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Jody Schulz is a former American football linebacker who played for five seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League from 1983–1987. He was drafted by the Eagles in the second round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He played college football at Chowan and East Carolina.

Schulz attended Queen Anne's County High School in Centreville, Maryland where he played football.

Schulz attended Chowan University to play college football, but when he first arrived, he was ninth on the depth chart at defensive end. Because so many players tried out for the team, Schulz did not receive a helmet until other players quit the team. In his first season, Schulz won more games than he had his entire high school career.

After Chowan, Schulz was recruited to play at East Carolina under head coach Ed Emory. In 1981, with Schulz leading the defense, Emory recorded his first winning season as head coach. Schulz led the team in tackles in 1981 with 125 tackles. He also had nine sacks. He earned honorable mention All-America honors by the Associated Press.

In 1982, Schulz made 105 tackles and 10 sacks and earned Associated Press All-America honors. After the season, he tried to get a redshirt out of his freshman year at Chowan in order to play for the Pirates in 1983, but could not get it since he played too much his freshman year.

Schulz played in the Blue-Gray Football Classic on December 25, 1982.
Schulz was inducted into the East Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame in 1999.
Schulz was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round (46th overall). He became the highest draft pick ever to come out of East Carolina until Robert Jones was drafted in the first round (24th overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft. He was also drafted in the 14th round of the 1983 USFL Draft by the Washington Federals, but he chose to sign with the Eagles. He signed a series of one-year contracts with the Eagles on May 24, 1983. He quickly became the starter at left outside linebacker for the team, and in his NFL debut, a game against the Packers, Schulz made two sacks and had more than 10 tackles. A few weeks later, against the Denver Broncos, Schulz injured his knee, his first injury since before college. A more serious knee injury caused him to miss the entire 1985 season. He received the Ed Block Courage Award in 1986 after he came back from the injury. Schulz was released on April 27, 1988 and subsequently retired thereafter.

Schulz runs his family's seafood restaurant with his parents, the Fisherman's Inn, which burned down in 1980 and has since been rebuilt. Schulz opened the Salts Pond Marina Resort located in Hampton, Virginia, right off the Chesapeake Bay. He is currently the President of the Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department.

Schulz is married to his wife, Sherri, and they have four sons.