Travis Goethel
Travis Goethel (#50) being blocked by Lemuel Jeanpierre (#61) of the Seattle Seahawks.
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | July 27, 1987 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Oceanside, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Vista (CA) | ||||||||
| College: | Arizona State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2010 / Round: 6 / Pick: 190 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 11 |
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| Sacks: | 0 |
| Interceptions: | 0 |
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Travis Peter Goethel (born July 27, 1987) is a former American football linebacker He was drafted in the sixth round, (190th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football for Arizona State.
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.
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.
Goethel was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round, (190th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. In addition to his normally assigned position as linebacker, Goethel has 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.
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