Marquise Goodwin is an Olympian who competed in the long jump in track and field.
39 Facts About Marquise Goodwin
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Marquise Goodwin was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the third round with the 78th pick of the 2013 NFL Draft.
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Marquise Goodwin has competed as a long jumper and sprinter, and has been a top competitor in the 60 meters and 100 meters dashes, and the triple jump.
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Marquise Goodwin attended Rowlett High School in Rowlett, Texas, and played high school football and competed in track and field for the Rowlett Eagles.
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Marquise Goodwin won seven Texas Class 5A state track and field championships while he was at Rowlett.
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Marquise Goodwin finished first in the long jump at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and first again at the 2008 and 2009 United States Junior Championships.
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At the 2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Marquise Goodwin set the national high school record in the long jump and placed fifth.
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Marquise Goodwin received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Texas at Austin, where he pledged Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity.
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Marquise Goodwin played for coach Mack Brown's Texas Longhorns football team from 2009 to 2012, and competed for the Texas Longhorns track and field team from 2010 to 2012.
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Marquise Goodwin was a two-time NCAA champion in the long jump and a four-time All-American in track and field.
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Marquise Goodwin won five Big 12 Conference championships and made the All-Big 12 team seven times.
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Marquise Goodwin is the Longhorns' indoor record holder in the long jump and was the runner-up for the 2012 NCAA Indoor long jump title.
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Marquise Goodwin chose not to compete in the 2013 NCAA track and field seasons in indoor or outdoor.
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Marquise Goodwin went on to compete in the 2013 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.
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On May 10,2013, Marquise Goodwin signed a four-year contract with the Bills, where he practiced in his first day of rookie minicamp.
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Marquise Goodwin caught his first career touchdown Week 6 against the Cincinnati Bengals, a 40-yard pass from Thaddeus Lewis.
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Marquise Goodwin played 12 games in his rookie season making 17 receptions for 283 receiving yards.
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Marquise Goodwin had 16 kickoff return opportunities totaling 351 returning yards.
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In 2014, hobbled by numerous injuries, Marquise Goodwin caught only one pass for 42 yards, which came against the Detroit Lions.
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In 2016, Marquise Goodwin posted 29 receptions, 431 yards, and three touchdowns, setting career highs in games played, receptions, and receiving yards.
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On March 9,2017, Marquise Goodwin signed a two-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers.
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Marquise Goodwin established new career highs in receptions and receiving yards in his first season with the 49ers, finishing the season with 56 catches for 962 yards and two touchdowns.
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On March 8,2018, Marquise Goodwin signed a three-year, $20.3 million contract extension with the 49ers that would last through the 2021 season.
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In Week 6, against the Green Bay Packers, Marquise Goodwin set career-highs with 126 yards and two touchdowns.
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In 2019, Marquise Goodwin played in nine games before being placed on injured reserve on December 10,2019.
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Marquise Goodwin finished the season with 12 receptions for 186 yards and a touchdown.
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On July 28,2020, Marquise Goodwin announced he would opt out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and to focus more on his family.
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On March 16,2021, Marquise Goodwin reverted to the San Francisco 49ers due to stipulations from the trade with the Eagles, and the 49ers sent a seventh-round draft pick in the 2021 NFL Draft to the Eagles as part of the trade clause.
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Marquise Goodwin ended the season with 20 receptions, 313 yards, and one touchdown.
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On May 23,2022, Marquise Goodwin signed with the Seattle Seahawks.
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Marquise Goodwin played in 13 games with two starts, recording 27 catches for 387 yards and four touchdowns.
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Marquise Goodwin was placed on injured reserve on December 31,2022, due to a shoulder injury.
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Marquise Goodwin made the 2012 United States Olympic team in the long jump with a career-best and meet-best mark of 8.33m at the US Olympic Team Trials, a jump that would have been good enough to win the gold medal at the following Olympics.
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In 2016, Marquise Goodwin won the long jump at the Rod McCravy Invitational in Kentucky and placed third in the Millrose Games in New York.
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In June 2021, Marquise Goodwin competed in the long jump field in the 2020 Olympic Trials.
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However, Marquise Goodwin was unable to qualify for the Games after placing 19th out of 24 jumpers with his best jump being a 24-foot, 10-inch leap.
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Marquise Goodwin is married to former Longhorn hurdler champion Morgan Snow-Marquise Goodwin.
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In November 2018, Marquise Goodwin missed two games when he and his wife lost their unborn twin boys.
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Marquise Goodwin is a cousin of former San Francisco 49ers teammate, Adrian Colbert.