Matt O'Dwyer

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Matt O'Dwyer is a former American football player who played in the NFL from 1995 to 2005. A 6-foot-4, 315-pound lineman out of Northwestern University, O'Dwyer's career included the New York Jets (1995-98), Cincinnati Bengals (1999-03), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004) and very briefly the Green Bay Packers (2005). He blocked on lines that produced a 1,000-yard rusher in seven of his 10 NFL seasons (Adrian Murrell 1996-97, Curtis Martin 1998 and Corey Dillon 1999-2002). He also helped Dillon to break Walter Payton's single-game NFL record, a 278-yard performance vs. Denver, October 22, 2000 (since surpassed by Jamal Lewis in 2003).

Selected by the Jets as the #1 pick in the second round (33rd overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft, O'Dwyer started 64 consecutive games at guard for the Jets (1996-98) and Bengals (1999). In 2002, he was Cincinnati's only player on the field for every snap. Overall, O'Dwyer played 122 regular-season games (105 starts), as well as two postseason starts, both in 1998 when the Jets nearly advanced to Super Bowl XXXIII.

He appeared in the Jon Favreau & Vince Vaughn movie "Made" with fellow NFL player Jason Fabini & future Sopranos star Federico Castelluccio as doormen.

He retired from the NFL on September 1, 2006 - his 34th birthday. He lives in Tampa Bay & Chicago.

His offensive lineman position is usually "under the radar" but his highlights & interviews were frequently on the radio - especially in Chicago and on the national Pro Football Weekly Radio Show - since his cousin is a sports radio producer.

His favorite talk radio host is Steve Dahl. His favorite sports radio host is Mike North.