Tavares Gooden
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | October 7, 1984||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
Weight: | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) | ||||
College: | Miami (FL) | ||||
NFL draft: | 2008 / Round: 3 / Pick: 71 | ||||
Career history | |||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Tavares Gooden (born October 7, 1984) is a former
Early years
Gooden played
Also a standout
Recruiting
Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Gooden was listed as the No. 5 inside linebacker prospect of the class of 2003.[1] He chose Miami over Ohio State and LSU.
College career
In his
Starting his junior season at strongside linebacker, Gooden suffered a dislocated left shoulder in the first quarter of the season opener vs. Florida State, and missed the remainder of the year. He received a medical redshirt and underwent surgery on October 3, 2005.
In 2006, he returned as the Hurricanes' strongside linebacker, playing in 11 games and making four starts. He totalled 41 tackles (27 solo), adding five tackles for loss, three quarterback pressures, and two pass breakups. Gooden also made a season-high nine tackles in the 2006 MPC Computers Bowl.
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Professional career
2008 NFL Draft
Although considered one of the better linebacker prospects in the
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m) |
234 lb (106 kg) |
32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
4.57 s | 1.57 s | 2.63 s | 35 in (0.89 m) |
9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
22 reps | |||
All values from Did not participate in shuttle/cone drill, because of hip injury. |
Baltimore Ravens
Gooden had only five total tackles in four games of the 2008 season. Gooden started at inside linebacker alongside Ray Lewis for the 2009 season, but was oft-injured and only played 12 games while making 47 tackles. A backup again in 2010, Gooden recorded only 18 tackles, and was often hurt.
He was released on September 3, 2011.[7]
San Francisco 49ers
On September 4, Gooden signed with the San Francisco 49ers, playing primarily on special teams.[8]
At the end of the 2012 season, Gooden and the 49ers appeared in Super Bowl XLVII. In the game, he contributed on special teams, but the 49ers fell to his former team, the Baltimore Ravens, by a score of 34–31.[9]
Houston Texans
On October 28, 2013, Gooden signed with the Houston Texans as a free agent. He was released on November 8, 2013.[10]
References
- ^ "Inside linebackers 2003", Rivals.com, February 5, 2003.
- ^ "Tavares Gooden: The Next Great Ravens Linebacker", BaltimoreBeatdown.com, May 11, 2009.
- ^ "Tavares Gooden Draft Profile", Sports Illustrated, retrieved May 14, 2010.
- ^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "Tavares Gooden Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- ^ "2008 NFL Draft Scout Tavares Gooden College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
- ^ "Tavares Gooden cut as Ravens get to 53". ProFootballTalk.com. September 3, 2011.
- ^ "Tavares Gooden lands with 49ers". ProFootballTalk.com. September 6, 2011.
- ^ "Super Bowl XLVII - San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens - February 3rd, 2013". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- ^ "Texans release Gooden, add Victorian to active roster". chron.com. November 8, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.