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{{Short description|American football player (born 1983)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Shaun Cody
| image       = Shaun Cody.JPG
| alt         =
| caption     = Cody with the Texans in 2010
| number      = 75, 95
| position    = [[Nose tackle]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1983|1|22|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Whittier, California]], U.S.
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 4
| weight_lbs  = 307
| high_school = [[Los Altos High School (Hacienda Heights, California)|Los Altos]] {{nowrap|([[Hacienda Heights, California]])}}
| college     = [[USC Trojans football|USC]] (2001–2004)
| draftyear   = 2005
| draftround  = 2
| draftpick   = 37
| pastteams   = * [[Detroit Lions]] ({{NFL Year|2005}}−{{NFL Year|2008}})
* [[Houston Texans]] ({{NFL Year|2009}}−{{NFL Year|2012}})
| status      = 
| highlights  = * Consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[2004 College Football All-America Team|2004]])
* Third-team All-American ([[2003 College Football All-America Team|2003]])
* [[Pac-12 Conference football individual awards|Pac-10 Co-Defensive Player of the Year]] (2004)
* 2× First-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams|All-Pac-10]] ([[2003 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team|2003]], [[2004 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team|2004]])
| statlabel1  = [[Tackle (football move)|Total tackles]]
| statvalue1  = 191
| statlabel2  = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
| statvalue2  = 3.0
| statlabel3  = [[Fumble|Forced fumbles]]
| statvalue3  = 1
| statlabel4  = [[Fumble|Fumble recoveries]]
| statvalue4  = 2
| statlabel5  = [[Interceptions]]
| statvalue5  = 1
| pfr         = CodySh20 
}}

'''Shaun Michael Cody''' (born January 22, 1983) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[nose tackle]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[USC Trojans football|USC Trojans]], earning consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] honors.  The [[Detroit Lions]] chose him in the second round of the [[2005 NFL draft]]. He is currently a commentator for the USC football team.

==Early life==
Cody was born in [[Whittier, California]].  After spending his freshman year at [[Damien High School]] in [[La Verne, California|La Verne]], he attended [[Los Altos High School (Hacienda Heights, California)|Los Altos High School]] in [[Hacienda Heights]], and he played for the Los Altos Conquerors [[high school football]] team. Lining up as [[defensive end]], Cody recorded 105 tackles and 22 sacks as a senior, while helping Los Altos to a 14–0 record and its second consecutive [[California Interscholastic Federation|CIF]] Division VII championship. As a junior, he had 150 tackles, 51 tackles for losses, 35 sacks, 10 deflections and 10 forced fumbles. Cody was recognized by ''[[USA Today]]'' as its 2000 All-USA Defensive Most Valuable Player.  He also played in the first-ever [[U.S. Army All-American Bowl]] game on December 30, 2000.

One of the most-sought after recruits of his class, Cody was particularly heavily recruited by the USC Trojans and their newly hired coaches [[Pete Carroll]] and [[Ed Orgeron]]. Cody was Carroll's first [[Blue chip (sports)|blue-chip recruit]], which attracted other talented players and eventually led to USC's dominance in the early 2000s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/writers/stewart_mandel/12/30/usc.rise/ |title=SI.com - Writers - Mandel: Carroll spurs USC's quick transformation - Tuesday December 30, 2003 5:41PM |website=sportsillustrated.cnn.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040102023844/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/writers/stewart_mandel/12/30/usc.rise/ |archive-date=2004-01-02}}</ref>

==College career==
Cody attended the [[University of Southern California]], and played for coach Pete Carroll's [[USC Trojans football]] team from 2001 to 2004.  He 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 (with five sacks), and one fumble recovery.  He was a first-team Freshman All-America selection.  As a sophomore in 2002, Cody started for his second season at defensive while starting the first six games, and compiled 20 tackles, including one for a loss, a deflection, fumble recovery, and a blocked field goal.

Cody started all thirteen games as a junior defensive tackle in 2003, and had 26 tackles, including 10.5 for losses (with six sacks), plus a forced fumble, a deflection and three blocked field goals.  He was a first-team All-Pac-10 selection and received third-team All-American honors from the Associated Press.  He was recognized as a first-team All-Pac-10 selection and consensus first-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] as a senior in 2004, after he compiled a career-high 45 tackles (29 solo), 10 sacks, 13 stops for losses, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and three pass deflections.  He was also a team captain and voted Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year.

==Professional career==
[[Image:Shaun Cody - Houston Texans.jpg|thumb|220px|left|Cody at Texans training camp]]

===2005 NFL Draft===
Projected as a late first-round selection by ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', Cody was ranked as the No. 2 defensive tackle available in the [[2005 NFL draft]], behind only [[Travis Johnson (defensive end)|Travis Johnson]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2005/draft/breakdowns/by_position/dt.html |title=SI.com - 2005 NFL Draft - Breakdown by Position - DT |website=sportsillustrated.cnn.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060222095045/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2005/draft/breakdowns/by_position/dt.html |archive-date=2006-02-22}}</ref> He eventually was the fourth lineman off the boards, after Johnson, [[Luis Castillo (American football)|Luis Castillo]], and his USC teammate [[Mike Patterson (American football)|Mike Patterson]].

