Raven Greene Explained

Raven Greene
Currentteam:Free agent
Number:36, 24
Position:Safety
Birth Date:2 February 1995
Birth Place:Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
High School:First Colonial
(Virginia Beach, Virginia)
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lbs:197
College:James Madison
Undraftedyear:2018
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:52
Statlabel2:Forced fumbles
Statvalue2:2
Statlabel3:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue3:0
Statlabel4:Pass deflections
Statvalue4:7
Statlabel5:Interceptions
Statvalue5:1
Statlabel6:Sacks
Statvalue6:2.5
Pfr:G/GreeRa02

Raven Avery Greene (born February 2, 1995) is a former American football safety. He played college football at James Madison and signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2018.[1]

Early years

Greene attended and played high school football at First Colonial High School.[2]

College career

Greene played college football at James Madison University.[3] He played in 58 games, recording 154 tackles with 34 passes broken up and 14 interceptions.

Professional career

Green Bay Packers

On May 4, 2018, the Green Bay Packers signed Greene to a three-year, $1.71 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $3,500.[4] [5]

Throughout training camp, Greene competed against Jermaine Whitehead to be the primary backup free safety behind starter Ha Ha Clinton-Dix.[6] Head coach Mike McCarthy named Greene the third free safety on the Packers’ depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Clinton-Dix and Whitehead.[7]

Greene was inactive as a healthy scratch for the first two regular season games. On September 23, 2018, he made his professional regular season debut in a Week 3 loss to the Washington Redskins. On October 30, 2018, the Packers traded Clinton-Dix to the Redskins.[8] As a result, Greene became the primary backup free safety behind Whitehead. The Packers placed Greene on injured reserve on December 8, 2018, with an ankle injury.[9]

On September 16, 2019, Greene was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury.[10] He was designated for return from injured reserve on January 2, 2020, and began practicing with the team again.[11] He was activated on January 18, 2020, prior to the National Football Conference Championship game.[12]

In Week 9 of the 2020 season against the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday Night Football, Greene recorded his first career interception off a pass thrown by Nick Mullens during the 34–17 win.[13] He was placed on injured reserve on December 9, 2020.[14]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On May 5, 2021, Greene signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[15] He was waived/injured on August 18, 2021, and placed on injured reserve.[16] He was released on August 27.[17]

NFL career statistics

Regular season statistics
YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GP GS Comb Total Ast Sack Int Yards Avg Long TD PD FF FR
GB8 0 5 4 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
GB2 1 7 6 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
GB10 0 40 24 16 1.5 1 17 17 17 0 5 1 0
Total 20 7 50 34 18 2.5 1 17 17 17 0 7 2 0

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rubama . Larry . 2018-09-02 . Former First Colonial star Raven Greene earns roster spot with the Green Bay Packers . 2024-07-06 . The Virginian-Pilot . en-US.
  2. Web site: November 12, 2018 . WATCH: First Colonial grad Raven Greene breaks loose on fake punt for Packers . March 15, 2019 . WTKR.com.
  3. Web site: Raven Greene – Football . March 15, 2019 . James Madison University Athletics.
  4. Web site: May 4, 2018 . Packers sign rookie free agents . September 25, 2018 . Packers.com.
  5. Web site: Spotrac.com: Raven Greene contract . November 10, 2018 . Spotrac.com.
  6. Web site: August 20, 2018 . Packers' Jermaine Whitehead: Returns to practice Monday . November 10, 2018 . CBSSports.com.
  7. Web site: Jones . Brian . September 30, 2018 . Packers release unofficial depth chart vs. Bills . November 10, 2018 . 247sports.com.
  8. Web site: October 30, 2018 . Redskins get Ha Ha Clinton-Dix from Packers for 4th-rounder . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190421080439/https://wtop.com/washington-redskins/2018/10/redskins-get-ha-ha-clinton-dix-from-packers-for-4th-rounder/ . April 21, 2019 . November 10, 2018 . TotalPackers.com.
  9. Web site: December 10, 2018 . Packers sign G/T Adam Pankey to active roster . November 6, 2020 . Packers.com.
  10. Web site: September 16, 2019 . Packers place S Raven Greene on injured reserve . November 6, 2020 . Packers.com.
  11. News: Hodkiewicz, Wes . January 2, 2020 . Raven Greene hoping to contribute to Packers' playoff push . Packers.com . January 2, 2020.
  12. Web site: January 18, 2020 . Packers activate S Raven Greene from IR . November 6, 2020 . Packers.com.
  13. Web site: Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers – November 5th, 2020 . November 6, 2020 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  14. Web site: December 9, 2020 . Packers activate G Simon Stepaniak from reserve/non-football injury . March 2, 2024 . Packers.com.
  15. Web site: Alper . Josh . May 5, 2021 . Buccaneers sign Raven Greene, Joseph Jones . March 2, 2024 . NBC Sports . en-US.
  16. Goodall . Zach . August 19, 2021 . Buccaneers Waive Greene, Claim Offensive Lineman . March 2, 2024 . Sports Illustrated . en.
  17. Goodall . Zach . August 27, 2021 . Report: Buccaneers Release DB Raven Greene With Injury Settlement . March 2, 2024 . Sports Illustrated . en.