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San Francisco 49ers number 56 raising his arms in a red uniform

NFL linebacker / Miami Hurricane / #56

The work shows.

I’m Tavares Gooden — a South Florida football player, Miami Hurricane, and NFL linebacker. This is the path, in my own frame.

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The through line

I learned early that the next level is always earned in the details.

Career by chapter

The work has chapters.

Move through the path from St. Thomas Aquinas to Miami and the NFL. The details belong to the work — and the work keeps moving.

High School

St. Thomas Aquinas

I learned the standard in South Florida, inside a powerhouse program that treated preparation as part of the game.

  • A South Florida foundation built around competition and team standards.
  • Early lessons in physicality, focus, and showing up ready to work.
Tavares Gooden standing with arms outstretched on the St. Thomas Aquinas football field
Tavares Gooden seated in a San Francisco 49ers uniform in the Show Stopper graphic

The frame

Show stopper.

The moment is loud. The standard behind it is quieter — and that is where the story lives.

Selected frames

Keep the tape rolling.

A few more frames from the journey — the rooms, the people, and the work between the big moments.

San Francisco 49ers number 56 celebrating between teammates on the field
San Francisco / 56
Tavares Gooden standing with his son in San Francisco 49ers jerseys in the stadium stands
The people around the game
Tavares Gooden pointing toward framed NFL career photographs on a wall
The long view

For the next chapter

Make the fit part of the story.

For a quick read on the measurements and career record, start with the stat sheet.

See the numbers