Tion Green Explained

Tion Green
Number:38
Position:Running back
Birth Date:14 December 1993
Birth Place:Sanford, Florida, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lbs:221
High School:Lake Brantley
(Altamonte Springs, Florida)
College:Cincinnati
Undraftedyear:2017
Pastteams:
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.[1] [2]

Early life

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 to 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

Tion GreenRushingReceiving
YearGRushYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTD
2012716704.41000.00
201311914124.572126.00
20143281184.213155.00
2015131517294.88131017.80
2016121597434.72291675.80
Career464452,0724.719472956.30

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Birkett . Dave . May 2, 2017 . New Lions RB Tion Green wants to be 'a franchise special teams player' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221005092553/https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2017/05/02/who-is-tion-green/101199844/ . October 5, 2022 . March 20, 2023 . Detroit Free Press.
  2. Web site: Birkett . Dave . September 1, 2017 . Tion Green dazzles, but do Detroit Lions have room for 5 RBs on roster? . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220116181240/https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2017/09/01/detroit-lions-roster-tion-green/623832001/ . January 16, 2022 . March 20, 2023 . Detroit Free Press.
  3. Web site: Hays . Chris . September 8, 2017 . Former Lake Brantley star RB Tion Green living NFL dream with Detroit Lions . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190929141237/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-recruiting/os-sp-tion-green-detroit-lions-20170908-story.html . September 29, 2019 . March 19, 2018 . OrlandoSentinel.com . en-US.
  4. Web site: Tion Green College Stats . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180320043809/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tion-green-1.html . March 20, 2018 . March 19, 2018 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  5. Web site: Tion Green 2013 Game Log . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180320044045/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tion-green-1/gamelog/2013/ . March 20, 2018 . March 19, 2018 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  6. Web site: Tion Green 2014 Game Log . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180320044040/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tion-green-1/gamelog/2014/ . March 20, 2018 . March 19, 2018 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  7. Web site: Tion Green 2015 Game Log . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180320044123/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tion-green-1/gamelog/2015/ . March 20, 2018 . March 19, 2018 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  8. Web site: Tion Green 2016 Game Log . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180320043830/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tion-green-1/gamelog/2016/ . March 20, 2018 . March 19, 2018 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  9. Web site: May 12, 2017 . Lions sign 8 2017 NFL draft picks and 14 undrafted rookie free agents . dead . 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 . February 3, 2018 . September 9, 2017 . DetroitLions.com.
  10. Web site: Detroit Lions at Baltimore Ravens – December 3rd, 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180331173412/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201712030rav.htm . March 31, 2018 . March 19, 2018 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  11. Web site: Detroit Lions at Cincinnati Bengals – December 24th, 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180330070403/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201712240cin.htm . March 30, 2018 . March 19, 2018 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  12. Web site: Tion Green 2017 Game Log . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180320105507/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GreeTi00/gamelog/2017/ . March 20, 2018 . March 19, 2018 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  13. Web site: Alper . Josh . May 10, 2018 . Lions waive Tion Green . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190203014939/https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/05/10/lions-waive-tion-green/ . February 3, 2019 . March 20, 2023 . ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  14. Web site: August 14, 2018 . Roster Move: Colts Sign RB Tion Green . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206082236/https://www.colts.com/news/roster-move-colts-sign-rb-tion-green . December 6, 2022 . March 20, 2023 . Colts.com.
  15. Web site: August 20, 2018 . Roster Moves: Colts Sign WR Cobi Hamilton . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130234146/https://www.colts.com/news/roster-moves-colts-sign-wr-cobi-hamilton . November 30, 2022 . March 20, 2023 . Colts.com.
  16. Web site: August 22, 2018 . Roster Moves: Colts Re-Sign RB Tion Green; Waive-Injured Josh Ferguson . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221204191809/https://www.colts.com/news/roster-moves-colts-re-sign-rb-tion-green-waive-injured-josh-ferguson . December 4, 2022 . March 20, 2023 . Colts.com.
  17. Web site: August 27, 2018 . Roster Moves: Colts Sign LB Brandon Chubb . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221126082339/https://www.colts.com/news/roster-moves-colts-sign-lb-brandon-chubb . November 26, 2022 . March 20, 2023 . Colts.com.

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