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Dan Cody
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<h2 id="early-life">Early life</h2> <p>Cody won the MVP in high school his freshman, sophomore, junior and senior year, although he attend two different high schools: Coalgate High School in <a href="/facts/Coalgate%2c_Oklahoma/M37o4L2G">Coalgate, Oklahoma</a> freshman/sophomore years and Ada High School in Ada junior/senior years. </p> <h2 id="college-career">College career</h2> <p>Cody played his college football at the <a href="/facts/University_of_Oklahoma/clDb6JUu">University of Oklahoma</a>, eventually playing in 42 games and making 117 tackles and 25 sacks. He was a Sociology major. </p> <h2 id="professional-career">Professional career</h2> <p>Cody was selected by the <a href="/facts/Baltimore_Ravens/kdREN8t3">Baltimore Ravens</a> in the second round (53rd overall) in the <a href="/facts/2005_NFL_draft/GpvsdqYb">2005 NFL draft</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> His rookie season was ended on the first day of training camp with a knee injury. </p><p>On November 19, 2006, Cody played in his first NFL game. </p><p>Cody started the 2007 season on the <a href="/facts/Physically_Unable_to_Perform/Q3LfVm1b">Physically Unable to Perform</a> list due to knee injuries and remained on the list the rest of the season. </p><p>Cody was released by the Ravens on August 27, 2008, after <a href="/facts/Defensive_end/aKFXMG9Y">defensive end</a> <a href="/facts/Marques_Douglas/G7Bjqrsh">Marques Douglas</a> was acquired from the <a href="/facts/Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers/Sz5eN1SA">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</a>. </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.baltimoreravens.com/People/Players/Active/Dan_Cody.aspx">Baltimore Ravens bio</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080507055927/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/People/Players/Active/Dan_Cody.aspx">Archived</a> May 7, 2008, at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023. <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/draft.htm" target="_blank">https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/draft.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>