Jonathan Goff
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 12, 1985 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 241 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | St. John's Prep (MA) | ||||||||
| College: | Vanderbilt | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2008 / Round: 5 / Pick: 165 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 107 |
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| Sacks: | 2.0 |
| INTs: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Jonathan Goff (born December 12, 1985) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Vanderbilt. He was a member of the Super Bowl XLVI Giants, defeating the New England Patriots, though he remained on injured reserve for the entire season.
Jonathan Goff was born to Gwendolyn Tyre and Tobie Goff in Atlanta, Georgia. He was raised by his mother in Stoneham, Massachusetts, with his older brother, Jason. Goff grew up swimming and playing soccer, tennis and basketball. Goff qualified for the Johns Hopkins Gifted and Talented student program based on SAT scores received when he was twelve years old. He began playing football in the 8th grade in the Wakefield (Massachusetts) Pop Warner League. Goff played high school football at St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers, Massachusetts, an academic and all-male private high school. During his career he started at many positions including safety, wide receiver, quarterback, running back, and linebacker. In football, he was a two-year captain and an All-conference selection in 2001 and 2002. He also played basketball and was captain of the track team, where he succeeded immensely, breaking a longstanding record in the discus. His senior year, he broke St. John's long standing discus record and later that season, he broke his own discus record.
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