David Greene (American football)
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Position: | Quarterback |
Personal information | |
Born: | Snellville, Georgia, U.S. | June 22, 1982
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | South Gwinnett (Snellville) |
College: | Georgia |
NFL draft: | 2005 / Round: 3 / Pick: 85 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
David Norman Greene (born June 22, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs. Green was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2005 NFL draft. He was also a member of the New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, and Indianapolis Colts. He retired following the 2008 season, having never played in a regular season game.
Early years
While attending
College career
Greene played quarterback at the University of Georgia in college. He began his career as a redshirt freshman in 2001, being named the starter before the season. His most notable freshman game occurred at #5 Tennessee on October 6, known as the "Hobnail Boot" game. This phrase was coined by Georgia's famous play-by-play announcer Larry Munson. After Tennessee took the lead in the fourth quarter on a successful screen pass with :44 left, Greene led the Bulldogs back down the field with an inspiring series of quick passes. The winning touchdown pass went to fullback Verron Haynes in a now famous play known as "P-44 Haynes" or the "Hobnail Boot" play with just five seconds remaining on the clock. Upon Greene's completion to Haynes in the endzone for the winning touchdown, announcer Munson made this fateful call: "We just stepped on their face with a hobnail boot and broke their nose. We just crushed their face!"
This play marked the beginning of Greene's record-setting career at Georgia, highlighted by guiding the team to a
At Georgia, one of Greene's roommates was friend and future Cincinnati Bengals defensive end David Pollack, who was drafted 17th in 2005. The two played football together when they were younger in Snellville, though they went to different high schools.
Greene finished his college career as the winningest quarterback in
Statistics
Passing | Rushing | |||||||||
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YEAR | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | TD | INT | RAT | ATT | YDS | TD |
2000 | DNP – Redshirt | |||||||||
2001 | 192 | 324 | 59.3 | 2,789 | 17 | 9 | 143.3 | 47 | 41 | 1 |
2002 | 218 | 379 | 57.5 | 2,924 | 22 | 8 | 137.3 | 65 | −52 | 2 |
2003 | 246 | 438 | 60.3 | 3,307 | 13 | 11 | 128.5 | 69 | −180 | 1 |
2004 | 175 | 299 | 58.5 | 2,508 | 20 | 4 | 148.4 | 23 | −67 | 1 |
Totals | 849 | 1,440 | 59.0 | 11,528 | 72 | 32 | 138.3 | 204 | −258 | 5 |
Awards and honors
- SEC Freshman of the Year (2001)
- SEC Championship Game MVP (2002)
- First-team All-SEC (2002)
- Second-team All-SEC (2003)
- Citrus Bowl MVP (2004)
- Second-team All-SEC (2004)
- Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award finalist (2004)
Professional career
Seattle Seahawks
Greene was drafted in the third round, 85th overall, in the 2005 NFL Draft.[4] He spent 2006 #3 on the Seahawks' depth chart, behind Matt Hasselbeck and Seneca Wallace. He had been expected to compete with Seneca Wallace to be #2 on the Seahawks' depth chart for the 2007 NFL Season, but disappointed with his play during the preseason. At one point, coach Mike Holmgren expressed his dissatisfaction with Greene's progress as a quarterback. In September 2007, Greene was released by the Seahawks. [1]
New England Patriots
Greene was signed to the New England Patriots' practice squad on September 19, 2007, [2] only to be released on November 20, 2007. [3]
Kansas City Chiefs
Greene was then signed to the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs, and eventually promoted to the active roster on December 29, 2007. He was waived by the team on July 18, 2008.
Indianapolis Colts
Greene was signed to the practice squad of the Indianapolis Colts on September 25, 2008 after the team released quarterback Josh Betts. The Colts released Greene on November 14, 2008.
Post-Retirement
In January 2009, Greene told the Gwinnett Daily Post that he was retiring from professional football.[5] He returned to Atlanta in September 2008 and joined an insurance brokerage firm, Sterling Seacrest Partners, along with fellow former Bulldog Matt Stinchcomb.[6]
Greene appeared on MLB Network's "The Next Knuckler", in which the winner received a chance to go to spring training with the Arizona Diamondbacks as a knuckleball pitcher. Greene finished second to Josh Booty.
See also
- List of Division I FBS passing yardage leaders
References
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 26, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), SEC Football Record Book. - ^ "Georgia Bulldogs QB Aaron Murray sets SEC record for passing yards". October 5, 2013.
- ^ "David Greene". Sports Reference College Football. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "2005 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 9, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - Augusta Chronicle, February 19, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009
External links
- "Seattle Seahawks profile". Archived from the original on October 18, 2006. Retrieved March 26, 2017.