Tion Green
{{Short description|American football player (born 1993)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Tion Green
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| current_team =
| number = 38
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|12|14}}
| birth_place = Sanford, Florida, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 221
| high_school = Lake Brantley
(Altamonte Springs, Florida)
| college = Cincinnati
| undraftedyear = 2017
| pastteams =
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2017}})
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2018}})*
| status =
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Rushing attempts
| statvalue1 = 42
| statlabel2 = Rushing yards
| statvalue2 = 165
| statlabel3 = Rushing touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 2
| statlabel4 = Receptions
| statvalue4 = 2
| statlabel5 = Receiving yards
| statvalue5 = 14
| pfr = G/GreeTi00
}}
Tion Green (born December 14, 1993) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Cincinnati, and signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2017.{{Cite web |last=Birkett |first=Dave |date=May 2, 2017 |title=New Lions RB Tion Green wants to be 'a franchise special teams player' |url=http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2017/05/02/who-is-tion-green/101199844/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005092553/https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2017/05/02/who-is-tion-green/101199844/ |archive-date=October 5, 2022 |access-date=March 20, 2023 |website=Detroit Free Press}}{{Cite web |last=Birkett |first=Dave |date=September 1, 2017 |title=Tion Green dazzles, but do Detroit Lions have room for 5 RBs on roster? |url=http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2017/09/01/detroit-lions-roster-tion-green/623832001// |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116181240/https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2017/09/01/detroit-lions-roster-tion-green/623832001/ |archive-date=January 16, 2022 |access-date=March 20, 2023 |website=Detroit Free Press}}
Early life
Green attended and played high school football at Lake Brantley High School.{{Cite web |last=Hays |first=Chris |date=September 8, 2017 |title=Former Lake Brantley star RB Tion Green living NFL dream with Detroit Lions |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-recruiting/os-sp-tion-green-detroit-lions-20170908-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929141237/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-recruiting/os-sp-tion-green-detroit-lions-20170908-story.html |archive-date=September 29, 2019 |access-date=March 19, 2018 |website=OrlandoSentinel.com |language=en-US}}
College career
Green attended and played college football for Cincinnati from 2012 to 2016.{{Cite web |title=Tion Green College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tion-green-1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320043809/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tion-green-1.html |archive-date=March 20, 2018 |access-date=March 19, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} In the 2012 season, he had 16 carries for 70 yards and a touchdown. In the 2013 season, he had 91 carries for 412 yards and seven touchdowns.{{Cite web |title=Tion Green 2013 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tion-green-1/gamelog/2013/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320044045/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tion-green-1/gamelog/2013/ |archive-date=March 20, 2018 |access-date=March 19, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} In the 2014 season, he had 28 carries for 118 yards and a touchdown.{{Cite web |title=Tion Green 2014 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tion-green-1/gamelog/2014/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320044040/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tion-green-1/gamelog/2014/ |archive-date=March 20, 2018 |access-date=March 19, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} In the 2015 season, he had 151 carries for 729 yards and eight touchdowns.{{Cite web |title=Tion Green 2015 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tion-green-1/gamelog/2015/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320044123/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tion-green-1/gamelog/2015/ |archive-date=March 20, 2018 |access-date=March 19, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} In the 2016 season, he had 159 carries for 743 yards and two touchdowns.{{Cite web |title=Tion Green 2016 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tion-green-1/gamelog/2016/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320043830/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tion-green-1/gamelog/2016/ |archive-date=March 20, 2018 |access-date=March 19, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}}
=Collegiate statistics=
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Tion Green ! colspan="4" |Rushing ! colspan="4" |Receiving |
| Year
! G ! Rush ! Yds ! Avg ! TD ! Rec ! Yds ! Avg ! TD |
|---|
| 2012
| 7 | 16 | 70 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2013
| 11 | 91 | 412 | 4.5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
| 2014
| 3 | 28 | 118 | 4.2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 |
| 2015
