Charles Godfrey (American football)
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No. 30 Carolina Panthers
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| Safety/Nickelback | |||||||||
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Personal information
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| Date of birth: November 15, 1985 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Baytown, Texas | |||||||||
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Career information
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| High school: Baytown (TX) Lee | |||||||||
| College: Iowa | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 3 / Pick: 67 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2008 for the Carolina Panthers | |||||||||
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Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
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Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of 2012
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Charles Godfrey (born November 15, 1985) is an American football safety/nickelback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Panthers in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Iowa.
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College career [edit]
At the University of Iowa Godfrey appeared in 47 contest with 28 starts, 25 coming at cornerback 2 at strong safety and 1 at free safety. During his career he recorded 193 tackles and seven interceptions in his career. In his junior season, he recorded 83 tackles and two interceptions. As a senior, he recorded 65 tackles and five interceptions.
Professional career [edit]
2008 NFL Draft [edit]
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| Ht | Wt | 40-yard dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20 ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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| 5-11* | 205 lb * | 4.38 * | 1.54* | 2.58* | 4.41* | 7.29* | 37* | 10'0"* | 13 * | x |
(* represents NFL Combine)[1]
Despite spending most of his time at cornerback he was described as a physical hitter, that likes to provide run support, and may be better suited at safety.[2]
Carolina Panthers [edit]
Godfrey was selected with the 4th pick in the 3rd round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He was quickly announced the team's free safety during camp that May, after reportedly impressing coaches.[3] He started all 16 games at the free safety position and finished his rookie campaign with 61 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble and 1 interception.
On September 10, 2011, the Panthers re-signed Godfrey to a 5-year/$27.5 million contract extension with $12.4 million guaranteed.[4]
On October 26, 2012, Godfrey was fined $7,875 for a chop block in Week 7 against the Dallas Cowboys. [5]
Personal [edit]
Godfrey is the younger brother of former Kansas State and Canadian football quarterback Ell Roberson.
2004 Graduate of Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown, Texas.
References [edit]
- ^ http://warroom.sportingnews.com/nfl/draft/2008/players/7867.html
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/draft/2008/profiles/charles-godfrey?id=1292#player-profile-tab-set-1:player-profile-tab-analysis
- ^ http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/story/218957.html
- ^ "Carolina Panthers, strong safety Charles Godfrey agree to 5-year contract extension". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Fines roundup: Alphonso Smith docked for horse-collar tackle". National Football League. 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
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