1. Shaun Michael Cody was born on January 22,1983 and is an American former professional football player who was a nose tackle in the National Football League.
20 Facts About Shaun Cody
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Shaun Cody played college football for the USC Trojans, earning consensus All-American honors.
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Shaun Cody is currently a commentator for the USC football team.
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Shaun Cody was recognized by USA Today as its 2000 All-USA Defensive Most Valuable Player.
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Shaun Cody played in the first-ever US Army All-American Bowl game on December 30,2000.
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One of the most-sought after recruits of his class, Shaun Cody was particularly heavily recruited by the USC Trojans and their newly hired coaches Pete Carroll and Ed Orgeron.
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Shaun Cody was Carroll's first blue-chip recruit, which attracted other talented players and eventually led to USC's dominance in the early 2000s.
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Shaun Cody attended the University of Southern California, and played for coach Pete Carroll's USC Trojans football team from 2001 to 2004.
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Shaun Cody was a backup defensive lineman for USC's first four games of 2001, and started the last eight at tackle, and posted 39 tackles, including seven for losses, and one fumble recovery.
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Shaun Cody started all thirteen games as a junior defensive tackle in 2003, and had 26 tackles, including 10.5 for losses, plus a forced fumble, a deflection and three blocked field goals.
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Shaun Cody was a first-team All-Pac-10 selection and received third-team All-American honors from the Associated Press.
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Shaun Cody was recognized as a first-team All-Pac-10 selection and consensus first-team All-American as a senior in 2004, after he compiled a career-high 45 tackles, 10 sacks, 13 stops for losses, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and three pass deflections.
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Shaun Cody was a team captain and voted Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year.
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Shaun Cody eventually was the fourth lineman off the boards, after Johnson, Luis Castillo, and his USC teammate Mike Patterson.
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Shaun Cody was selected with the fifth pick of the second round of the 2005 NFL draft out of the University of Southern California.
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Shaun Cody played four seasons for the Lions, recording 91 tackles, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one interceptions in 53 games, before becoming a free agent following the 2008 season.
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An unrestricted free agent in the 2009 offseason, Shaun Cody agreed to terms on a three-year contract with the Houston Texans on March 23,2009.
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In Week 9 against the Buffalo Bills in 2012, Shaun Cody suffered a punctured lung and broken ribs, but later returned to finish the game.
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Shaun Cody participated in a series for Spike TV entitled Super Agent, in which a number of sports agents competed to work for him and negotiate his NFL contract.
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Shaun Cody is the host of "On The Nose", a behind-the-scenes internet video show with a humorous, irreverent style, interviewing several Texans including Connor Barwin and Bob McNair.