Mike Goff is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on January 6, 1976 in Spring Valley, Illinois, United States. Goff was selected by the Bengals as the 78th pick of the third round 1998 NFL draft. Three spots below Goff was his future teammate in Cincinnati, San Diego, Steve Foley. He had a score of 38 on Wonderlic’s intelligence test before he was drafted by the Bengals. This was the second highest score of offensive linemen at the 1998 NFL Combine.
In 2000, Goff became the starting right guard for the Bengals. During the season, he led Cincinnati’s offensive line, playing in 991 of a possible 1,001 snaps. He was also a huge reason for the performance of Corey Dillon that year. Dillon rushed for 1,435 yards, a Bengals team record and their rush offense ranked second in NFL.
In 2001, Goff was once again the starting right guard for the Bengals and was the only offensive lineman to play all 1,071 offensive snaps as he and the rest of the offensive line allowed only 28 sacks, fourth-fewest in team history.
As a sophomore, he saw action in 12 contests and opened the 11 final games. After suffering a back injury during the season opener, Goff saw action in 12 games (one starter) in 1996 as a junior. Goff was a senior and started all 12 games as right guard for the eighth-ranked rush offense in 1997.
Goff graduated from LaSalle-Peru High School, LaSalle, Illinois in 1994. Goff, who was team captain in his final season at LaSalle-Peru had 34 tackles, 24 assists, and two sacks as a defensive tackle. This earned him All-America honors by Blue Chip Illustrated. Goff was also the sectional heavyweight wrestling champion for Illinois.
In 1999, Goff started only one game, the season finale. The rest of the year, he saw reserve action at right guard.
