Jared Odrick's Accomplishments

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Jared Odrick was born on December 31, 1987 in Lancaster Pennsylvania. His parents are Howard Odrick and Jan Falk. In March 2010, his dad was laid off from his advertising sales job after nearly four years at a company in New Jersey. Two weeks after he was laid off, his wife was also laid off after nearly 20 years in the corporate offices at Tiffany and Co.. Although Jared is not expected to help out with money, he still does. He also has two sisters and a half brother. While his brother was playing football, he tore his ACL and didn’t know who to call, so he ended up calling Jared. Jared responded and told him that everything would be fine and told him that he knew someone who once took their whole knee out playing. His brother’s injuries caused him to miss the whole 2013 season. …show more content…

Odrick was drafted by the Miami Dolphins with the 28th overall pick of the 2010 NFL Draft. In 2010, playing for the Dolphins, he recorded 15.5 sacks and 101 tackles during his first three seasons playing both as a backup and occasional starter. He signed a five-year, $13 million contract (with $7.1 million guaranteed) with the Miami Dolphins on July 29, 2010. He is currently represented by Drew Rosenhaus. In October 2010, Jared broke his foot in practice and missed the rest of the season. In 2011, Odrick had a strong season having an interception and six sacks as a backup 3-4 defensive end. He had become infamous that season for performing the “Pee Wee Herman Dance” after recording a sack, mimicking a scene from Pee Wee’s Big Adventure. On March 11, 2015, Odrick was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars. His current contract is a five year, $42,500,000 contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars including $22,500,000 guaranteed and an average annual salary of $8,500,000. In 2015, he will earn a base salary of $4,000,000 and a roster bonus of

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