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Eddie Goldman (born January 6, 1994) is a former American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Florida State and was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft.

Eddie Goldman
Goldman in the 2019 NFL season
No. 91
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1994-01-06) January 6, 1994 (age 28)
Washington, D.C.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:336 lb (152 kg)
Career information
High school:Friendship Collegiate Academy
(Washington, D.C.)
College:Florida State
NFL Draft:2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39
Career history
  • Chicago Bears (2015–2021)
  • Atlanta Falcons (2022)*
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • PFWA All-Rookie Team (2015)
  • BCS national champion (2014)
  • First-team All-ACC (2014)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:175
Sacks:13.0
Fumble recoveries:2
Pass deflections:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early years


A native of Washington, D.C., he attended Friendship Collegiate Academy Public Charter School, where he played football with Yannick Ngakoue and Teez Tabor, and basketball.[1] In high school football, he was an All-American defensive lineman. Considered a five-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals.com, Goldman was listed as the second best defensive tackle in his class, behind only Mario Edwards Jr., who later on attended Florida State with Goldman.[2]


College career


Goldman attended Florida State University from 2012 to 2014.[3] During his career, he had 262 tackles and six sacks. After his junior season, Goldman decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2015 NFL Draft[4][5]


Professional career


Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBench press
6 ft 3+7⁄8 in
(1.93 m)		 336 lb
(152 kg)		 33+1⁄8 in
(0.84 m)		 10+1⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		5.28 s1.89 s3.03 s4.82 s7.62 s24+1⁄2 in
(0.62 m)		19 reps
All values from NFL Draft[6][7]

Chicago Bears



2015

Goldman was drafted 39th overall by the Chicago Bears in the 2015 NFL Draft.[8] In his rookie year, he played fifteen games, recording 39 tackles and six tackles for a loss (TFLs),[9] while being ranked fourth among rookies with 4.5 sacks. For his season, he was named to Mel Kiper Jr.'s All-Rookie Team[10] and the Pro Football Writers of America's All-Rookie Team.[11]


2016

Goldman played in six games with five starts in 2016. He suffered a high ankle sprain in Week 2 and missed the next six games. He returned in Week 10 but was bothered by the ankle injury and was placed on injured reserve on December 23, 2016.[12]


2017

Goldman played in 15 games with 14 starts in the 2017 season. He recorded 1.5 sacks, 44 combined tackles, five quarterback hits, and one fumble recovery.[13]


2018

On September 7, 2018, Goldman signed a four-year contract extension with the Bears worth $42 million with $25 million guaranteed.[14] In week 14 against the Los Angeles Rams, Goldman sacked Jared Goff in the end zone for a safety.[15] The Bears won the game 15–6.[16] He finished the 2018 season with three sacks, 40 combined tackles, three quarterback hits, and one fumble recovery.[17] He received an overall grade of 89.2 from Pro Football Focus in 2018, which ranked as the 12th highest grade among all qualifying interior defenders.[18]


2019

Goldman played in 15 games with 15 starts in the 2019 season. He recorded one sack and 29 combined tackles with two tackles for loss. At the end of the season Goldman was selected as Pro Bowl alternate.[19]


2020

On July 28, 2020, Goldman informed the Bears he would opt out of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He received a $350,000 stipend for the season, and his original base salary of $4.75 million will be his salary for the following season.[20]


2021

Goldman returned to the Bears for the 2021 season. In 14 games, he netted half a sack with 22 total tackles.[21]

On March 14, 2022, Goldman was released by the Bears.[22]


Atlanta Falcons


Goldman signed with the Atlanta Falcons on July 6, 2022.[23]

On July 19, just 13 days after signing with Atlanta, Goldman announced his retirement from the NFL.[24][25]


References


  1. "NFL draft: Friendship Collegiate's Eddie Goldman selected by Chicago Bears in second round". Washington Post. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  2. https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/rankings/rank-2893 [dead link]
  3. "Eddie Goldman College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  4. "DL Goldman 5th Seminole to leave for draft". ESPN.com. January 14, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  5. "FSU DT Eddie Goldman to forgo senior season, enter NFL draft". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  6. "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Eddie Goldman". nfl.com. May 12, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  7. "Florida State DT Eddie Goldman : 2015 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  8. "2015 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  9. Mayer, Larry (February 9, 2016). "Focusing on Bears defensive line". Chicago Bears. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  10. Ogden, Rob (January 7, 2016). "Eddie Goldman, Adrian Amos named to Mel Kiper's all-rookie team". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  11. Mayer, Larry (January 19, 2016). "Goldman, Amos on NFL all-rookie team". Chicago Bears. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  12. Wiederer, Dan (December 23, 2016). "Eddie Goldman's move to I.R. another setback for Bears' 2015 draft class". ChicagoTribune.com.
  13. "Eddie Goldman 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  14. Shook, Nick (September 7, 2018). "Bears' Eddie Goldman signs 4-year, $42M extension". NFL.com.
  15. "Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears - December 9th, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  16. Wiederer, Dan (December 9, 2018). "Play of the game: Eddie Goldman's safety gets Bears going in the second half of 15-6 win against Rams". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  17. "Eddie Goldman 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  18. "Pro Football Focus: Eddie Goldman". profootballfocus.com. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  19. "Eddie Jackson, Khalil Mack, and Cordarrelle Patterson selected for 2020 Pro Bowl".
  20. Smith, Michael David (July 28, 2020). "Bears' Eddie Goldman opts out". ProFootballTalk.
  21. Pro Football Reference. "Eddie Goldman Stats". Pro Football Reference.
  22. Mayer, Larry (March 14, 2022). "Roster Move: Bears release NT Eddie Goldman". Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  23. Bair, Scott (July 6, 2022). "Falcons sign veteran defensive lineman to one-year deal". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  24. Sullivan, Tyler (July 19, 2022). "Eddie Goldman retiring: Former Bears standout stepping away from NFL just weeks after signing with Falcons". cbssports.com.
  25. Shook, Nick (July 19, 2022). "DT Eddie Goldman informs Falcons he intends to retire". NFL.com. Retrieved July 20, 2022.




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