Isaiah Green (American football)

Isaiah Green
No. 25Toronto Argonauts
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1989-08-10) August 10, 1989
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight: 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school: Long Beach Polytechnic
College: Fresno State
Undrafted: 2012
Career history
Roster status: 6-Game Injured List
Career NFL statistics as of 2013
Games played: 3
Games started: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Isaiah Jerome Green (born August 10, 1989) is an American professional gridiron football cornerback who plays for the Toronto Argonauts. After playing college football for Fresno State, he was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2012.

High school career

Green attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School. Green participated in the 2005 World Youth Championships in Africa, anchored the 4x100-meter relay team that won a Gold medal and was on the national high school record-setting 4x200 relay team.[1]

College career

Green redshirted in 2007. Green recorded two tackles during the 2008 season. He made his first career start in the 2009 New Mexico Bowl. Green made five starts in 2010 and ten starts in 2011. He finished his college career with 46 games played, 16 starts, 94 tackles, one forced fumble and one interception.[2]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft, Green signed with the Buffalo Bills as a free agent.[3] After being released by the Bills, the Indianapolis Colts signed Green to their practice squad on October 9, 2012. The Colts released Green on December 4. The Pittsburgh Steelers signed Green to their practice squad on December 12. He was released by the Steelers on August 30, 2014.[4]

On October 14, 2014, Green signed a practice roster agreement with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. In one game with the Argonauts, Green recorded one defensive tackle & two special teams tackles. Green was released by the Argonauts on June 5, 2015.

References

  1. "Isaiah Green: From Poly to Pittsburgh with Dreams Still Intact". Long Beach Post.
  2. "Pittsburgh Steelers: Isaiah Green". steelers.com.
  3. "Bills ink rookie DB". buffalobills.com.
  4. "Isaiah Green". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.

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