GOLDEN CHILD
I’m the son of a WWE Hall of Famer – now I’m joining Deion Sanders at Colorado Buffaloes to pursue my NFL dream
Gage Goldberg is following in his dad's footsteps
WWE legend Bill Goldberg played alongside Deion Sanders for the Atlanta Falcons in the early 1990s.
Now Goldberg's son Gage has committed to play for Sanders at the University of Colorado as part of the 2024 recruiting class.
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The 6-foot, 205-pound middle linebacker chose the Buffaloes over offers from Alabama, UCF, UTSA, Duke, and San Diego.
The 17-year-old is a two-sport athlete at Boerne-Samuel V. Champion High School in Boerne, Texas, excelling in football and baseball.
During his senior year, Gage recorded 154 total tackles, eight hurries, four forced fumble, one sack, blocked field goal, and forced safety.
";After a great conversation, I am honored to announce that I am committing to the University of Colorado to continue my football and academic career," he wrote on social media.
Gage is particularly looking forward to playing for Sanders at Colorado.
"The main draw was that Colorado has an amazing coaching staff and obviously a great head coach that will help me excel in every way to become a better football player, and eventually to get me to the next level," Gage told .
Goldberg was a star defensive tackle for the University of Georgia before playing in the NFL at the Los Angeles Rams and the Falcons, where he became close to Sanders in 1992-93.
And Goldberg was happy to give his son some recruiting advice.
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"My dad's advice was go to the program that stands out to you the most and the one you know that you will love," Gage added.
"I already know at this moment that I will love Colorado and it will also be great to be learning from one of my dad’s best friends ever."
Sanders has said that Goldberg was one of the "favorite teammates" in the NFL.
"That's because I carried your bags," .
The WWE icon's time in the NFL was cut short by a series of injuries, including a devastating blow to his pelvis while with the Falcons in 1994.
"It felt like it ripped me in half. Pure pain," Goldberg told .
"I knew something was wrong, but they'd shoot me up with Toradol before games and send me out.
"I couldn't do a sit-up for seven months. I had to roll out of bed."
A year later, Goldberg's NFL career was over after he was cut by the Carolina Panthers.
And he believes the Falcons ruined his career.
"They sent me for tests, but never for an MRI," he said.
"They milked me for everything I had. That's when it became obvious how the league treats people.
"The NFL can go to hell."
He then went into wrestling after a chance meeting with pro wrestler Diamond Dallas Page.
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Goldberg won the world heavyweight championship belt in both WCW and WWE, including an epic victory over Hulk Hogan at the Georgia Dome in 1998 with over 40,000 fans in attendance.
He is officially credited with 173 straight wins in WCW and only lost five singles matches in his wrestling career.
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