Jacquez Green
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| Jacquez Green | |
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| Date of birth | January 15, 1976 |
| Place of birth |  Fort Valley, Georgia |
| Position(s) | Wide Receiver |
| College | Florida |
| NFL Draft | 1998 / Round 2/ Pick 34 |
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| 1998-2001 2002 2002 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Washington Redskins Detroit Lions |
D’Tanyian Jacquez Green (born January 15, 1976 in Fort Valley, Georgia) is a former American football player who was officially listed as a wide receiver, but was also a prolific punt returner for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins and Detroit Lions. He has since retired following the 2002 season, due to repeated trauma to the groin region and lack of interest in the game. Green's most productive seasons as a wide receiver was in 1999, when he caught 56 passes for 791 yards with three touchdowns( only 10 starts), and 2000, when he had 51 receptions for 773 yards. He ended his NFL career starting 37 of the 66 games he played , registering 162 receptions for 2,311 yards and 7 touchdowns. Green was a second round draft choice (34th choice overall) of the Buccaneers in the 1998 NFL Draft. Prior to the 2002 season, he tried out for the Washington Redskins alongside former Florida Gators and Buccaneer teamate Reidel Anthony. They both signed with the Redskins and re-united with former Gator coach Steve Spurrier. He was released and signed by the Detroit Lions. Prior to the 2003 season, he tried out for his former team, the Buccaneers, but retired.
He was a three-year letterman at the University of Florida and member of the 1996 National Championship team, where he had 7 catches for 79 yards in the championship game. Green was a first-team All-America selection by AP and the Walter Camp Football Foundation in 1997 and was one of three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award (Randy Moss and Troy Edwards).The consensus All-SEC choice caught 61 passes for 1,024 yards and nine touchdowns that junior season before entering the NFL draft. In 1997 against Auburn, he scored a rare triple — throwing a touchdown pass, catching one and running for one. He may best be remembered for a long reception from quarterback Doug Johnson very late in the 1997 Florida - Florida State game that propelled the underdog Gators over the Seminoles. Also an avid video game player, who once won the annual Madden Bowl in back-to-back seasons.
Green was also known as one of the fastest players of all-time and won several speed challeges at post-season competitions.
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