Matt O'Dwyer
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| Date of birth: | September 1, 1972 |
| Place of birth: |  Lincolnshire, Illinois |
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| Position(s): | Guard |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) |
| College: | Northwestern University |
| NFL Draft: | 1995 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33 |
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| 1995-1998 1999-2003 2004 2005 |
New York Jets Cincinnati Bengals Tampa Bay Buccaneers Green Bay Packers |
| Stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
Matt O'Dwyer is a former American football player who played in the National Football League from 1995 to 2005. A 6-foot-4, 315-pound lineman out of Northwestern University, O'Dwyer's career included the New York Jets (1995-1998), the Cincinnati Bengals (1999-2003), the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2004) and, very briefly, the Green Bay Packers (2005). He blocked on lines that produced a 1,000-yard rusher in seven of his 10 NFL seasons (Adrian Murrell 1996-1997, Curtis Martin 1998 and Corey Dillon 1999-2002). He also helped Dillon to break Walter Payton's single-game NFL record, a 278-yard performance vs. Denver, October 22, 2000 (since surpassed by Jamal Lewis in 2003 and Adrian Peterson in 2007).
Selected by the Jets as the #1 pick in the second round (33rd overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft, O'Dwyer started 64 consecutive games at guard for the Jets (1996-1998) and Bengals (1999). In 2002, he was Cincinnati's only player on the field for every snap. Overall, O'Dwyer played 122 regular season games (105 starts), as well as two postseason starts, both in 1998 when the Jets nearly advanced to Super Bowl XXXIII.
He appeared in the Jon Favreau & Vince Vaughn movie Made with fellow NFL player Jason Fabini & future The Sopranos star Federico Castelluccio as doormen.
He retired from the NFL on September 1, 2006 - his 34th birthday. He lives in Tampa Bay & Chicago.
His offensive lineman position is usually "under the radar" but his highlights & interviews were frequently on the radio - especially in Chicago and on the national Pro Football Weekly Radio Show - since his cousin is a sports radio producer.
His favorite talk radio host is Steve Dahl. His favorite sports radio host is Mike North.
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