# Nakia Codie

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{{Short description|American football player (born 1977)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name          = Nakia Codie
| image         =
| number        = 24
| position      = [Defensive back](/source/Defensive_back)
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1977|1|20}}
| birth_place   = [Onslow County, North Carolina](/source/Onslow_County%2C_North_Carolina), U.S.
| height_ft     = 6
| height_in     = 3
| weight_lbs    = 208
| high_school   = Cleburne ([Cleburne, Texas](/source/Cleburne%2C_Texas))
| college       = [Baylor](/source/Baylor_Bears_football) (1995–1998)
| undraftedyear = 1999
| pastteams     =
* [Detroit Lions](/source/Detroit_Lions) ({{NFL Year|1999}})*
* [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers) ({{NFL Year|2000}})
| pfr           = C/CodiNa20 
}}
'''Nakia Yarbrough Codie''' (born January 20, 1977) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) [defensive back](/source/defensive_back) who played one season with the [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) at [Baylor University](/source/Baylor_University).

==Early life and college==
Nakia Yarbrough Codie was born on January 20, 1977, in [Onslow County, North Carolina](/source/Onslow_County%2C_North_Carolina).<ref name="Pfa">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/c/codi00200.html | title=Nakia Codie | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=10 March 2025}}</ref> He attended Cleburne High School in [Cleburne, Texas](/source/Cleburne%2C_Texas).<ref name="Pfa"/>

Codie was a four-year [letterman](/source/letterman_(sports)) for the [Baylor Bears](/source/Baylor_Bears_football) of [Baylor University](/source/Baylor_University) from 1995 to 1998.<ref name="Pfa"/>

==Professional career==
After going undrafted in the [1999 NFL draft](/source/1999_NFL_draft), Codie signed with the [Detroit Lions](/source/Detroit_Lions) on April 23.<ref name="transactions"/> He was released on August 31, 1999.<ref name="transactions"/>

Codie was signed by the [Pittsburgh Steelers](/source/Pittsburgh_Steelers) on April 4, 2000.<ref name="transactions"/> He was released on August 22 and signed to the team's practice squad on August 29.<ref name="transactions"/> He was promoted to the active roster on November 18 and played in six games for the Steelers during the 2000 season, recording one interception.<ref name="transactions"/> Codie was released on August 27, 2001.<ref name="transactions">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/c/codi00200.html | title=Nakia Codie Transactions | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=10 March 2025}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Codie later became a personal football trainer and also started his own football camp.<ref name="Pit">{{cite web | url=https://steelerstakeaways.com/nakia-codie-steelers-safety-2000/ | title=Nakia Codie, Steelers Safety, 2000 | publisher=SteelersTakeaways.com | accessdate=10 March 2025}}</ref> He entered the financial industry after his NFL career, including a stint as a loss mitigation manager at Ally Financial Service.<ref name="Pit"/>

==References==
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Category:Living people
Category:1977 births
Category:Players of American football from North Carolina
Category:American football defensive backs
Category:Baylor Bears football players
Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players
Category:People from Onslow County, North Carolina
Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:20th-century African-American sportsmen
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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