Travis Goethel
Travis Peter Goethel. He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL draft.
Early life
Goethel attended Vista High School in Vista, California. As a junior, he recorded 155 tackles, including 14 tackles for loss, 8 quarterback sacks, and 5 interceptions, two which he returned for touchdowns. He was rated as high as the No.10 linebacker in the country by Rivals.com. He picked Arizona State over scholarship offers from Oregon State, Utah and Washington.College career
He played in all 50 games over his four-year career at Arizona State, including 41 starts. He totaled 228 tackles, 19.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, nine pass break-ups, three interceptions, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in his career. He was an Honorable Mention Pac-10 All selection in his senior season, and in his freshman season, garnered Pac-10 All freshman honors and honorable mention Freshman All-American.Professional career
Goethel was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL draft. In addition to his normally assigned position as linebacker, Goethel served as a backup long snapper.During the 2012 season opener, regular long snapper Jon Condo suffered a concussion, forcing Goethel into duty. Out of his 4 snaps, 3 resulted in blocked punts against the San Diego Chargers. Oakland Raiders head coach Dennis Allen defended Goethel, who had not long snapped since high school, by stating he had not been prepared during full-team drills.
On July 23, 2013, Goethel was waived by the Oakland Raiders.