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VETERANS<br />
BRETT<br />
GOODE<br />
LONG SNAPPER<br />
ARKANSAS<br />
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 261<br />
Second <strong>NFL</strong> Season<br />
Second Packers Season<br />
Born: November 2, 1984<br />
<strong>NFL</strong> Gm. Played/Started: 16/0<br />
Acquired: FA-08<br />
Reliable long snapper<br />
was a last-minute injury<br />
replacement for J.J.<br />
Jansen following the 2008 preseason and went on to perform<br />
the job almost flawlessly for all 16 games…Signed<br />
by Green Bay as a free agent on Sept. 1, 2008, three days<br />
after Jansen suffered a season-ending knee injury in the<br />
PRO<br />
career<br />
preseason finale vs. Tennessee…Without<br />
a team for 2008 training camp, was pouring<br />
concrete for a driveway in 93-degree<br />
heat in home state of Arkansas when the<br />
Packers called…Earned his first <strong>NFL</strong> roster spot after two<br />
failed attempts with Jacksonville, having originally signed<br />
as an non-drafted rookie free agent with the Jaguars in<br />
April 2007, and participated in training camp prior to being<br />
waived on Aug. 20 of that year...Re-signed with Jacksonville<br />
on March 5, 2008, and attended the team’s offseason<br />
program, before being released on June 16, 2008...<br />
Attended college at the University of Arkansas, where he<br />
was a four-year letterwinner at long snapper for the Razorbacks...Appeared<br />
in 49 games during his collegiate career,<br />
collecting seven special teams tackles along the way...<br />
Served as the point man for the team’s punting operation<br />
in each of his four seasons, and snapped for all of the kicking<br />
placements during his final three years.<br />
2008 season<br />
Handled snapping duties in all 16<br />
games, and recorded two tackles<br />
and a fumble recovery on special teams…At Tennessee<br />
(Nov. 2): Registered first career special teams tackle<br />
when he brought down Chris Carr at the Tennessee 28 on<br />
Derrick Frost’s 55-yard punt early in the fourth quarter…<br />
Vs. Houston (Dec. 7): Recovered first career fumble<br />
when he jumped on Jacoby Jones’ muffed catch at the<br />
Green Bay 49 on fourth-quarter punt, setting up offense<br />
for touchdown drive that tied the game at 21…At Chicago<br />
(Dec. 22): Snapped the ball to QB Matt Flynn on<br />
fake punt in second quarter on 4th-and-2 that Flynn took 6<br />
yards for the first down.<br />
►►Last name is pronounced<br />
GEWD.<br />
►►Signed as injury replacement<br />
for J.J. Jansen following 2008<br />
preseason finale.<br />
►►Recovered a fourth-quarter<br />
fumble on punt return to set<br />
up game-tying touchdown vs. at a glance…<br />
Houston (Dec. 7).<br />
►►Spent 2007 training camp and 2008 offseason with<br />
Jacksonville but failed to land a roster spot.<br />
►►A four-year letterwinner at long snapper for Arkansas,<br />
appeared in 49 collegiate games.<br />
college<br />
A four-year letterwinner at the University<br />
of Arkansas, appeared in 49 games while<br />
snapping for all punts each of his four seasons and for all<br />
kick placements his final three years…Tallied seven special<br />
teams tackles in his career, at least one in each of his<br />
four seasons…Majored in kinesiology with an emphasis<br />
in teaching.<br />
personal<br />
Given name Brett Goode…Last name<br />
is pronounced GEWD…Born in Pampa,<br />
Texas…Single…High school: Attended Northside High<br />
School in Fort Smith, Ark., lettering as both a long snapper<br />
and a center on the offensive line...Also lettered in<br />
baseball…Community involvement: Participated in<br />
an event to benefit the Green Bay Traffic Club…Hobbies/<br />
interests: Enjoys playing golf, fishing, cooking and playing<br />
guitar…Residence: Split between Fort Smith, Ark., and<br />
Green Bay.<br />
ADMIN. &<br />
DRAFT &<br />
COMMUNITY COACHES GOODE FREE AGENTS<br />
2008 REVIEW HISTORY<br />
RECORDS &<br />
Br e t t Go o d e’s Pr o Ga m e s Pl a y e d/St a r t e d<br />
Year Team GP GS<br />
2008 Green Bay. ..............16 0<br />
Additional statistics: Special teams tackles — 2<br />
in 2008. Recovered fumble on special teams vs.<br />
Houston, 12/7/08.<br />
<strong>NFL</strong> debut: vs. Minnesota, 9/8/08<br />
CAREER TRANSACTIONS<br />
u2007 Signed with Jacksonville as free agent, May 14…<br />
Waived by Jaguars, Aug. 21.<br />
u2008 Signed with Jacksonville as free agent, March 5…<br />
Waived by Jaguars, June 19…Signed by Green<br />
Bay, Sept. 1.<br />
LAMBEAU<br />
FIELD<br />
MISC.<br />
129 25<br />
CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRATION: After 2010
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