| No. -- Free Agent | |
| Defensive end | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: September 24, 1981 | |
| Place of birth: Bayou La Batre, Alabama | |
| Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Weight: 280 lb (127 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Alabama | |
| NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 2 / Pick: 57 | |
| Debuted in 2004 for the Tennessee Titans | |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2010 | |
| Tackles | 131 |
| Sacks | 23.5 |
| FFs | 5 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Antwan Deon Odom (born September 24, 1981 in Bayou La Batre, Alabama) is an American football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Alabama. He has 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.
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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 legendary Sports Information Director Charley Thornton in 1970." The teams have been selected by readers of 'BAMA Magazine and BamaMag.com the past four decades.
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 [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]
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 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 Cincinnati.
| Year | Team | Games | Starts | Tackles | Interceptions | |||||||||
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| Total | Solo | Ast | Sack | Sfty | PaDef | Int | Yards | Avg | Long | TDs | ||||
| 2004 | TEN | 16 | 8 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2.0 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005 | TEN | 16 | 9 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 2.0 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006 | TEN | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007 | TEN | 16 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 8.0 | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008 | CIN | 12 | 8 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 3.0 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009 | CIN | 6 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 8.0 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Career | 70 | 49 | 127 | 93 | 34 | 23.5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Odom is the loving father of five boys and a daughter. In his spare time, Odom enjoys fishing and hunting. He is also a NASCAR racing and pro-wrestling enthusiast. Odom earned a degree in Human Environmental Studies upon completing his course work at the University of Alabama.
On March 15, 2011, Odom's home in Mason, OH (a suburb of Cincinnati) was severely damaged by fire. Odom and his family were safe at his family's house in Cordova, Alabama at the time.[7]
On August 22, 2011 Local Mobile, AL news reports that Odom was shot in the upper right thigh at his home in Irvington, AL. The slug came from a .410 shot gun. Two shots were fired. The first hit a wall, the second struck Odom. The shooting occurred at 4:30am on August 22,2011. Tony Gildersleeve, a long time friend of Odom, turned himself in and is in custody. The shooting was said to be over a woman, Gildersleeves ex girlfriend. Odom was treated and released from local hospital.
On December 15, 2011 Odom was arrested for possession of Marijuana after a traffic stop in Baldwin County, Al. Officers searched his vehicle and found a gun and two blunts. He was released later in the day from the Baldwin County Corrections Center after posting $1,000.00 bail.