| No. 50 Oakland Raiders | |
| Linebacker | |
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| Date of birth: July 27, 1987 | |
| Place of birth: Oceanside, CA | |
| Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Weight: 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Arizona State | |
| NFL Draft: 2010 / Round: 6 / Pick: 190 | |
| Debuted in 2010 for the Oakland Raiders | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011 | |
| Tackles | 9 |
| Sacks | 0 |
| Interceptions | 0 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Travis Peter Goethel[1] (born July 27, 1987 in Oceanside, California) is an American football linebacker for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted in the sixth round, 190th Overall in the 2010 NFL Draft. He played collegiately for Arizona State.
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Goethel attended Vista High School in Vista, California. As a junior, he recorded 155 tackles, including 14 tackles for loss, 8 quarterback sacks, and 5 interceptions, two which he returned for touchdowns. He was rated as high as the No.10 linebacker in the country by Rivals.com. He picked Arizona State over scholarship offers from Oregon State, Utah and Washington.
He played in all 50 games over his four-year career, including 41 starts. He totaled 228 tackles (143 solo), 19.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, nine pass break-ups, three interceptions, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in his career. He was an Honorable Mention Pac-10 All selection in his senior season, and in his freshman season, garnered Pac-10 All freshman honors and honorable mention Freshman All-American.
Goethel was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round, 190th overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.
Goethel was the subject of an article by The Onion saying that the Raiders drafted him to be a realtor.[2]
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