Jaguars' Jared Odrick to appear in HBO series 'Ballers'

There is a perception that the Jacksonville Jaguars toil in anonymity year after year.

Defensive lineman Jared Odrick is here to destroy that notion. He's set to appear on HBO's "Ballers," a television show about a former NFL player doling out financial advice to professional athletes.

Odrick spoke on Tuesday about his foray into the entertainment industry.

"It was really interesting, just because it's orchestrated very similarly to a practice here," Odrick told ESPN's Mike DiRocco. "It's repetition. There's a lot of reps in terms of each scene and take. I kind of had an idea what goes into doing something like that on a small scale because I did the Pro Hollywood Boot Camp and it gives you better insight to things in terms of production and production value of a set and of a film."

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is the series' star but Odrick didn't get a chance to meet him. Before his wrestling and acting career, Johnson played defensive tackle at The University of Miami, winning a national championship in 1991.

"When someone's the main actor, the lead actor, everything's set up, the timing, for him to get in, do his things and get out," Odrick said. "It was really cool to see how professional and concise you have to be and how much he exemplified that. I think he just came from an event, was speaking with (President) Obama, flew in on his jet, came into hair and makeup, did that up, put a suit on, went over the layout of the scene, did the scene 20 times, gone."

It's good to see Odrick starring in a role outside football, and his appearance may win the Jaguars some notoriety before the 2015 season.

"Ballers" premieres on June 21.