Antwan Odom

Infobox NFLactive


currentteam=Cincinnati Bengals
currentnumber=98
currentposition=Defensive end
birthdate=birth date and age|1981|9|24
birthplace=Bayou La Batre, Alabama
heightft=6
heightin=5
weight=274
debutyear=2004
debutteam=Tennessee Titans
college=Alabama
draftyear=2004
draftround=2
draftpick=57
pastteams=
* Tennessee Titans (2004–2007)
* Cincinnati Bengals (2008-present)
status=Active
nfl=ODO051141

Antwan Deon Odom (born September 24, 1981 in city-state|Bayou La Batre|Alabama) is an American football defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Alabama.

College career

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.

Professional career

Odom was selected in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft, as the 57th overall and 3rd pick by the Tennessee Titans. 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 [cite web| url=http://www.nfl.com/teams/tennesseetitans/statistics?season=2007&team=TEN&seasonType=| title=Tennessee Titans Stats| publisher=NFL.com| accessdate=2008-03-04] including 2.0 which helped the Titans defeat the Colts in Week 17 and make the playoffs for the first time since the 2002 season. [cite web| url=http://www.nfl.com/players/antwanodom/gamelogs?id=ODO051141| title=Antwan Odom: Game Logs| publisher=NFL.com| accessdate=2008-03-04]

He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals during free agency in 2008, [cite web| url=http://www.bengals.com/news/news.asp?story_id=6670| title=Odom's first Bengal sack| author=Geoff Hobson| publisher=Bengals.com| date=2008-03-03| accessdate=2008-03-03] after becoming one of fourteen free agents from the Titans. [cite web| url=http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080214/SPORTS01/802140395/1027/RSS0201| title=Odom gives Titans shot to keep him| author=Jim Wyatt| publisher="The Tennesseean"| date=2008-02-14| accessdate=2008-03-04]

Career Stats

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Personal life

He is married to wife Brooke and has three sons (Antwan Jr., Baylor, and Jeremiah). During his four years at Alabama, Odom received his degree in human environmental studies.

References

External links

* [http://www.bengals.com/team/player.asp?player_id=189 Cincinnati Bengals bio]
* [http://www.titansonline.com/team/players/bio.php?PRKey=199 Tennessee Titans bio]