Mario Goodrich (born January 12, 2000) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

cornerback A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football. Cornerbacks cover receivers most of the time, but also blitz and defend against such offensive running plays as sweeps and reverses. They create tur ...

for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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at Clemson, winning a

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in 2018.

Early years

Goodrich attended

Lee's Summit West High School Lee's Summit West High School is located at 2600 Southwest Ward Road in Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States. It opened in the fall of 2004 and is part of the Lee's Summit R-VII School District. Current enrollment is approximately 2000 students. T ...

Lee's Summit, Missouri Lee's Summit is a city located within the counties of Jackson (primarily) and Cass in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. As of the 2020 census its population was 101,108, making it the sixth-largest city in both ...

. He played cornerback and wide receiver in high school. During his career he had 140 tackles, 11

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on defense and 38 receptions for 641 yards on offense with 22 total

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. He originally committed to the

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to play college football before switching to

Clemson University Clemson University () is a public land-grant research university in Clemson, South Carolina. Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university in the student population in South Carolina. For the fall 2019 semester, the university enro ...

College career

Goodrich played in 14 games as a true freshman at Clemson in 2018, recording six tackles. In 2019 he played in 13 games and had seven tackles and one

. In 2020 he started four of eight games, recording 13 tackles and two interceptions. As a senior in 2021, he had 42 tackles, two interceptions and a touchdown in 12 starts. He was named the MVP of the 2021 Cheez-It Bowl in his final collegiate game.

College statistics

Professional career

After going unselected in the

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, Goodrich was signed by the

as an

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on April 30. He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the

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the next day. On February 15, 2023, Goodrich signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles. On October 18, 2023, Goodrich was waived by the Eagles and re-signed to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 18, 2024.

References

External links

Philadelphia Eagles bioClemson Tigers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodrich, Mario 2000 births Living people Players of American football from Kansas City, Missouri American football cornerbacks Lee's Summit High School alumni Clemson Tigers football players Philadelphia Eagles players