Antwan Odom
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Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | September 24, 1981 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Alma Bryant (Irvington, Alabama) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Alabama | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2004: 2nd round, 57th pick | ||||||||||||
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Antwan Deon Odom (born September 24, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2004 NFL draft. Odom also played for the Cincinnati Bengals.
He went to high school at Alma Bryant High School, where he started at defensive end and occasionally played wide receiver.
Odom played in 39 games for the University of Alabama during his five-year collegiate career. He recorded 98 tackles, 21 sacks, and 26 tackles for losses in his career.
As a freshman, Odom played in every game with two starts. He was named an honorable mention for Freshman All-American by Rivals.com. As a sophomore, Odom's season was ended after receiving and having surgery on a torn labrum in his left shoulder and met requirement to regain a year of eligibility by the NCAA.
During his redshirt sophomore year, he played in all 13 games for the Tide and recorded 42 tackles with 10 sacks.
His junior season, Odom was named as All-Southeastern Conference after starting every game of the season at right defensive end in which he recorded 40 tackles, 8 sacks, and 9.5 tackles for loss. He was later honored with the team's Dwight Stephenson Most Valuable Lineman Award.
On April 14, 2010, Antwan was selected to the University of Alabama's "Team of the Decade". An Alabama Team of the Decade has been selected by Crimson Tide fans since originated by Alabama Sports Information Director Charley Thornton in 1970. The teams have been selected by readers of 'BAMA Magazine and BamaMag.com the past four decades.
Professional career
Tennessee Titans
Odom was selected in the second round of the 2004 NFL draft, as the 57th overall and 3rd pick by the Tennessee Titans.[1] He played four seasons with the Titans as he was a key defensive lineman during the Titans' 2007-08 season in which he recorded some of his best career numbers to date. Coming in second on the team to Kyle Vanden Bosch, Odom recorded 8.0 sacks on the season [2] including 2.0 which helped the Titans defeat the Colts in Week 17 and make the playoffs for the first time since the 2003 season.[3]
Cincinnati Bengals
He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals during free agency in 2008,[4] after becoming one of fourteen free agents from the Titans.[5] Odom suffered two injuries that caused him to miss time in 2008.[6] He missed the entire preseason schedule due to foot injury suffered in opening training camp practice on July 28. He was inactive for four games due to a shoulder injury suffered in practice. In the second week of the 2009 regular season, Odom tied a Bengals franchise record by sacking quarterback Aaron Rodgers five times in a 31–24 win over the Green Bay Packers. Odom left the Week 6 game versus the Texans with an Achilles heel injury. ESPN reported that Odom would be out for the season. Before Training Camp, Odom was quoted in saying he was ready for the 2010 season, as he said the tendon was feeling better and he could run and be ready to play and start at 100%.
On July 29, 2011, Odom was released by the Bengals.[7]
Career statistics
Year Team Games Starts Tackles Interceptions Fumbles Total Solo Ast Sack Sfty PD Int Yards Avg Long TD FF FR Yds TD 2004 TEN 16 8 21 14 7 2.0 – 3 – – – – – 1 – – – 2005 TEN 16 9 31 18 13 2.0 – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – 2006 TEN 4 2 9 8 1 0.5 – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – 2007 TEN 16 16 21 16 5 8.0 – 7 – – – – – 1 – – – 2008 CIN 12 8 26 19 7 3.0 – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – 2009 CIN 6 6 19 18 1 8.0 – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – 2010 CIN 4 3 4 3 1 0.0 – 1 – – – – – 0 – – – Career 74 52 131 96 35 23.5 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 5 – – –