He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide and was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the second round of the 2004 NFL draft.
As a sophomore, Odom's season was ended after receiving and having surgery on a torn labrum in his left shoulder and met requirement to regain a year of eligibility by the NCAA.
[6] He missed the entire preseason schedule due to foot injury suffered in opening training camp practice on July 28.
In the second week of the 2009 regular season, Odom tied a Bengals franchise record by sacking quarterback Aaron Rodgers five times in a 31–24 win over the Green Bay Packers.
Odom earned a degree in Human Environmental Studies upon completing his course work at the University of Alabama.
[9] Odom was arrested on December 15, 2011, for possession of marijuana after a traffic stop in Baldwin County, Alabama.
[11] By February 2022, he had been sentenced to 180 days of house arrest and ordered to perform 240 hours of community service.