Travis Goethel

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Travis Goethel
Lemuel Jeanpierre blocking Travis Goethel.jpg
Goethel (#50) being blocked by Lemuel Jeanpierre (#61) of the Seahawks
No. 50
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1987-07-27) July 27, 1987 (age 36)
Oceanside, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school: Vista (Vista, California)
College: Arizona State
NFL draft: 2010  / Round: 6 / Pick: 190
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Pac-10 All-Freshman (2006)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:11
Player stats at PFR

Travis Peter Goethel [1] (born July 27, 1987) is a former American football linebacker He was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round, (190th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football for Arizona State.

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Early life

Goethel attended Vista High School in Vista, California. As a junior, he recorded 155 tackles, including 14 tackles for loss, 8 quarterback sacks, and 5 interceptions, two which he returned for touchdowns. He was rated as high as the No.10 linebacker in the country by Rivals.com . He picked Arizona State over scholarship offers from Oregon State, Utah and Washington.

College career

He played in all 50 games over his four-year career at Arizona State, including 41 starts. He totaled 228 tackles (143 solo), 19.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, nine pass break-ups, three interceptions, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in his career. He was an Honorable Mention Pac-10 All selection in his senior season, and in his freshman season, garnered Pac-10 All freshman honors and honorable mention Freshman All-American.

Professional career

Goethel was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round (190th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. [2] In addition to his normally assigned position as linebacker, Goethel served as a backup long snapper.

During the 2012 season opener, regular long snapper Jon Condo suffered a concussion, forcing Goethel into duty. Out of his 4 snaps, 3 resulted in blocked punts against the San Diego Chargers. Oakland Raiders head coach Dennis Allen defended Goethel, who had not long snapped since high school, by stating he had not been prepared during full-team drills. [3]

On July 23, 2013, Goethel was waived by the Oakland Raiders. [4]

The Onion article

Shortly after he was drafted in 2010, Goethel was the subject of an article by satirical publication The Onion saying that the Raiders selected him to be a realtor. [5] Ironically, Goethel's fictional "switch to realtor" was described as being "better than being asked to switch to […] long snapper," when Goethel would in fact gain infamy for his struggles as Oakland's long snapper in 2012.

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References

  1. ↑ "Player Bio: Travis Goethel - ARIZONA STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Thesundevils.cstv.com. July 27, 1987. Archived from the original on September 4, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
  2. ↑ "2010 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  3. ↑ Gilmore, Eric (June 11, 2008). "Raiders will need another long snapper as Jon Condo recovers from concussion". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  4. ↑ Krause, Marcus Allen (July 23, 2013). "Two Raiders released on the eve of training camp report day". silverandblackpride.com. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Player Drafted At Linebacker To Start At Realtor | The Onion - America's Finest News Source". The Onion. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
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