| File:Charles Godfrey (American football) 2015.jpg Godfrey with the Atlanta Falcons | |
| No. 30 | |
| Safety | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: November 15, 1985 | |
| Place of birth: Baytown, Texas | |
| Career information | |
| College: Iowa | |
| NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 3 / Pick: 67 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
* Carolina Panthers ( 2008– 2014)
| |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| * Second-team All-Big Ten (2007) | |
| Total tackles | 384 |
| Sacks | 3.0 |
| Forced fumbles | 8 |
| Fumble recoveries | 3 |
| Interceptions | 11 |
| Defensive touchdowns | 1 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
_2015.jpg){kind=link}
Charles Marquise Godfrey (born November 15, 1985) is a retired American football free safety. He played college football at Iowa and was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft.
College career[]
At the University of Iowa Godfrey appeared in 47 contest with 28 starts, 25 coming at corner back 2 at strong safety and 1 at free safety. During his career he recorded 193 tackles and seven interceptions. In his junior season, he recorded 83 tackles and two interceptions. As a senior, he recorded 65 tackles and five interceptions.
Professional career[]
2008 NFL Draft[]
| Pre-draft measureables | ||||||||||
| Ht | Wt | 40-yard dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20 ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-11* | 205 lb * | 4.58 * | 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[]
Godfrey was selected with the 4th pick in the 3rd round of the 2008 NFL Draft. The Panthers previously acquired the pick from the New York Jets along with a 5th round pick that was used to select Gary Barnidge in a trade that sent Kris Jenkins to the Jets. 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]
It was announced during the offseason before the 2014 NFL season that Godfrey would be moved from safety to nickelback. He was released on October 21, 2014.[6][7]
Atlanta Falcons[]
On October 28, 2014, Godfrey was signed by the Atlanta Falcons.[8]
He was released on September 15, 2015, in order to make room for the signing of Jake Long.[9] On October 6, Godfrey re-signed with the Falcons to offer depth while starting safety Ricardo Allen recovers from injuries.[10]
On October 20, 2015, it was reported that the Falcons had released Godfrey in order to make room for newly acquired linebacker, Philip Wheeler.[11] On October 27, 2015, the Falcons re-signed Godfrey.[12]
Godfrey signed another contract to stay with the Falcons on March 15, 2016.[13]
Career Stats[]
| Year | Team | GP | COMB | TOTAL | AST | SACK | FF | FR | FR YDS | INT | IR YDS | AVG IR | LNG | TD | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | CAR | 16 | 61 | 52 | 9 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | CAR | 12 | 45 | 35 | 10 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | CAR | 16 | 84 | 70 | 14 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 112 | 22 | 38 | 0 | 8 |
| 2011 | CAR | 14 | 84 | 66 | 18 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 7 |
| 2012 | CAR | 15 | 69 | 44 | 25 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
| 2013 | CAR | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | CAR | 7 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ATL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | ATL | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 95 | 384 | 299 | 85 | 3.0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 179 | 16 | 38 | 1 | 34 | |
References[]
- ↑ 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[dead link]
- ↑ "Carolina Panthers, strong safety Charles Godfrey agree to 5-year contract extension". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/carolina-panthers-strong-safety-charles-godfrey-agree-to-5-year-contract-extension/2011/09/10/gIQAspABIK_story.html.[dead link]
- ↑ "Fines roundup: Alphonso Smith docked for horse-collar tackle". National Football League. 2012-10-26. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000085905/article/fines-roundup-alphonso-smith-docked-for-horsecollar-tackle. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
- ↑ Patra, Kevin (October 21, 2014). "Carolina Panthers cut Charles Godfrey". NFL.com. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000414944/article/carolina-panthers-cut-charles-godfrey. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
- ↑ Newton, David (October 22, 2014). "Why Panthers had to let Charles Godfrey go". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/blog/carolina-panthers/post/_/id/9751/why-panthers-had-to-let-charles-godfrey-go. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
- ↑ "Archived copy". http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/article-1/Falcons-Add-Veteran-Godfrey-Waive-Baker/1c7398f8-722d-4287-ada6-7ec49643ba0e.
- ↑ "Falcons Sign T Long and Release S Godfrey". Atlanta Falcons.com. September 15, 2015. http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/blog/article-1/Falcons-Sign-T-Long-and-Release-S-Godfrey/be12246b-1ac7-44b1-aa46-bdbfff343788. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Falcons Place WR Hester on Short-Term IR". AtlantaFalcons.com. October 6, 2015. http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/blog/article-1/Falcons-Place-WR-Hester-on-Short-Term-IR/0d6d9320-6716-4ac3-bba3-c60bdd2ae9da. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ↑ Jeremy Bergman. "Atlanta Falcons sign linebacker Philip Wheeler". http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000561874/article/atlanta-falcons-sign-linebacker-philip-wheeler. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ↑ McClure, Vaughn (October 27, 2015). "Banged up at safety, Falcons bring back Charles Godfrey again". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/62583/banged-up-at-safety-falcons-bring-back-charles-godfrey-again. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Falcons Re-Sign S Godfrey". AtlantaFalcons.com. March 15, 2016. http://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/blog/article-1/Falcons-Re-Sign-S-Godfrey/0a1419c0-6730-410d-b04b-51b6cb879c50. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Charles Godfrey Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/11301/charles-godfrey. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
External links[]
| ||||||||