American football player (born 1991)

American football player

Justin GreenPersonal information

Born:|  (1991-02-26) February 26, 1991 (age 31)
Louisville, Kentucky
Height:| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:| 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:| Louisville (KY) Male
College:| Illinois
Position:| Cornerback
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 August 13, 2014.
4. ^ "Report: Cowboys trade DT Ben Bass to Patriots for cornerback Justin Green". DallasNews.com. August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
5. ^ Robinson, Will (August 12, 2014). "Cowboys acquire CB Justin Green from Patriots for DE Ben Bass". NFL.com. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
6. ^ "Blue Bombers add two to roster - MyToba.ca". MyToba.ca. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
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.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
9. ^ "Patriots Notebook: Green hangs 'em up". bostonherald.com. August 3, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.

## External links[edit]

* Illinois Fighting Illini football bio
* New England Patriots bio

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