Charles Godfrey (American football)

Charles Godfrey

Godfrey with the Atlanta Falcons in 2015
No. 30
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	(1985-11-15) November 15, 1985 (age 38) Baytown, Texas, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:	Baytown (TX) Lee
College:	Iowa
NFL draft:	2008  / Round: 3 / Pick: 67
Career history
Carolina Panthers (2008–2014) Atlanta Falcons (2014–2015)
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Big Ten (2007)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 384 Sacks: 3.0 Forced fumbles: 8 Fumble recoveries: 3 Interceptions: 11 Defensive touchdowns: 1
Player stats at PFR

Charles Marquise Godfrey (born November 15, 1985) is a former American football free safety. He played college football at Iowa and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft.

College career

At the University of Iowa Godfrey appeared in 47 contest with 28 starts, 25 coming at corner back 2 at strong safety and 1 at free safety. During his career he recorded 193 tackles and seven interceptions. In his junior season, he recorded 83 tackles and two interceptions. As a senior, he recorded 65 tackles and five interceptions.

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
5 ft 11+3⁄4 in (1.82 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	4.43 s	1.53 s	2.57 s	4.40 s	7.28 s	32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m)	10 ft 1 in (3.07 m)	14 reps
All values from NFL Combine. [1]

Despite spending most of his time at cornerback, he was described as a physical hitter that likes to provide run support, and may be better suited at safety. ^[2]

Carolina Panthers

Godfrey was selected with the fourth pick in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. ^[3] The Panthers previously acquired the pick from the New York Jets along with a 5th round pick that was used to select Gary Barnidge in a trade that sent Kris Jenkins to the Jets. He was quickly announced the team's free safety during camp that May, after reportedly impressing coaches. ^[4] He started all 16 games at the free safety position and finished his rookie campaign with 61 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble and 1 interception.

On September 10, 2011, the Panthers re-signed Godfrey to a 5-year/$27.5 million contract extension with $12.4 million guaranteed. ^[5]

On October 26, 2012, Godfrey was fined $7,875 for a chop block in Week 7 against the Dallas Cowboys. ^[6]

It was announced during the offseason before the 2014 NFL season that Godfrey would be moved from safety to nickelback. He was released on October 21, 2014. ^{[7] [8]}

Atlanta Falcons

On October 28, 2014, Godfrey was signed by the Atlanta Falcons. ^[9]

He was released on September 15, 2015, in order to make room for the signing of Jake Long. ^[10] On October 6, Godfrey re-signed with the Falcons to offer depth while starting safety Ricardo Allen recovers from injuries. ^[11]

On October 20, 2015, it was reported that the Falcons had released Godfrey in order to make room for newly acquired linebacker, Philip Wheeler. ^[12] On October 27, 2015, the Falcons re-signed Godfrey. ^[13]

Godfrey signed another contract to stay with the Falcons on March 15, 2016, ^[14] but decided to retire and was placed on the team's reserve/retired list. He was released from the list on July 26, 2020. ^[15]

Career statistics

Year	Team	GP	COMB	TOTAL	AST	SACK	FF	FR	FR YDS	INT	IR YDS	AVG IR	LNG	TD	PD
2008	CAR	16	61	52	9	1.0	1	2	0	1	16	16	16	0	5
2009	CAR	12	45	35	10	0.0	4	0	0	1	12	12	12	0	5
2010	CAR	16	84	70	14	0.0	1	0	0	5	112	22	38	0	8
2011	CAR	14	84	66	18	1.0	1	0	0	2	30	15	21	0	7
2012	CAR	15	69	44	25	0.0	0	1	0	2	9	5	9	1	6
2013	CAR	2	10	8	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2014	CAR	7	19	14	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	ATL	5	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	ATL	8	12	10	2	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total		95	384	299	85	3.0	8	3	0	11	179	16	38	1	34

^[16]

References

1. "Charles Godfrey, DS #13 CB, Iowa". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
2. "NFL Events: Draft Player Profiles - Charles Godfrey". www.nfl.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03.
3. "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
4. www.charlotteobserver.com http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/story/218957.html . Retrieved 27 January 2022.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. "Carolina Panthers, strong safety Charles Godfrey agree to 5-year contract extension". The Washington Post.^{[ dead link ]}
6. "Fines roundup: Alphonso Smith docked for horse-collar tackle". National Football League . 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
7. Patra, Kevin (October 21, 2014). "Carolina Panthers cut Charles Godfrey". NFL.com. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
8. Newton, David (October 22, 2014). "Why Panthers had to let Charles Godfrey go". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
9. "Falcons Add Veteran Godfrey, Waive Baker". Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
10. "Falcons Sign T Long and Release S Godfrey". Atlanta Falcons.com. September 15, 2015. Archived from the original on October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
11. "Falcons Place WR Hester on Short-Term IR". AtlantaFalcons.com. October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
12. Jeremy Bergman. "Atlanta Falcons sign linebacker Philip Wheeler". NFL.com . Retrieved October 20, 2015.
13. McClure, Vaughn (October 27, 2015). "Banged up at safety, Falcons bring back Charles Godfrey again". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
14. "Falcons Re-Sign S Godfrey". AtlantaFalcons.com. March 15, 2016. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
15. @nfltrade_rumors (July 26, 2020). "#Falcons Moves: Placed DT Hinwa Allieu on the non-football illness list. Released DB Charles Godfrey, C Trevor Robinson and OT Carter Bykowski from the reserve/retired list" (Tweet). Retrieved July 26, 2020– via Twitter.
16. "Charles Godfrey Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 23 October 2015.

External links

• Carolina Panthers bio
• Iowa Hawkeyes bio