Bills' Marquise Goodwin falls short at Olympic trials (Shutdown Corner)

Marquise Goodwin (Getty Images)While at least one track and field athlete with NFL ties will be in Rio for the Summer Games, another will not.

Buffalo Bills receiver Marquise Goodwin, who has spent this year pursuing his dream of making it to the Olympics in the long jump, fell short of that goal at the U.S. Trials over the weekend.

It’s hard to say Goodwin didn’t choke. Coming into the competition with the two longest jumps in the world this year, Goodwin finished 7th; the top three spots made the American team.

Goodwin’s best effort of his six-jump series was 8.25 meters (27 feet, .75 inches), behind the three best performers: Jeffrey Henderson (8.59 meters, 28-2.25), Jarrion Lawson (8.58…