Tion Green

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Tion Green
Free agent
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1993-12-14) December 14, 1993 (age 28)
Sanford, Florida
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:221 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Lake Brantley
(Altamonte Springs, Florida)
College:Cincinnati
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:42
Rushing yards:165
Rushing touchdowns:2
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:14
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Tion Green (born December 14, 1993) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Cincinnati, and signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2017.[1][2]

Early years[]

Green attended and played high school football at Lake Brantley High School.[3]

College career[]

Green attended and played college football for Cincinnati from 2012–2016.[4] 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.[5] In the 2014 season, he had 28 carries for 118 yards and a touchdown.[6] In the 2015 season, he had 151 carries for 729 yards and eight touchdowns.[7] In the 2016 season, he had 159 carries for 743 yards and two touchdowns.[8]

Collegiate statistics[]

Year School Pos G Rush Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD
2012 Cincinnati RB 7 16 70 4.4 1
2013 Cincinnati RB 11 91 412 4.5 7 2 12 6.0 0
2014 Cincinnati RB 3 28 118 4.2 1 3 15 5.0 0
2015 Cincinnati RB 13 151 729 4.8 8 13 101 7.8 0
2016 Cincinnati RB 12 159 743 4.7 2 29 167 5.8 0
Career 445 2,072 4.7 19 47 295 6.3 0

Professional career[]

Detroit Lions[]

Green signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2017.[9]

On December 3, 2017, Green made his NFL debut against the Baltimore Ravens and had 11 carries for 51 yards and a touchdown.[10] On Christmas Eve, against the Cincinnati Bengals, he scored his second touchdown.[11] Overall, he finished his rookie season with 42 carries for 165 yards and two touchdowns.[12]

On May 10, 2018, Green was waived by the Lions.[13]

Indianapolis Colts[]

On August 14, 2018, Green signed with the Indianapolis Colts, but was waived six days later.[14][15] He was re-signed on August 22, 2018, but waived again five days later.[16][17]

References[]

  1. ^ "New Lions RB Tion Green wants to be 'a franchise special teams player'". Freep.com. May 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "Tion Green dazzles, but do Detroit Lions have room for 5 RBs on roster?". Freep.com. September 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Hays, Chris. "Former Lake Brantley star RB Tion Green living NFL dream with Detroit Lions". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  4. ^ "Tion Green College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Tion Green 2013 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  6. ^ "Tion Green 2014 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  7. ^ "Tion Green 2015 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  8. ^ "Tion Green 2016 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  9. ^ "Lions sign 8 2017 NFL draft picks and 14 undrafted rookie free agents". DetroitLions.com. May 12, 2017. Archived from the original on February 3, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  10. ^ "Detroit Lions at Baltimore Ravens - December 3rd, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  11. ^ "Detroit Lions at Cincinnati Bengals - December 24th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  12. ^ "Tion Green 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  13. ^ Alper, Josh (May 10, 2018). "Lions waive Tion Green". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  14. ^ "Roster Move: Colts Sign RB Tion Green". Colts.com. August 14, 2018.
  15. ^ "Roster Moves: Colts Sign WR Cobi Hamilton". Colts.com. August 20, 2018.
  16. ^ "Roster Moves: Colts Re-Sign RB Tion Green; Waive-Injured Josh Ferguson". Colts.com. August 22, 2018.
  17. ^ "Roster Moves: Colts Sign LB Brandon Chubb". Colts.com. August 27, 2018.

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