Background
Cody was born in Colquitt, Georgia.
Cody was born in Colquitt, Georgia.
He attended Early County High School in Blakely, Georgia, and he played for the Early County high school football team
He played college football for Florida State University, and was a consensus All-American. He was picked by the San Diego Chargers in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft, and he also played professionally for the Edmonton Eskimos and Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.
He was listed among the Atlanta Journal-Constitution"s "Super Southern 100" as a senior defensive back. He was regarded as one of Georgia"s top 50 prospects and received one of the higher grades from Jeff Whitaker"s Deep South Football.
He was considered the 12th-best defensive back in the country by Super Preparatory
He recorded 10 interceptions over his final two seasons. He totaled 70 tackles as a senior.
Cody attended Florida State University, and played for coach Bobby Bowden"s Florida State Seminoles football team from 1996 to 2000. He was redshirted as a true freshman in 1996.
He was appeared in seven of the Seminoles" 11 games during their British Computer Society National Championship season in 1999, and earned honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors.
As a senior in 2000, he was a first-team All-Administrative Committee on Company-ordination selection and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American as a defensive back. The San Diego Chargers selected Cody in the third round (67th overall pick) of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played three seasons for the Chargers (2001–2003).
He joined the Canadian Football League"s Edmonton Eskimos for one season (2005).
He finished his career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2006–2008). Cody coached football at Bay High School in Panama City, Florida until 2012.
He was the defensive coordinator and defensive-backs coach.
