Jonathan Goff
American football player
Jonathan Goff (born December 12, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores and was selected by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL draft. He was a member of the Super Bowl XLVI Giants, defeating the New England Patriots, though he remained on injured reserve for the entire season.
Early life
Jonathan Goff was born to Gwendolyn Tyre and Tobie Goff in Atlanta, Georgia. He was raised by his mother in Stoneham, Massachusetts, with his older brother, Jason. Goff grew up swimming and playing soccer, tennis and basketball. Goff qualified for the Johns Hopkins Gifted and Talented student program based on SAT scores received when he was twelve years old. He began playing football in the 8th grade in the Wakefield (Massachusetts) Pop Warner League. Goff played high school football at St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers, Massachusetts, an academic and all-male private high school.
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