NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 29: Tavares Gooden #56 of the San Francisco 49ers talks on the phone during Super Bowl XLVII Media Day ahead of Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 29, ...

Tavares Gooden** has never been a stranger to living up to high expectations. Whether it was as a child growing up in the shadow of his brother, whom Gooden claims was a high school football ...

Harbaugh did sound more optimistic about inside linebacker Tavares Gooden, who re-aggravated the left shoulder that he dislocated in the team’s 15-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept.

If this was a job audition, Tavares Gooden was over the top with first impressions. By the time the Ravens shut down a three-day minicamp Sunday, they didn’t appear to have an opening on defense ...

From the moment Scott left to sign a lucrative contract with the New York Jets on the first day of free agency, **Tavares Gooden** was ready to step up. The realization actually began earlier than ...

Tavares Gooden, a projected starting linebacker, participated in his first practice of the fall Tuesday. Gooden, a junior who finished third on the team with 83 tackles last season while starting ...

It took Tavares Gooden five years to find his best position at the University of Miami. It took him only 22 practices this summer to convince the Ravens he has a place in their future.

In the Ravens' 30-7 win over the Denver Broncos last Sunday, **Tavares Gooden**, who is in his second year, and rookie free agent [Dannell Ellerbe essentially split Baltimore's 58 defensive plays ...

With the first of three third-round picks, the Ravens selected Tavares Gooden hoping he could one day be the heir apparent to another 52 ? likely Hall of Famer Ray Lewis. Gooden was one of eight ...

Hot Topic: **Tavares Gooden** takes over for Bart Scott at middle linebacker, lining up opposite [Ray Lewis. Under the Radar:While Gooden has received the most publicity for seizing the starting ...

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