Tyrone Goard
| No. -- Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | April 30, 1990 |
| Place of birth: | Charleston, West Virginia |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Charleston (WV) Capital |
| College: | Eastern Kentucky |
| Undrafted: | 2013 |
Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career Arena football statistics as of 2014 | |
| Receptions: | 29 |
| Receiving Yards: | 306 |
| Receiving TDs: | 18 |
| Stats at ArenaFan.com | |
Tyrone Goard (born April 30, 1989) is an American football wide receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League (AFL). He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2013. He played college football at Eastern Kentucky. He has also spent time with the Arena Football League (AFL) teams the Philadelphia Soul, Pittsburgh Power and Portland Thunder.
Early years
He attended Capital High School in Charleston, West Virginia. He was selected to the second team all-state at the Division 3A level.[1] He had 53 receptions for 879 receiving yards and nine receiving touchdowns in his senior season of high school.[1]
College career
He played college football at Eastern Kentucky University. He was selected to the 2011 All-OVC second team.[1]
Professional career
2013 NFL Combine
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 7 in | 205 lb | 34 in | 8 3/4 in | 4.50 s | 4.27 s | 6.90 s | 36.0 in | 123 ft 0 in | 10 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from the NFL Combine [2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati Bengals
On April 27, 2013, he signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent following the 2013 NFL Draft.[3] On August 18, 2013, he was released by the Bengals.[4]
Pittsburgh Power
On October 12, 2013, Goard was assigned to the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League (AFL). Goard made his Arena Football League debut against the Cleveland Gladiators on March 15, 2014.
Portland Thunder
On March 26, 2014, Goard was traded to the Portland Thunder in exchange for offensive lineman Antonio Narcisse. Goard did not appear in any games with the Thunder.
Pittsburgh Power (II)
On April 3, 2014, Goard was traded back to the Power in exchange for wide receiver Alvance Robinson. On April 11, Goard caught 2 passes for 15 yards and 2 touchdowns against the New Orleans VooDoo. Goard played extremely well upon his return to the Power, catching 29 passes for 306 yards and 18 touchdowns in only 7 games. Goard was placed on injured reserve for the team's final 5 regular season games but was activated on July 31, three days before the Power's playoff game against the Orlando Predators. The Power folded after the 2014 season.
Philadelphia Soul
On December 29, 2014, Goard was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
After one season in the AFL Goard signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League on February 23, 2015.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Eastern Kentucky Profile". ekusports.com.
- ↑ Tyrone Goard NFL Combine profile
- ↑ "Bengals updated undrafted free agent list". cincinnati.com. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ↑ Hobson, Geoff (August 18, 2013). "Bengals make room at LB, WR, CB". Bengals.com. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Bombers Add Three to Roster". Blue Bombers.com.