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Eddie Goldman
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Goldman in the 2019 NFL season
No. 99 – Atlanta Falcons
Position:Nose tackle
Personal information
Born: (1994-01-06) January 6, 1994 (age 30)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school:Friendship Collegiate Academy
(Washington, D.C.)
College:Florida State (2012–2014)
NFL draft:2015 / round: 2 / pick: 39
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:175
Sacks:13.0
Fumble recoveries:2
Pass deflections:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Eddie Goldman (born January 6, 1994) is an American professional football nose tackle for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State and was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 2015 NFL draft.

Early life

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A native of Washington, D.C., he attended Friendship Collegiate Academy Public Charter School, where he played football with Yannick Ngakoue and Teez Tabor, and basketball.[1] In football, he was an All-American defensive lineman. Considered a five-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals.com, Goldman was listed as the second best defensive tackle in his class, behind only Mario Edwards Jr., who later on attended Florida State with Goldman.[2]

College career

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Goldman attended Florida State University from 2012 to 2014.[3] During his career, he had 262 tackles and six sacks. After his junior season, Goldman decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2015 NFL draft[4][5]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Bench press
6 ft 3+7⁄8 in
(1.93 m) 		336 lb
(152 kg) 		33+1⁄8 in
(0.84 m) 		10+1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		 5.28 s 1.89 s 3.03 s 4.82 s 7.62 s 24+1⁄2 in
(0.62 m)		 19 reps
All values from NFL Combine[6][7]

Chicago Bears

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Goldman was drafted 39th overall by the Chicago Bears in the 2015 NFL Draft.[8] In his rookie year, he played fifteen games, recording 39 tackles and six tackles for a loss,[9] while being ranked fourth among rookies with 4.5 sacks. For his season, he was named to Mel Kiper Jr.'s All-Rookie Team[10] and the Pro Football Writers of America's All-Rookie Team.[11]

Goldman played in six games with five starts in 2016. He suffered a high ankle sprain in Week 2 and missed the next six games. He returned in Week 10 but was bothered by the ankle injury and was placed on injured reserve on December 23, 2016.[12]

Goldman played in 15 games with 14 starts in the 2017 season. He recorded 1.5 sacks, 44 combined tackles, five quarterback hits, and one fumble recovery.[13]

On September 7, 2018, Goldman signed a four-year contract extension with the Bears worth $42 million with $25 million guaranteed.[14] In week 14 against the Los Angeles Rams, Goldman sacked Jared Goff in the end zone for a safety.[15] The Bears won the game 15–6.[16] He finished the 2018 season with three sacks, 40 combined tackles, three quarterback hits, and one fumble recovery.[17] He received an overall grade of 89.2 from Pro Football Focus in 2018, which ranked as the 12th highest grade among all qualifying interior defenders.[18]

Goldman played in 15 games with 15 starts in the 2019 season. He recorded one sack and 29 combined tackles with two tackles for loss. At the end of the season Goldman was selected as Pro Bowl alternate.[19]

On July 28, 2020, Goldman informed the Bears he would opt out of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He received a $350,000 stipend for the season, and his original base salary of $4.75 million will be his salary for the following season.[20]

Goldman returned to the Bears for the 2021 season. In 14 games, he netted half a sack with 22 total tackles.[21]

On March 14, 2022, Goldman was released by the Bears.[22]

Atlanta Falcons

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Goldman signed with the Atlanta Falcons on July 6, 2022.[23] Thirteen days after signing with the team, Goldman announced his retirement from the NFL.[24][25]

On March 21, 2023, Goldman came out of retirement and the Falcons reinstated him back to their active roster.[26] He was placed on the exempt/left squad list on July 29.[27]

On April 2, 2024, Goldman was released off of the Falcons reserve list. However, the same day, he began another comeback attempt, and re–signed with the team.[28]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2015 CHI 15 12 22 16 6 4.5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 CHI 6 5 18 12 6 2.5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2017 CHI 15 15 44 27 17 1.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2018 CHI 16 16 40 27 13 3.0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2019 CHI 15 15 29 20 9 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 CHI 14 10 22 14 8 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
81 73 175 116 59 13.0 18 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0

Playoffs

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Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2018 CHI 1 1 4 2 2 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 4 2 2 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ Parker, Brandon (May 1, 2015). "NFL draft: Friendship Collegiate's Eddie Goldman selected by Chicago Bears in second round". Washington Post. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Eddie Goldman College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "DL Goldman 5th Seminole to leave for draft". ESPN.com. January 14, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "FSU DT Eddie Goldman to forgo senior season, enter NFL draft". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile – Eddie Goldman". NFL.com. May 12, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  7. ^ "Florida State DT Eddie Goldman : 2015 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  8. ^ "2015 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  9. ^ Mayer, Larry (February 9, 2016). "Focusing on Bears defensive line". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  10. ^ Ogden, Rob (January 7, 2016). "Eddie Goldman, Adrian Amos named to Mel Kiper's all-rookie team". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  11. ^ Mayer, Larry (January 19, 2016). "Goldman, Amos on NFL all-rookie team". Chicago Bears. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  12. ^ Wiederer, Dan (December 23, 2016). "Eddie Goldman's move to I.R. another setback for Bears' 2015 draft class". ChicagoTribune.com.
  13. ^ "Eddie Goldman 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  14. ^ Shook, Nick (September 7, 2018). "Bears' Eddie Goldman signs 4-year, $42M extension". NFL.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2018.
  15. ^ "Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears – December 9th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  16. ^ Wiederer, Dan (December 9, 2018). "Play of the game: Eddie Goldman's safety gets Bears going in the second half of 15–6 win against Rams". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  17. ^ "Eddie Goldman 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  18. ^ "Pro Football Focus: Eddie Goldman". profootballfocus.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  19. ^ "Eddie Jackson, Khalil Mack, and Cordarrelle Patterson selected for 2020 Pro Bowl".
  20. ^ Smith, Michael David (July 28, 2020). "Bears' Eddie Goldman opts out". ProFootballTalk.
  21. ^ Pro Football Reference. "Eddie Goldman Stats". Pro Football Reference.
  22. ^ Mayer, Larry (March 14, 2022). "Roster Move: Bears release NT Eddie Goldman". Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  23. ^ Bair, Scott (July 6, 2022). "Falcons sign veteran defensive lineman to one-year deal". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  24. ^ Sullivan, Tyler (July 19, 2022). "Eddie Goldman retiring: Former Bears standout stepping away from NFL just weeks after signing with Falcons". cbssports.com.
  25. ^ Shook, Nick (July 19, 2022). "DT Eddie Goldman informs Falcons he intends to retire". NFL.com. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  26. ^ McElhaney, Tori (March 21, 2023). "Falcons reinstate veteran defensive tackle Eddie Goldman from reserve/retired list". Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  27. ^ "Eddie Goldman placed on exempt/left squad list, linebacker released". AtlantaFalcons.com. July 29, 2022.
  28. ^ "Report: Eddie Goldman to return to Falcons". nbcsports.com. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
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