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Marquise Goodwin finishes fourth in long jump at U.S. championships

Bills wide receiver and 2012 Olympic long jumper Marquise Goodwin returned to track and field for this week’s U.S. championships, which gave him an opportunity to qualify for the world championships if he finished in the top three.

That event is in August and conflicts with Bills training camp, but Goodwin isn’t going to have to choose. His best effort of 27 feet, 5.5 inches left him in fourth place and happy with what he accomplished during his first meet since the Olympics.

“Back to football,” Goodwin said, via the Associated Press. “But words can’t even explain how happy I am right now.