Mike Green (defensive back)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1976)}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image = Packvbears.jpg
| caption = Green (43) against the Packers
| name = Mike Green
| number = 43, 42, 25
| position = Safety,
Cornerback
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|12|6}}
| birth_place = Ruston, Louisiana, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 195
| high_school = Ruston
| college = Northwestern State (1996–1999)
| draftyear = 2000
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 254
| pastteams =
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2000}}–{{NFL Year|2005}})
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2006}}–{{NFL Year|2007}})
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2008}})
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 434
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 6
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 7
| statlabel4 = Pass deflections
| statvalue4 = 27
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 = 4
| pfr = GreeMi20
}}
Michael Wayne Green{{Cite web |title=Green on Pro-Football-Reference |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GreeMi20.htm |access-date=February 1, 2008 |website=pro-football-reference.com}} (born December 6, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a safety and cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northwestern State Demons and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round of the 2000 NFL draft.
Green also played for the Seattle Seahawks and the Washington Redskins. He retired in 2008.
College career
Green attended college at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. He earned four letters with the Demons from 1996 to 1999.{{Cite web |title=Michael Green - Demons In The Pros |url=http://nsudemons.com/roster.aspx?path=&rp_id=2395 |access-date=April 23, 2013 |website=NSUDemons.com}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 0 1/8
| weight = 189
| dash = 4.54
| ten split = 1.59
| twenty split = 2.64
| shuttle = 4.20
| vertical = 38.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 10
| arm span = 31 7/8
| hand span = 9 1/2
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=710&DraftYear=2000 |title=Mike Green College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 30, 2025}}
}}
=Chicago Bears=
Green was the last player selected in the 2000 NFL draft, a spot which earns the drafted player the dubious distinction of "Mr. Irrelevant".{{Cite web |title=2000 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2000/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Green played for the Chicago Bears from 2000 to 2005. During his career in Chicago he once recorded a 100-tackle season and was described as "a vital cog in the Bears' secondary."{{Cite magazine |last=Burns, Marty |date=December 13, 2004 |title=From the Bottom Up |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1114723/index.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227164348/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1114723/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 27, 2013 |access-date=December 13, 2004 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}
=Seattle Seahawks=
Green was acquired by the Seattle Seahawks in an April 2006 trade with the Bears in exchange for a sixth round pick.{{Cite web |last=Pasquarelli, Len |date=April 25, 2006 |title=Green heads to Seattle for sixth-round pick |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2421379 |access-date=April 25, 2006 |website=ESPN}} On August 26, 2006, he suffered a lisfranc fracture and was placed on injured reserve. Green functioned as a backup safety and cornerback during the 2007 season. He was released from the Seahawks on July 25, 2008.{{cite web | last=Ireland | first=Doug| title=Long odds haven't been too much for Mike Green | website=Northwestern State University Athletics | date=2025-05-03 | url=https://nsudemons.com/sports/2008/7/29/943323314 | access-date=2025-05-11}}
=Washington Redskins=
Green signed with the Washington Redskins on October 14, 2008,{{Cite web |last=O' Halloran |first=Ryan |date=October 14, 2008 |title=Redskins sign Green |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/redskins/2008/Oct/14/redskins-sign-green/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101205104/http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/redskins/2008/Oct/14/redskins-sign-green/ |archive-date=January 1, 2014 |website=Washington Times}} taking the roster spot of Reed Doughty, who was placed on the injured reserve after suffering a back injury. He was not re-signed following the end of the season making him a free agent.
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2000 | CHI
| 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2001 | CHI
| 16 || 2 || 70 || 64 || 6 || 3.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2002 | CHI
| 16 || 16 || 130 || 100 || 30 || 1.0 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 1 || 2 || -1 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | CHI
| 10 || 8 || 46 || 36 || 10 || 0.5 || 3 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | CHI
| 16 || 16 || 110 || 86 || 24 || 1.5 || 7 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 2 || 4 || 3 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | CHI
| 16 || 3 || 41 || 33 || 8 || 0.0 || 0 || 1 || 14 || 0 || 14 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2007 | SEA
| 15 || 1 || 17 || 15 || 2 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | WAS
| 8 || 2 || 20 || 16 || 4 || 0.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 104 | 48 | 434 | 350 | 84 | 6.0 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
=Playoffs=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2001 | CHI
| 1 || 0 || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | CHI
| 1 || 0 || 4 || 3 || 1 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2007 | SEA
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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{{MrIrrelevant}}
{{Bears2000DraftPicks}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Mike}}
Category:American football cornerbacks
Category:American football safeties
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Category:Northwestern State Demons football players
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Category:Players of American football from Ruston, Louisiana