{{Short description|American football player (born 1991)}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Denzelle Good | image = Denzelle Good.JPG | caption = Good with the Indianapolis Colts in 2016 | current_team = | number = 71, 69 | position = Offensive guard | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|3|8}} | birth_place = Gaffney, South Carolina, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 5 | weight_lbs = 340 | high_school = Gaffney | college = {{ubl|NC State (2009–2010)|Mars Hill (2012–2014)}} | draftyear = 2015 | draftround = 7 | draftpick = 255 | pastteams = * Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2015}}–{{NFL Year|2018}}) * Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders ({{NFL Year|2018}}–{{NFL Year|2021}}) | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 62 | statlabel2 = Games started | statvalue2 = 43 | pfr = GoodDe01 }}
'''Denzelle Good''' (born March 8, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack and later the Mars Hill Lions, and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round of the 2015 NFL draft.
==College career== Good initially went to North Carolina State on a football scholarship, but was released from his scholarship as a redshirt freshman in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goupstate.com/article/20100817/news/100819713|title=North Carolina State dismisses Gaffney product Good|last=Melton|first=Kevin|work=goupstate.com|date=August 17, 2010|access-date=May 6, 2015}}</ref> He then attended Mars Hill University from 2012 to 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colts.com/news/colts-draft-mars-hill-offensive-lineman-denzelle-good-in-seventh-round-15239381|title=Colts Draft Mars Hill Offensive Lineman Denzelle Good In Seventh Round|last=Bowen|first=Kevin|work=colts.com|date=May 2, 2015|access-date=May 6, 2015}}</ref>
==Professional career== ===Indianapolis Colts=== Good was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the seventh round (255th overall) of the 2015 NFL draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2015 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2015/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He was just the third player from Mars Hill University to ever be drafted, and the first since 2003. He agreed to terms with the Colts on May 6, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.colts.com/2015/05/06/indianapolis-colts-agree-to-terms-with-five-draft-picks/|title=Indianapolis Colts agree to terms with five draft picks|work=blogs.colts.com|date=May 6, 2015|access-date=May 6, 2015|archive-date=May 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512020906/http://blogs.colts.com/2015/05/06/indianapolis-colts-agree-to-terms-with-five-draft-picks/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Good was inactive for the first 11 weeks of the season, before making his NFL debut against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played in 6 games in 2015, 4 of which he started.<ref name="NFL Profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/denzellgoode/2553460//profile |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100749/http://www.nfl.com/player/denzellgoode/2553460//profile |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |title=Denzelle Good, OT for the Indianapolis Colts |work=NFL.com |access-date=February 25, 2016 }}</ref>
Good entered the 2017 season as the Colts starting right tackle. On September 13, 2017, Good was placed on injured reserve.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roster Moves: Colts Sign LB-Sean Spence, Place T/G Denzelle Good on Injured Reserve List|url=https://www.colts.com/news/roster-moves-colts-sign-lb-sean-spence-place-t-g-denzelle-good-on-injur-19364053|website=Colts.com|date=September 13, 2017}}</ref> He was activated off injured reserve to the active roster on November 9, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Colts Place Henry Anderson On IR; Activate Denzelle Good|url=https://www.colts.com/news/colts-place-henry-anderson-on-ir-activate-denzelle-good-19734769|author=Walker, Andrew|website=Colts.com|date=November 9, 2017}}</ref>
In 2018, Good played in two games, starting one at right tackle, before being waived on December 1, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roster Moves: Colts Activate T/G Joe Haeg; QB Phillip Walker Signed To Practice Squad|url=https://www.colts.com/news/roster-moves-colts-activate-t-g-joe-haeg-qb-phillip-walker-signed-to-practice-sq|website=Colts.com|date=December 1, 2018}}</ref> Over his tenure with the team he appeared in 26 games, starting 20.
===Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders=== On December 3, 2018, Good was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Raiders.<ref>{{cite web|title=Raiders claim G/T Denzelle Good|url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-claim-g-t-denzelle-good|website=Raiders.com|date=December 3, 2018}}</ref> He started the final three games of the season at right guard in place of an injured Gabe Jackson.
Good signed a one-year contract extension with the Raiders on March 2, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|work=Raiders.com|url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-sign-denzelle-good-to-extension|date=March 2, 2019|title=Raiders sign Denzelle Good to extension|access-date=September 26, 2019}}</ref> He started five games at both guard spots in 2019 due to injuries.
On January 9, 2020, Good signed a one-year contract extension with the Raiders.<ref>{{cite web|title=Raiders sign Denzelle Good to extension|url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-sign-denzelle-good-to-extension-x4354|website=Raiders.com|date=January 9, 2020}}</ref> He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on October 22, 2020,<ref>{{cite news |author=Dubow, Josh |title=Raiders place 5 more players on COVID-19 list |url=https://apnews.com/article/nfl-virus-outbreak-denzelle-good-gabe-jackson-kolton-miller-15385ce115d5a4f6cd8edc2a646f1597 |website=APNews.com |date=October 22, 2020 |access-date=November 1, 2020}}</ref> and was activated two days later.<ref>{{cite news |author=Gutierrez, Paul |title=Las Vegas Raiders activate offensive linemen Kolton Miller, Denzelle Good, Rodney Hudson, Gabe Jackson off COVID-19 list |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30183553/las-vegas-raiders-activate-offensive-linemen-kolton-miller-denzelle-good-rodney-hudson-gabe-jackson-covid-19-list |website=ESPN.com |date=October 24, 2020 |access-date=November 1, 2020}}</ref>
Good re-signed with the Raiders on March 24, 2021, on a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite news |title=Raiders re-sign G/T Denzelle Good |url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-re-sign-g-t-denzelle-good-2021-nfl-free-agency |website=Raiders.com |date=March 24, 2021 |access-date=March 24, 2021}}</ref> He suffered a torn ACL in Week 1 and was placed on season-ending injured reserve on September 14, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=Raiders sign free agents Damion Square, Jordan Simmons|url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-sign-free-agents-damion-square-jordan-simmons|website=Raiders.com|date=September 15, 2021}}</ref>
On July 25, 2022, Good was placed on the reserve/retired list.<ref>{{cite web|title=Raiders place Denzelle Good on the reserve/retired list|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/07/25/raiders-place-denzelle-good-on-the-reserve-retired-list/amp/|website=NBCSports.com|date=July 25, 2022|access-date=July 25, 2022|archive-date=July 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725214631/https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/07/25/raiders-place-denzelle-good-on-the-reserve-retired-list/amp/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Personal life== Good was born on March 8, 1991, in Gaffney, South Carolina. He attended Gaffney High School, where he played football.
On October 2, 2018, Good's younger brother, Overton, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Cherokee County, South Carolina.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24875458/brother-indianapolis-colts-denzelle-good-killed|title=Denzelle Good away from Colts after brother killed in South Carolina|author=Mike Wells|work=ESPN|date=October 2, 2018|access-date=December 1, 2018}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020309aaj.html NC State bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518063725/http://www.gopack.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020309aaj.html |date=May 18, 2015 }}
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