===Detroit Lions===
Cody was selected with the fifth pick of the second round of the [[2005 NFL draft]] out of the [[USC Trojans football|University of Southern California]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2005 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He 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.

===Houston Texans===
An [[unrestricted free agent]] in the 2009 offseason, Cody agreed to terms on a three-year contract with the [[Houston Texans]] on March 23, 2009.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4008922 Texans, Cody Agree to Terms] ESPN, March 23, 2009</ref> In Week 9 against the [[Buffalo Bills]] in 2012, Cody suffered a punctured lung and broken ribs, but later returned to finish the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/shaun-cody-reportedly-has-punctured-lung-for-texans-0ap1000000091809|title=Shaun Cody reportedly suffers punctured lung|work=[[National Football League]]|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=November 7, 2012}}</ref>

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team
!colspan="2"| Games
!colspan="5"| Tackles
!colspan="5"| Interceptions
!colspan="4"| Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Cmb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sck !! TFL !! Int !! Yds !! TD !! Lng !! PD !! FF !! FR !! Yds !! TD
|-
! [[2005 NFL season|2005]] !! [[2005 Detroit Lions season|DET]]
| '''16''' || 2 || 28 || 17 || 11 || '''1.5''' || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''1''' || '''1''' || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2006 NFL season|2006]] !! [[2006 Detroit Lions season|DET]]
| 6 || 5 || 11 || 7 || 4 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2007 NFL season|2007]] !! [[2007 Detroit Lions season|DET]]
| 15 || 0 || 16 || 13 || 3 || 0.0 || 3 || '''1''' || -2 || 0 || -2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2008 NFL season|2008]] !! [[2008 Detroit Lions season|DET]]
| '''16''' || 4 || 37 || '''26''' || 11 || 0.0 || '''5''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''3''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2009 NFL season|2009]] !! [[2009 Houston Texans season|HOU]]
| 14 || 13 || 21 || 12 || 9 || 0.5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2010 NFL season|2010]] !! [[2010 Houston Texans season|HOU]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || '''38''' || 21 || '''17''' || 0.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2011 NFL season|2011]] !! [[2011 Houston Texans season|HOU]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 23 || 16 || 7 || 1.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || '''1''' || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2012 NFL season|2012]] !! [[2012 Houston Texans season|HOU]]
| 13 || 12 || 17 || 10 || 7 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 112 !! 68 !! 191 !! 122 !! 69 !! 3.0 !! 19 !! 1 !! -2 !! 0 !! 0 !! 9 !! 1 !! 2 !! 0 !! 0
|}

===Playoffs===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team
!colspan="2"| Games
!colspan="5"| Tackles
!colspan="5"| Interceptions
!colspan="4"| Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Cmb !! Solo !! Ast !! Sck !! TFL !! Int !! Yds !! TD !! Lng !! PD !! FF !! FR !! Yds !! TD
|-
! [[2011 NFL season|2011]] !! [[2011 Houston Texans season|HOU]]
| '''2''' || '''1''' || '''7''' || '''2''' || '''5''' || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2012 NFL season|2012]] !! [[2012 Houston Texans season|HOU]]
| '''2''' || '''1''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 4 !! 2 !! 7 !! 2 !! 5 !! 0.0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0
|}

==Personal life==
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.

Cody is the host of "[http://www.houstontexans.com/tv-media/videos/On-the-Nose-with-Shaun-Cody/315660bd-4cdb-4f5a-a409-060c8e6703e9#?id=69d3fa57-d02f-4357-a0e0-d4c5607cfcc6&channelName=On%20the%20Nose On The Nose]", a behind-the-scenes internet video show with a humorous, irreverent style, interviewing several Texans including [[Connor Barwin]] and [[Bob McNair]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110921233745/http://www.shauncody95.com/ Official Website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090312074241/http://www.detroitlions.com/bio.cfm?bio_id=275&season=11 Detroit Lions bio]
* [http://www.houstontexans.com/team/player.asp?player_id=383 Houston Texans bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808095948/http://www.houstontexans.com/team/player.asp?player_id=383 |date=August 8, 2010 }}
* [http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cody_shaun00.html USC Trojans bio]

{{Pac-12 Player of the Year}}
{{USA Today DPOY}}
{{2003 USC Trojans football navbox}}
{{2004 USC Trojans football navbox}}
{{2004 NCAA Division I-A College Football Consensus All-Americans}}
{{2005 Lions Draft}}

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