Zaviar Gooden

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Zaviar Gooden
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Gooden with the Cardinals in 2017
LSU Tigers
Position:Assistant development coach
Personal information
Born: (1990-08-31) August 31, 1990 (age 34)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school: Pflugerville (Pflugerville, Texas)
College: Missouri
NFL draft: 2013  / round: 3 / pick: 97
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:43
Player stats at PFR

Zaviar Gooden (born August 31, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft. He played college football for the Missouri Tigers.

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Gooden played with the Titans for two seasons in a reserve role, before being released shortly after the beginning of the 2015 season. In the 2016 regular season, he had brief stints as a backup with the Detroit Lions and the Arizona Cardinals.

Early life

Gooden was born in Austin, Texas. He attended Pflugerville High School, and played for he Pflugerville Panthers high school football team.[ citation needed ] During high school, he played as both a safety and running back. Rivals.com rated Gooden as the 32nd best high school linebacker prospect his age, and the 56th best all round prospect in Texas. He graduated from high school with a 3.9 grade point average (GPA). Gooden received athletic scholarship offers from Oklahoma State, Purdue and Stanford, but chose to attend the University of Missouri.

He also spent four years on the track & field team in high school, competing in the 200-meter, long jump (20 ft 5 in), 4 × 100 m relay (42.98) and 4 × 400 m relay (3:21.17).

College career

Gooden enrolled in the University of Missouri, where he played for coach Gary Pinkel's Missouri Tigers football team from 2009 to 2012. Before the start of his freshman season, Gooden made the transition from safety to linebacker. During his first season he was used as backup to the starting linebackers, but played in 13 games, making 30 tackles and forcing one fumble.

It was his sophomore season that Gooden became a starter and immediately made a big impact. From the 13 games, he led the team in defense, making 84 tackles and three sacks, breaking up five passes and making two interceptions. He kept up his momentum in his junior season, with 80 tackles, one sack, two interceptions and four broken up passes in his 13 games.

His senior season was broken up by a hamstring injury and he played only 10 games, from which he made 61 tackles and a single interception, which was returned for a touchdown versus Southeastern Louisiana Lions.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in
(1.87 m)		234 lb
(106 kg)		32+1⁄4 in
(0.82 m)		10 in
(0.25 m)		4.47 s1.54 s2.58 s4.18 s6.71 s38.5 in
(0.98 m)		10 ft 11 in
(3.33 m)		27 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Missouri's Pro Day [1] [2]

Tennessee Titans

The Tennessee Titans drafted Gooden in the third round with the 97th overall pick of the 2013 NFL draft. [3]

On September 5, 2015, Gooden was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury, but was waived the following week. [4]

Detroit Lions

On May 2, 2016, the Detroit Lions signed Gooden to a one-year contract. [5] On September 3, 2016, he was waived by the Lions. [6] He was signed to the practice squad on September 21, 2016. He was promoted to the active roster on September 24. [7] He was released on September 26 and was re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [8] He was released on October 13, 2016. [9]

Arizona Cardinals

On November 1, 2016, Gooden was signed to the Arizona Cardinals' practice squad. [10] He was promoted to the active roster on November 18, 2016. [11]

On September 2, 2017, Gooden was released by the Cardinals. [12]

Coaching career

Gooden joined LSU as an assistant development coach in December 2021. [13]

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  2. ↑ "2013 NFL Draft Scout Zaviar Gooden College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Titans Add Speedy Missouri LB Zaviar Gooden in Third Round". TitansOnline.com. April 26, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Titans Trim Roster to 53 Players". TitansOnline.com. September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  5. ↑ Birkett, Dave (May 2, 2016). "Detroit Lions sign LB Zaviar Gooden". Detroit Free Press . Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Lions sign LB Zaviar Gooden from practice squad, waive WR Aaron Dobson". DetroitLions.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Lions re-sign WR Aaron Dobson". DetroitLions.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Lions Cut LB Zaviar Gooden From Practice Squad, Sign LB Steve Longa".
  10. ↑ Urban, Darren (November 1, 2016). "Cardinals bring back Boggs after Veldheer move". Blog.AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
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