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Marcus Green
Personal information
Born: (1996-08-13) August 13, 1996 (age 27)
New Albany, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:North Pontotoc (MS)
College:Louisiana–Monroe (2014–2018)
Position:Wide receiver
NFL draft:2019 / Round: 6 / Pick: 203
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-Sun Belt (2017–2018)

Marcus Antonio Green (born August 13, 1996) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college footballatLouisiana–Monroe and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

College career[edit]

Green was redshirted his freshman year, and then led Louisiana-Monroeinreceptions and yards his redshirt freshman year with 63 receptions for 698 yards.[1] Green had his breakthrough year as a junior, leading the NCAA with a 32.4 yard average on kick returns, and also leading the NCAA with 4 kickoff returns for touchdowns. Green finished his Warhawk career tied for the all time school lead in receiving touchdowns with 23, #3 in career receptions with 202, and #2 in career receiving yards with 2698.[2]

Professional career[edit]

Atlanta Falcons[edit]

Green was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round (203rd overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[3] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019.[4]

Philadelphia Eagles[edit]

Green was signed to the practice squad of the Philadelphia Eagles on September 1, 2019.[5] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles on January 6, 2020.[6]

Green was waived on July 26, 2020,[7] and re-signed on August 17, 2020.[8] He was waived again by the Eagles on September 3, 2020.[9] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 24.[10] He was released on November 3.[11]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats[edit]

Green signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League on April 16, 2021.[12] He re-signed with the team on March 30, 2022,[13] but retired on May 19, 2022.[14]

New Jersey Generals[edit]

Green signed with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL) on October 22, 2022.[15] He was released on April 10, 2023,[16] and re-signed on April 13.[17] The Generals folded when the XFL and USFL merged to create the United Football League (UFL).[18]

Personal life[edit]

Green's mother, RheaKesha Vaughn, is a professional urban contemporary gospel recording artist. She also holds the position of Minister of Music of District 10 - Tupelo District of the Church of God in Christ Northern Mississippi Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction.[19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Marcus Green - Football". University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics.
  • ^ "Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Football Record By Year". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  • ^ McFadden, Will (April 27, 2019). "2019 NFL Draft: Atlanta Falcons select Marcus Green in sixth round". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  • ^ McFadden, Will (August 31, 2019). "Falcons 2019 roster announced". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  • ^ McPherson, Chris (September 1, 2019). "Eagles agree to terms with nine practice squad players". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  • ^ "Eagles sign eight practice squad players to futures deals". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. January 6, 2020.
  • ^ Johnson, Vaughn (July 26, 2020). "Roster Moves: Eagles waive 5 players ahead of veteran reporting day". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  • ^ McPherson, Chris (August 17, 2020). "Eagles sign WR Marcus Green; waive QB Kyle Lauletta". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  • ^ Alper, Josh (September 3, 2020). "Eagles put Andre Dillard on IR, cut 12 players". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  • ^ McPherson, Chris (September 24, 2020). "Roster Moves: Eagles promote CB Trevor Williams to the active roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  • ^ McPherson, Chris (November 2, 2020). "Eagles sign TE Hakeem Butler and LB Rashad Smith to the practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  • ^ "Tiger-Cats sign three, including wide receiver/kick returner Green". TiCats.ca. April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  • ^ "Tiger-Cats re-sign American receiver/returner Marcus Green". TiCats.ca. March 30, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  • ^ "Tiger-Cats Transactions May 19". TiCats.ca. May 19, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  • ^ @USFLGenerals (October 22, 2022). "Free Agent Signing" (Tweet). Retrieved October 25, 2022 – via Twitter.
  • ^ @USFLGenerals (April 10, 2023). "Released" (Tweet). Retrieved April 11, 2023 – via Twitter.
  • ^ @USFLGenerals (April 13, 2023). "Free Agent Signing" (Tweet). Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Twitter.
  • ^ Seifert, Kevin (January 1, 2024). "Newly formed United Football League sets 8 markets, tabs coaches". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  • ^ Conway, Kelsey (May 20, 2019). "5 things to know about Falcons' sixth-round pick Marcus Green". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
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