Good with the Indianapolis Colts in 2016 | |||||
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Position: | Offensive guard | ||||
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Born: | Gaffney, South Carolina, U.S. | March 8, 1991||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
Weight: | 340 lb (154 kg) | ||||
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High school: | Gaffney (Gaffney, South Carolina) | ||||
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NFL draft: | 2015 / Round: 7 / Pick: 255 | ||||
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Denzelle Good (born March 8, 1991) is a former American football offensive guard. He played college football at NC State and later Mars Hill, and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL draft.
College career
[edit]Good initially went to North Carolina State on a football scholarship, but was released from his scholarship as a redshirt freshman in 2010.[1] He then attended Mars Hill University from 2012 to 2014.[2]
Professional career
[edit]Indianapolis Colts
[edit]Good was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round (255th overall) of the 2015 NFL draft.[3] He was just the third player from Mars Hill University to ever be drafted, and the first since 2003. He agreed to terms with the Colts on May 6, 2015.[4]
Good was inactive for the first 11 weeks of the season, before making his NFL debut against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played in 6 games in 2015, 4 of which he started.[5]
Good entered the 2017 season as the Colts starting right tackle. On September 13, 2017, Good was placed on injured reserve.[6] He was activated off injured reserve to the active roster on November 9, 2017.[7]
In 2018, Good played in two games, starting one at right tackle, before being waived on December 1, 2018.[8] Over his tenure with the team he appeared in 26 games, starting 20.
Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders
[edit]On December 3, 2018, Good was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Raiders.[9] He started the final three games of the season at right guard in place of an injured Gabe Jackson.
Good signed a one-year contract extension with the Raiders on March 2, 2019.[10] He started five games at both guard spots in 2019 due to injuries.
On January 9, 2020, Good signed a one-year contract extension with the Raiders.[11] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on October 22, 2020,[12] and was activated two days later.[13]
Good re-signed with the Raiders on March 24, 2021, on a two-year contract.[14] He suffered a torn ACL in Week 1 and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on September 14, 2021.[15]
On July 25, 2022, Good was placed on the reserve/retired list.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Good was born on March 8, 1991, in Gaffney, South Carolina. He attended Gaffney High School, where he played football.
On October 2, 2018, Good's younger brother, Overton, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Cherokee County, South Carolina.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ Melton, Kevin (August 17, 2010). "North Carolina State dismisses Gaffney product Good". goupstate.com. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ Bowen, Kevin (May 2, 2015). "Colts Draft Mars Hill Offensive Lineman Denzelle Good In Seventh Round". colts.com. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ "2015 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts agree to terms with five draft picks". blogs.colts.com. May 6, 2015. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ^ "Denzelle Good, OT for the Indianapolis Colts". NFL.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Colts Sign LB-Sean Spence, Place T/G Denzelle Good on Injured Reserve List". Colts.com. September 13, 2017.
- ^ Walker, Andrew (November 9, 2017). "Colts Place Henry Anderson On IR; Activate Denzelle Good". Colts.com.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Colts Activate T/G Joe Haeg; QB Phillip Walker Signed To Practice Squad". Colts.com. December 1, 2018.
- ^ "Raiders claim G/T Denzelle Good". Raiders.com. December 3, 2018.
- ^ "Raiders sign Denzelle Good to extension". Raiders.com. March 2, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ "Raiders sign Denzelle Good to extension". Raiders.com. January 9, 2020.
- ^ Dubow, Josh (October 22, 2020). "Raiders place 5 more players on COVID-19 list". APNews.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ Gutierrez, Paul (October 24, 2020). "Las Vegas Raiders activate offensive linemen Kolton Miller, Denzelle Good, Rodney Hudson, Gabe Jackson off COVID-19 list". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ "Raiders re-sign G/T Denzelle Good". Raiders.com. March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ "Raiders sign free agents Damion Square, Jordan Simmons". Raiders.com. September 15, 2021.
- ^ "Raiders place Denzelle Good on the reserve/retired list". NBCSports.com. July 25, 2022. Archived from the original on July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ Mike Wells (October 2, 2018). "Denzelle Good away from Colts after brother killed in South Carolina". ESPN. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Indianapolis Colts bio
- NC State bio Archived May 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine