Jared Odrick

Jared Taylor Odrick (born December 31, 1987) is an American professional auto racing driver, writer, actor, and former professional football player. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Canada Series, driving the No. 24 Ford for BC Race Cars and full-time in the Trans-Am Series in the TA2 Pro-Am class, driving the No. 00 for TRB Autosport. Odrick is most widely known for his time as a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) where he was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars later in his professional career.

Odrick is now a professional actor in movies such as Roller Coaster (2015), Filling (2016) and more recently opposite Sylvester Stallone in Samaritan (2022).

Early life 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 at 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. He was also named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, the Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year,

Miami Dolphins Odrick was selected 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.

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

Arts and 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 and film 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.

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 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.

Racing career Early career In 2021, Odrick was invited by a family friend to see him race in a Mazda Miata, where he caught the racing bug. The following year he bought a Porsche 991.1 and obtained his racing permit in March.

Odrick began racing in the Sports Car Club of America GT2 class in 2022. He finished 16th at the Runoffs. On September 29, 2023, Odrick won the SCCA National Championship Runoffs GT2 at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia in a Porsche 991.2 GT3 Cup.

Trans-Am In 2024, Odrick took on a full-time drive in the Trans-Am Series TA2 Pro-Am class with CB Motorsports. After five races, he moved to Nitro Motorsports for the remainder of the season. Odrick finished fourth in the final standings. For 2025, he moved to TRB Autosport in a Chevrolet Camaro. After taking victory at the final race in Circuit of the Americas, Odrick claimed the TA2 Pro-Am championship by six points over Keith Prociuk.

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