24 Facts About Mike Goodson

Mike Goodson played for the Oakland Raiders and the New York Jets.

Mike Goodson attended Westfield High School in Houston previously before he attended Klein Collins High School in Spring, Texas, where he played football and ran track.

Mike Goodson was invited to play in the 2006 US Army All-American Bowl.

Mike Goodson had problems protecting the football early in the season, fumbling twice in the Aggies opener against The Citadel.

Mike Goodson was named Big 12 Freshman of the Year and earned honorable mention All-Big 12 Honors.

Mike Goodson rushed for 847 yards and 4 touchdowns averaging a conference high 6.7 yards per carry and caught 17 passes for 113 yards.

Mike Goodson had a career-high 127 yards against Oklahoma and scored a critical 41-yard touchdown against the Texas Longhorns, who had the nation's leading rush defense.

Mike Goodson's stated that his goal for the season was 1,300 yards rushing.

Mike Goodson looked to play a greater role in the 2008 season as former tailback Jorvorskie Lane was converted to fullback by new head coach Mike Sherman.

Mike Goodson finished the season with 406 rushing yards in 10 games.

At the 2009 NFL Combine, Mike Goodson ran 4.54 seconds in the 40-yard dash, ranking 7th among all running backs.

Mike Goodson signed a four-year deal with the Panthers on June 27,2009.

Mike Goodson was immediately flagged, and was later fined $7,500.

Mike Goodson was active in 8 games, mostly serving backup duty.

Mike Goodson had his best week of the season in week 17, rushing 13 times for 44 yards filling in for an injured DeAngelo Williams.

Mike Goodson finished the year with 452 yards and three touchdowns on the ground, and an additional 310 yards on 40 catches; he recorded 1,034 yards on kickoff returns.

Mike Goodson finished second on the team in both rushing yards and receptions, but led the team in rushing touchdowns.

Mike Goodson was traded to the Oakland Raiders on March 30,2012, in exchange for tackle Bruce Campbell.

Mike Goodson was promoted to the active roster on October 5,2013.

Mike Goodson suffered a season-ending knee injury on October 13,2013 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, tearing his ACL and MCL.

Mike Goodson was placed on the injured reserve list two days later.

Mike Goodson was released by the team on June 18,2014 after he failed to attend mandatory mini-camp.

On May 17,2013, Mike Goodson was arrested in New Jersey as a passenger in a vehicle and charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a loaded gun and possession of hollow point round.

Mike Goodson was taken to St Claire's hospital due to his condition at the time of arrest.