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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born | (1965-08-25)August 25, 1965 (age 60) Columbus, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Carver (Columbus) | ||||||||
| College | Wisconsin | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1987: 2nd round, 29th overall pick | ||||||||
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Nathaniel Bernard Odomes (born August 25, 1965) is an American former professionalfootball player who was acornerback in theNational Football League (NFL) for theBuffalo Bills (1987–1993),Seattle Seahawks (1994–1995), and theAtlanta Falcons (1996). Before his NFL career, he playedcollege football for theWisconsin Badgers, returning 36 punts for 359 yards andintercepting nine passes. His seven interceptions in the 1986 season led theBig Ten Conference.[1] He was selected by the Bills in the second round of the1987 NFL draft.[2]
Odomes was one of the top defensive backs in the NFL during the early 1990s, assisting the Bills to four consecutiveSuper Bowl appearances, and making thePro Bowl twice (1992 and 1993). One of his more memorable plays was in a 1992 playoff game known asThe Comeback, where he intercepted a pass from future Hall of Fame quarterbackWarren Moon to set up Buffalo's game-winning field goal. In the following season, Odomes led the NFL with 9 interceptions, and made a key interception in the second quarter ofSuper Bowl XXVIII to help his team build a 13–6 halftime lead. However, his team still lost the game 30–13.
After the 1993 season, Odomes signed with Seattle and spent two injury-plagued years with the Seahawks. He never suited up for Seattle. Before concluding his NFL career, he played one final season with the Atlanta Falcons in 1996. In his eight NFL seasons, Odomes intercepted 26 passes, which he returned for 224 yards and a touchdown. He also recorded 3 sacks and recovered 8 fumbles, returning them for 86 yards and 2 touchdowns.
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1987 | BUF | 12 | 12 | 42 | — | — | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | BUF | 16 | 16 | 44 | — | — | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | BUF | 16 | 16 | 46 | — | — | 1.0 | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | BUF | 16 | 16 | 42 | — | — | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 1 |
| 1991 | BUF | 16 | 16 | 76 | — | — | 1.0 | 5 | 120 | 24.0 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | BUF | 16 | 16 | 63 | — | — | 1.0 | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | BUF | 16 | 15 | 47 | — | — | 0.0 | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| 1994 | SEA | Missed season due to injury | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | SEA | Missed season due to injury | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | ATL | 7 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 115 | 111 | 383 | 23 | 0 | 3.0 | 26 | 224 | 8.6 | 48 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 86 | 2 | |