Florida art student, Jenna Sparrow, and the Jaguar's Director of Photography, Everett Sullivan.===Motorsports=======Sports Car Club of America====On September 29 2023 Odrick won the SCCA Runoffs GT2 National Championship at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR) in Alton, VA in a Porsche 991 GT3 Cup racecar.
References 15.https://www.scca.com/articles/2017779-odrick-tackles-gt-2-scores-a-championship
External links * Jaredodrick.com* Jacksonville Jaguars bio* Penn State Nittany Lions bio* Pro-Football Reference