After Goldberg’s college career ended, the Los Angeles Rams chose him in the 11th round of the 1990 NFL draft, and he played in the Canadian Football League before returning to the NFL in 1992 to play for the Atlanta Falcons. However, during a 1994 preseason game against Philadelphia Eagles, Goldberg felt a sharp pain through his pelvis, describing it as, “It felt like it ripped me in half.”