Goff played collegiately for the Iowa Hawkeyes before being selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 1998 NFL draft.

Goff played in 12 games (one start) as a junior in ‘96 after suffering a back injury in the season opener.

[3] Future teammate in Cincinnati and San Diego Steve Foley was selected three spots below him.

He even opened his Pacific Beach home to guard Kris Dielman and regularly hosted members of the offensive line and other current and former teammates to his house for dinner.

[9] Before the season, Goff embraced the role of the underdog saying "I don't give a (darn) what other people say,'' "They say that all the time, unless you got eight Pro Bowlers.

[10] In his first year with the Bolts, he started all 16 games at right guard as he played between rookies Nick Hardwick and Shane Olivea.

That year, the Chargers ranked sixth in rushing offense and allowed the fourth-fewest sacks in the league.

After the season, Goff was named to the All-Joe Team by USA Today and earned second-team All-Pro honors from Football Digest.

He was named first-team All-Pro by Sports Illustrated and earned USA Today All-Joe honors for the second year in a row.

In 2007, Goff was once again constistent as the veteran started all 16 games at right guard and was named to the USA Today All-Joe team.

He still started 16 games and was an effective starter but with the emergence of Jeromey Clary, the Chargers seemed keen to the idea of not resigning the veteran guard.

Mike learned to cook by watching The Food Network and enjoys having teammates over to the house to sample his many specialty dishes.