 Bodine with theCincinnati Bengals in 2017 | |||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | (1992-06-30)June 30, 1992 (age 33) Scottsville, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 308 lb (140 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union, Virginia) | ||||||
| College | North Carolina | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2014: 4th round, 111th overall pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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Russell Bodine (born June 30, 1992) is an American former professionalfootballcenter. He playedcollege football atNorth Carolina, and was selected by theCincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the2014 NFL draft.
A native ofScottsville, Virginia, Bodine attendedFork Union Military Academy, where he was named first-team all-state at the highest of three private school divisions for two straight seasons. He was teammates withMorgan Moses,Austin Pasztor,Terrance West, andCarlos Hyde.
Regarded as a three-star recruit byRivals.com, Bodine was listed as the No. 8center prospect in his class.[1]
As a sophomore, Bodine started all 12 games at center, having eventual NFL playersTravis Bond andJonathan Cooper lined up on each side of him.
As a junior, he primarily played center again, but also was moved along theoffensive line. On December 30, 2013, he announced his decision to forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the2014 NFL draft.[2]
Bodine registered 42 repetitions in the 225-pound (102 kg)bench press, for best in his class.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft3+1⁄8 in (1.91 m) | 310 lb (141 kg) | 32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 5.18 s | 1.85 s | 3.03 s | 4.66 s | 8.26 s | 29 in (0.74 m) | 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m) | 42 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine[3][4] | ||||||||||||
TheCincinnati Bengals selected Bodine in the fourth round (111th overall) of the 2014 NFL draft. He was the fifth center and 13th interior offensive linemen selected in 2014.[5] On May 23, 2014, the Bengals signed Bodine to a four-year, $2.67 million contract that includes asigning bonus of $456,456.[6]
Throughouttraining camp, Bodine competed againstTrevor Robinson for the job as the starting center after it was left vacant following the departure ofKyle Cook. He received first-team reps at center from the beginning of training camp and was officially named the starter by head coachMarvin Lewis to start the regular season.[7] He made his first career start in the Bengals' season-opening 23–16 victory over theBaltimore Ravens. He started all 16 regular season games as Cincinnati went 10–5–1 and made the playoffs.
In each of his first four years as a Bengal, Bodine started all 16 games at center.
On March 19, 2018, Bodine signed a two-year contract with theBuffalo Bills.[8] He was named the backup center to start the 2018 season behindRyan Groy,[9] and took over the starting role in Week 3 following struggles from Groy. Bodine started the next 10 games before suffering a broken fibula in Week 13. He was placed oninjured reserve on December 4.[10]
On August 30, 2019, Bodine was traded to theNew England Patriots for a sixth-round pick.[11] He was released on September 6.[12]
On December 31, 2019, Bodine signed a reserve/future contract with theDetroit Lions.[13] On August 5, 2020, he announced he would opt out of the 2020 season due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[14] He was released after the season on March 8, 2021.[15]
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