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| Born: | October 27, 1995 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Talladega (Talladega, Alabama) | ||||||||
| College: | Samford | ||||||||
| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2019 | |||||||||
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Ahmad Gooden (born October 27, 1995) is an American football defensive end. He played college football at Samford.
College career
[edit]Gooden was a member of the Samford Bulldogs for four seasons. As a junior, Gooden made 101 tackles (15.5 for loss) with 5.5 sacks and was named first-team All-Southern Conference (SoCon) and the conference Defensive Player of the Year.[1] Gooden was named first-team All-SoCon as a senior after recording 49 tackles, 15 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks.[2] He finished his collegiate career with 273 tackles, 22 sacks, five pass breakups, two forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries in 46 games played.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Denver Broncos
[edit]Gooden was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2019.[4] He was waived at the end of training camp during final roster cuts, but was re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 1, 2019.[5] The Broncos promoted Gooden to the active roster on November 22, 2019.[6] He made his NFL debut the next day against the Buffalo Bills.[7] He was waived on December 14, 2019.[8] Gooden played in three games with the Broncos, making one tackle and recording a quarterback hit.[9]
New York Jets
[edit]On December 21, 2019, Gooden was signed to the New York Jets practice squad.[10] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on December 30, 2019.[11] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Jets on July 29, 2020.[12] He was activated from the list and subsequently waived on August 15, 2020.[13]
Buffalo Bills
[edit]On October 22, 2020, Gooden was signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad.[14] He was released on November 2.[15]
Gooden played with the Conquerors of The Spring League in 2021.[16]
Houston Gamblers
[edit]Gooden was selected by the Houston Gamblers in the third round of the 2022 USFL draft.[17] He was waived in February 2023.
New Orleans Breakers
[edit]The New Orleans Breakers claimed Gooden off waivers on February 3, 2023.[18] He was released on April 10.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "Samford's Gooden named to Buchanan Award watch list". AL.com. August 2, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ Young, LaVonte (April 27, 2019). "NFL Draft: Talladega native Ahmad Gooden goes undrafted, signs with Broncos". The Anniston Star. The Daily Home. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ Williams, Charean (November 22, 2019). "Broncos release Orson Charles, promote Ahmad Gooden". Profootballtalk.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ Jensen, Chad (April 30, 2019). "Broncos sign 17 college free agents following the 2019 draft". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ Heath, Jon (September 1, 2019). "Broncos practice squad tracker: 10 players have signed". Broncos Wire. USA Today. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ Stapleton, Arnie (November 22, 2019). "Broncos promote Ahmad Gooden to beef up pass rush". Yahoo Sports. Associated Press. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark (November 30, 2019). "Samford football enjoying its NFL golden age". AL.com. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "Broncos sign DL Kyle Peko, promote DL Deyon Sizer to active roster". DenverBroncos.com. December 14, 2019.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark (February 18, 2020). "Alabama Roots: 154 NFL players in the 2019 season". AL.com. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (December 21, 2019). "Jets Sign LB Ahmad Gooden To Practice Squad". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 30, 2019). "Jets Sign 9 to Reserve/Future Contracts". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Phillips, Gary (July 29, 2020). "Jets place LB Ahmad Gooden on reserve/COVID-19 list". USAToday.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (August 15, 2020). "Jets Release LB Ahmad Gooden". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ "Bills sign LB Ahmad Gooden to the practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. October 22, 2020.
- ^ "BIlls sign LB Darron Lee to the practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. November 2, 2020.
- ^ Heath, Jon (February 23, 2022). "Ex-Broncos OLB Ahmad Gooden selected in USFL draft". Broncos Wire. USA Today. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark (February 22, 2022). "Former Samford star among USFL's pass-rusher picks". AL.com. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
- ^ @USFLBreakers (February 3, 2023). "Claimed (from Houston)" (Tweet). Retrieved February 3, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLBreakers (April 10, 2023). "Released" (Tweet). Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Twitter.