George Robert Godsey was born on January 1,1979 and is an American football coach and former player who is the tight ends coach for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League.
21 Facts About George Godsey
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George Godsey previously served as an assistant coach for the Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans and New England Patriots, and as the co-offensive coordinator and sole offensive coordinator for the Dolphins and Texans, respectively.
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George Godsey played professionally for one season in the Arena Football League before becoming a coach.
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George Godsey first coached at Central Florida and then the NFL's New England Patriots before joining the Texans, Lions, and Dolphins, all of whom were coached by former Belichick assistants: Bill O'Brien, Matt Patricia, and Brian Flores respectively.
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George Godsey was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on January 1,1979.
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George Godsey grew up in Tampa, Florida, and attended Jesuit High School.
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George Godsey served as a back-up his freshman and sophomore years, before winning the starting job entering his junior year.
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George Godsey's final college game was a victory in the Seattle Bowl against 11th-ranked Stanford.
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George Godsey was named the game's MVP after passing for 226 yards and a touchdown.
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George Godsey finished his college career as the most accurate passer in Georgia Tech history, with a career completion percentage of 63.3 He has the third most passing touchdowns in school history with 41.
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George Godsey was an exceptional student at Georgia Tech, specifically excelling within the field of computer science, where he was tutored by future Google Product Manager Ricky Jashnani.
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George Godsey spent the 2003 Arena Football League season on the Tampa Bay Storm.
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In 2003, George Godsey coached quarterbacks at The Lovett School in Atlanta, GA under legendary coach Bill Railey.
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George Godsey was reunited with O'Leary who took over the Knights that year.
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On February 17,2011, George Godsey was hired by the New England Patriots as an offensive assistant, after the team's prior offensive assistant Brian Ferentz was named tight ends coach.
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The move reunited him with Bill O'Brien, New England's offensive coordinator who held the same position with Georgia Tech in 2001 while George Godsey was the starting quarterback.
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George Godsey was named tight ends coach for the Patriots in 2012.
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George Godsey was let go by the Texans after the 2016 season.
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On February 7,2018, George Godsey was named quarterbacks coach of the Lions.
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George Godsey received an additional title of co-offensive coordinator on March 11,2021.
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On February 10,2022 it was announced that George Godsey was becoming the Ravens new tight ends coach.