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Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Terrence Cody tries to get to Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton during an NFL game on Nov. 10, 2013, in Baltimore.

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Former Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Terrence Cody was sentenced to nine months in a Baltimore County detention facility on Thursday, the Baltimore Sun and WBAL-TV reported.

On Nov. 16, a Baltimore County Circuit Court judge found the former Alabama All-American guilty of five counts of animal neglect and two misdemeanor drug charges and set a Jan. 5 date for his sentencing hearing. That hearing was postponed until Thursday because a required psychological evaluation of Cody had not been completed in January.

Cody faced the possibility of receiving two years in jail. Cody's girlfriend, Kourtney J. Kelley, 28, was sentenced in February to 60 days. She had been convicted of five counts of animal neglect.

Cody, who spent five seasons as a defensive tackle with the Ravens, was indicted on 15 charges in February 2015.

The charges stemmed from the death of Cody's Presa Canario, or Canary mastiff, named Taz. The condition of the dog when Cody brought it to the Main Street Veterinary Hospital in Reistertown, Md., shortly before it died in January 2015 alarmed the staff there to such a degree that it sparked an investigation that led to an indictment against Cody.

The charges against Cody had included two counts of aggravated animal cruelty with a dog, five counts of animal abuse or neglect with the same dog, one count of illegal possession of an alligator and five counts of animal abuse or neglect with the alligator. Cody also was indicted on one count of possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia and one count of possession of marijuana.

Judge Judith C. Ensor found Cody guilty of five counts related to failing to provide care for the dog, illegal possession of an alligator and the two drug charges.

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A two-time consensus All-American at Alabama, "Mount Cody" was taken in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft by Baltimore after helping the Crimson Tide win the 2009 BCS national championship. He was a full-time starter during the 2011 season, but started five games in his other four years with the Ravens. Cody played only one game in the 2014 season after having offseason hip surgery for the second straight year.

The Ravens announced on Jan. 23, 2015, that they would terminate Cody's contract on Feb. 2, 2015, the day after the Super Bowl and the first day possible under NFL rules. It also was on Jan. 23 when the Baltimore Sun reported Cody was under investigation for animal cruelty.

Cody did not play in the NFL during the 2015 season.