| 13 | 151 | 729 | 4.8 | 8 | 13 | 101 | 7.8 | 0 |
| 2016
| 12 | 159 | 743 | 4.7 | 2 | 29 | 167 | 5.8 | 0 |
| style="font-weight: bold;" | [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tion-green-1.html Career]
| style="font-weight: bold;" | 46 | style="font-weight: bold;" | 445 | style="font-weight: bold;" | 2,072 | style="font-weight: bold;" | 4.7 | style="font-weight: bold;" | 19 | style="font-weight: bold;" | 47 | style="font-weight: bold;" | 295 | style="font-weight: bold;" | 6.3 | style="font-weight: bold;" | 0 |
Professional career
=Detroit Lions=
Green signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2017.{{Cite web |date=May 12, 2017 |title=Lions sign 8 2017 NFL draft picks and 14 undrafted rookie free agents |url=http://www.detroitlions.com/news/news-short/article-1/Lions-sign-8-2017-NFL-draft-picks-and-14-undrafted-rookie-free-agents/4ec25d86-528a-4bc9-aadf-ee475433e8a2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203201004/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/news-short/article-1/Lions-sign-8-2017-NFL-draft-picks-and-14-undrafted-rookie-free-agents/4ec25d86-528a-4bc9-aadf-ee475433e8a2 |archive-date=February 3, 2018 |access-date=September 9, 2017 |website=DetroitLions.com}}
On December 3, 2017, Green made his NFL debut against the Baltimore Ravens and had 11 carries for 51 yards and a touchdown.{{Cite web |title=Detroit Lions at Baltimore Ravens – December 3rd, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201712030rav.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331173412/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201712030rav.htm |archive-date=March 31, 2018 |access-date=March 19, 2018 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} On Christmas Eve, against the Cincinnati Bengals, he scored his second touchdown.{{Cite web |title=Detroit Lions at Cincinnati Bengals – December 24th, 2017 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201712240cin.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330070403/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201712240cin.htm |archive-date=March 30, 2018 |access-date=March 19, 2018 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} Overall, he finished his rookie season with 42 carries for 165 yards and two touchdowns.{{Cite web |title=Tion Green 2017 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GreeTi00/gamelog/2017/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320105507/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GreeTi00/gamelog/2017/ |archive-date=March 20, 2018 |access-date=March 19, 2018 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
On May 10, 2018, Green was waived by the Lions.{{Cite web |last=Alper |first=Josh |date=2018-05-10 |title=Lions waive Tion Green |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/lions-waive-tion-green |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203014939/https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/05/10/lions-waive-tion-green/ |archive-date=February 3, 2019 |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}}
=Indianapolis Colts=
On August 14, 2018, Green signed with the Indianapolis Colts, but was waived six days later.{{Cite web |date=August 14, 2018 |title=Roster Move: Colts Sign RB Tion Green |url=https://www.colts.com/news/roster-move-colts-sign-rb-tion-green |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206082236/https://www.colts.com/news/roster-move-colts-sign-rb-tion-green |archive-date=December 6, 2022 |access-date=March 20, 2023 |website=Colts.com}}{{Cite web |date=August 20, 2018 |title=Roster Moves: Colts Sign WR Cobi Hamilton |url=https://www.colts.com/news/roster-moves-colts-sign-wr-cobi-hamilton |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130234146/https://www.colts.com/news/roster-moves-colts-sign-wr-cobi-hamilton |archive-date=November 30, 2022 |access-date=March 20, 2023 |website=Colts.com}} He was re-signed on August 22, 2018, but waived again five days later.{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2018 |title=Roster Moves: Colts Re-Sign RB Tion Green; Waive-Injured Josh Ferguson |url=https://www.colts.com/news/roster-moves-colts-re-sign-rb-tion-green-waive-injured-josh-ferguson |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204191809/https://www.colts.com/news/roster-moves-colts-re-sign-rb-tion-green-waive-injured-josh-ferguson |archive-date=December 4, 2022 |access-date=March 20, 2023 |website=Colts.com}}{{Cite web |date=August 27, 2018 |title=Roster Moves: Colts Sign LB Brandon Chubb |url=https://www.colts.com/news/roster-moves-colts-sign-lb-brandon-chubb |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126082339/https://www.colts.com/news/roster-moves-colts-sign-lb-brandon-chubb |archive-date=November 26, 2022 |access-date=March 20, 2023 |website=Colts.com}}
References
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External links
{{footballstats|pfr=G/GreeTi00|espn=2979825|yahoo=30768}}
- [http://www.gobearcats.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=807 Cincinnati Bearcats bio]
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Category:American football running backs
Category:Cincinnati Bearcats football players
Category:Detroit Lions players
Category:Indianapolis Colts players
Category:Lake Brantley High School alumni
Category:Sportspeople from Sanford, Florida
Category:Players of American football from Seminole County, Florida