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Justin Green
Free agent
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born:
(1991-02-26) February 26, 1991 (age 27)
Louisville, Kentucky
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Louisville (KY) Male
College: Illinois
Undrafted: 2013
Career history



  • New England Patriots (2013)


  • Dallas Cowboys (2014)*


  • San Jose SaberCats (2014)*


  • New England Patriots (2014–2015)*


  • San Jose SaberCats (2016)*


  • Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2016)*



 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards


  • Super Bowl champion (XLIX)


Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Justin Green (born February 26, 1991) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2013, and has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.




Contents






  • 1 Professional career


    • 1.1 New England Patriots


    • 1.2 Dallas Cowboys


    • 1.3 San Jose SaberCats


    • 1.4 New England Patriots


    • 1.5 San Jose SaberCats (II)


    • 1.6 Winnipeg Blue Bombers




  • 2 Personal life


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Professional career[edit]



New England Patriots[edit]


Green signed with the New England Patriots on July 21, 2013.[1] He was waived on August 31 for final roster cuts, but signed to the practice squad the following day. He was promoted to the active roster on November 23.[2] He was waived again on November 26 then re-signed to their practice squad two days later. The Patriots promoted Green from the practice squad on December 28.[3]



Dallas Cowboys[edit]


On August 12, 2014, Green was traded to the Dallas Cowboys for defensive end Ben Bass.[4][5] Green was released on September 1, 2014.



San Jose SaberCats[edit]


On November 19, 2014, Green was assigned to the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League.



New England Patriots[edit]


On December 3, 2014, Green was re-signed to the New England Patriots practice squad. Green won Super Bowl XLIX with the Patriots after they defeated the defending champion Seattle Seahawks 28-24.



San Jose SaberCats (II)[edit]


Green returned to the SaberCats for the 2016 season, however he did not see any action.



Winnipeg Blue Bombers[edit]


On April 4, 2016, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League announced the signing of Green.[6] He was released on May 24, 2016.[7]


He participated in The Spring League in 2017.[8]



Personal life[edit]


Green's older brother, Marcus, is a former defensive tackle who played collegiately for Ohio State and had a short stint in the NFL. In the summer of 2015, Green retired from football to focus on pursuing a career to help children in the community.[9] However this was only temporary as he continued his pursuit of playing professional football the following year.



References[edit]





  1. ^ Patriots sign rookie DB Justin Green


  2. ^ Patriots sign DB Justin Green to active roster; Release RB Leon Washington


  3. ^ Wilkening, Mike (December 28, 2013). "Patriots bring up Justin Green and Kanorris Davis from practice squad". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 2014-08-13..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  4. ^ "Report: Cowboys trade DT Ben Bass to Patriots for cornerback Justin Green". DallasNews.com. August 12, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-12.


  5. ^ Robinson, Will (August 12, 2014). "Cowboys acquire CB Justin Green from Patriots for DE Ben Bass". NFL.com. Retrieved 2014-08-13.


  6. ^ "Blue Bombers add two to roster - MyToba.ca". MyToba.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-05.


  7. ^ "BOMBERS ADD SIX, RELEASE SIX". bluebombers.com. May 24, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2017.


  8. ^ Levine, Ben (April 9, 2017). "The Spring League Announces Camp Roster". profootballrumors.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)


  9. ^ "Patriots Notebook: Green hangs 'em up". bostonherald.com. August 3, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-03.




External links[edit]



  • Illinois Fighting Illini football bio

  • New England Patriots bio











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