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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born | (1974-07-31)July 31, 1974 (age 51) Washington, D.C., U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 345 lb (156 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | St. Albans(Washington, D.C.) | ||||||||
| College | UCLA (1992–1995) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1996: 1st round, 4th overall pick | ||||||||
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Jonathan Phillip Ogden (born July 31, 1974) is an American former professionalfootball player who was anoffensive tackle and spent his entire career with theBaltimore Ravens of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theUCLA Bruins, and was recognized as aunanimous All-American. He was selected by the Ravens with the 4th overall pick in the1996 NFL draft, making him the first Ravens draft selection in franchise history. He was an 11-timePro Bowl selection and a nine-timeAll-Pro. Ogden wonSuper Bowl XXXV with the Ravens in 2001.
On February 2, 2013, Ogden was voted into thePro Football Hall of Fame, the first inductee to spend his entire playing career as a Raven. He was inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame in 2012,[1] and has been ranked as the #3 best offensive lineman of all-time byFox Sports.[2]
Ogden was born inWashington, D.C. He received his education atSt. Albans School in Washington, excelling not only inhigh school football but also intrack and field.[3] He was a high school All-American in both football and track.[4] He had high school-best throws of 19.23 meters (63.09 feet) in theshot put and 56.73 meters (186.12 feet) in thediscus throw.
Ogden decided to attend theUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) instead of theUniversity of Florida because theBruins football coaches would let him participate in track and field. As a sophomore, he helped UCLA to the 1993 Pac-10 Championship and Rose Bowl. He later won the 1996NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in theshot put, with a personal best of 19.42 meters. Ogden had an outstanding career with the Bruins football team, starting as a left tackle for four years. In 23 games during his junior and senior years, he allowed just two sacks. In 1995, Ogden received theOutland Trophy and theMorris Trophy, was theUPI Lineman of the Year, and was aunanimous All-American. Ogden's father, an investment banker, told his son to accept UCLA's decision to move him from right to left tackle.[5]
Ogden's jersey wasretired by UCLA, making him only the eighth player in school history to receive that honor.[6] He was inducted into theUCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006.[7] On December 5, 2012, he was enshrined into theCollege Football Hall of Fame.[8][9]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic | ||
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| 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 318 lb (144 kg) | 34+1⁄8 in (0.87 m) | 10+5⁄8 in (0.27 m) | 5.12 s | 1.80 s | 2.98 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) | 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) | 30 reps | 35[10] | ||
| All values fromNFL Combine[11] | ||||||||||||
During the1996 NFL draft, Ogden was selected by theBaltimore Ravens in the first round with the fourth overall choice, the first draft pick made by the Ravens.[12] Ozzie Newsome wanted to select Ogden but ownerArt Modell wanted to selectLawrence Phillips.[13]
He was named a four-time first team All-Pro[14] and an 11-timePro Bowler at left tackle, earning trips to Hawaii in every season except his rookie year. During his career, Ogden caught two passes – both for one yard and both for touchdowns. He also recovered 10fumbles and recorded 10 tackles. Ogden also won a reputation for smiling. "He's a laugher," joked former New York Giants DEMichael Strahan. "You see him, you think to yourself this guy is not mean enough to handle the mean guys out there in the NFL. Jonathan would rip your limbs off, and he'd smile...and wave your arm in front of you." He is widely considered one of the best tackles to ever play the game.
In 2001, Ogden won aSuper Bowl ring with the Ravens when they defeated the New York Giants 34–7 in Super Bowl XXXV.[15] Ogden announced his retirement on June 12, 2008[16] after a career that spanned 12 seasons, all with Baltimore. His retirement leftRay Lewis andMatt Stover as the last remaining Ravens from the team's inaugural season in Baltimore. At 6' 9", Ogden was tied with fellow RavenJared Gaither for the second tallest player in the NFL behind Bengals tackleDennis Roland at the end of Ogden's playing career.
Ogden served as the Ravens' honorary captain atSuper Bowl XLVII, which saw his former team win their second world championship.[17]
In 1997, he established the Jonathan Ogden Foundation to help student-athletes take responsibility for their futures through lessons learned on the playing field, in the classroom, and throughout their local communities.
On May 1, 2000, Ogden appeared onWWF Raw along with members of the Baltimore Ravens and attempted to win theWWF Hardcore Championship fromCrash Holly after Holly was attacked bySteve Blackman, but was unsuccessful.[18] In September 2009, Ogden was selected to Sporting News' Magazine's Team of the Decade (2000's). In 2010, he was placed 72nd on the list ofNFL's top 100 players. He was present during the Ravens'Super Bowl XXXV reunion in 2010.
Ogden has starred in commercials for Apple Ford, a dealership in Columbia, Maryland, and during his playing career, he appeared in TV advertisements for GEBCO, a local car insurance company. He also appeared in a 2012 advertisement withBaltimore MayorStephanie Rawlings-Blake in support of Maryland Question 7. The measure expanded gambling in the state.
