Baltimore Ravens | People | Tavares Gooden

PositionInside Linebacker

Experience2 years

Height6-1

Weight235

CollegeMiami

High SchoolSt. Thomas Aquinas (FL)

HometownFort Lauderdale, Florida

Birthdate10/7/1984

Joined RavensDraft 3A (71st), 2008

Joined NFL2008

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Games Played/Started: (2008, 4/0); (2009, 8/8) Total: 12/8
Explosive athlete with playmaking ability both from scrimmage and on special teams
Looks to play an expanded role from scrimmage in his 2nd year
Enters 2009 having played in 4 career games
Posted 6 special teams tackles before being placed on Injured Reserve (hip) on 10/14/08, which cut his rookie season short.

Tavares Gooden was selected by the Ravens in the 3rd round (71st overall) of the 2008 NFL draft

2009: Game 9 at Cle. (11/16): Recorded 1 tackle as part of a defense that held the Browns to 160 total yards in the 16-0 shutout.
Game 8 at Cin. (11/8): Started and posted 6 tackles, a QB hit, and had a special teams stop against the Bengals.
Game 7 vs. Den. (11/1): Started at LB and netted 3 tackles as part of a defense that held the Broncos to 200 total yards and 3 of 13 on 3rd down...Gooden also posted 3 solo special teams tackles against the Broncos.
Game 6 at Min. (10/18): Started and recorded a career-high 10 tackles, including a career-high 7 solo stops against the Vikings.
Game 5 vs. Cin. (10/11): Tied a career high with 6 tackles from scrimmage and netted a solo special teams stop against the Bengals.
Game 4 at NE (10/4): Was a game-day inactive (shoulder/head) against the Patriots.
Game 3 vs. Cle. (9/27): Posted a career-high 6 tackles, as part of a defense that held the Browns to 186 total yards, including 126 passing, and forced 4 turnovers in the 34-3 victory.
Game 2 at SD (9/20): Started and posted 4 tackles and 1 PD, helping hold the Chargers to 53 rushing yards and a 2.5 rushing average in the 31-26 win.
Game 1 vs. KC (9/13): Started his 1st-career game and posted 1 tackle (his 1st-career tackle from scrimmage), helping hold the Chiefs to 188 total yards, including just 29 on the ground in the 38-24 win.
2008: Saw action in 4 games as a rookie before being placed on Injured Reserve (hip) on 10/14
Recorded 6 special teams tackles in just 4 games and also saw action from scrimmage
Saw action in his 1st-career NFL game and led the team with a career-high 3 special teams tackles in the 28-10 win in game 2 vs. Cle. (9/21).

In 49 games at Miami, Gooden started 9 contests at weak-side LB, 5 on the strong-side and 11 at MLB (25 total)
Recorded 216 tackles (118 solo) with 1 sack, 11 TFL (-24 yards) and 8 QB pressures
Had 1 FF and 3 FRs for a total of 19 yards in returns
He added 9 PD and gained 35 yards on his only INT return
Shifted to MLB, starting all 12 while leading the team with a career-high 100 tackles (60 solo), including 3 TFL (-6 yards) as a senior in 2007
Recovered 3 fumbles, advancing 1 19 yards
Deflected 3 passes and returned an INT 35 yards
Led a unit that allowed 345.9 yards in total offense and 133.8 rushing yards per game
Had at least 10 tackles in 4 games
Played in 11 games, starting at strong-side LB in 3 games as a junior
Was actually slated as a starter in the other 7 games in which he played, but Miami opened those contests with an extra DB in their nickel package
Finished with 36 tackles (23 solo) and 2.5 TFL (-5 yards) for the season
Added 3 QB pressures and 3 PD
Received a medical redshirt (shoulder) in 2005
Played in 12 games, starting the 1st 9 at weak-side OLB, before coming off the bench in the final 3 contests due to a left shoulder sprain as a sophomore in 2004
Totaled 68 tackles (28 solo), 1 sack (-3 yards), 5.5 TFL (-13 yards), 5 QB pressures and 3 PD on the year
Played in all 13 games behind D.J. Williams at weak-side LB, seeing most of his action on special teams as a freshman in 2003
Graduated from Miami in May 2007 with a double major in Liberal Arts and Criminology.

Attended St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) HS
Regarded as one of Florida’s top players as a junior and senior
Two-time Class 4A All-State selection, adding 1st-team All-Broward County honors at DE in 2002
As a senior, Gooden registered 87 tackles, 12.5 sacks and 3 FFs
Added 26 tackles with 4 sacks and 8 TFL as a LB
Also saw action as a FB during his junior campaign
Also excelling in track, he was the 2002 state champion in the discus at 181’0” (personal best was 197 feet) and added personal bests of 20’1” in the long jump and 6’8” in the high jump
Gooden attended the annual Ravens Spring Football Festival in 2009.

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