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| Born | December 17, 1979 Atlantic City, New Jersey |
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| Year(s) | 2002–2005 | ||
| NFL Draft | 2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16 | ||
| College | Boston College | ||
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| Rushing Yards | 2,109 | ||
| YPC | 3.7 | ||
| Rushing TDs | 9 | ||
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William Green (born December 17, 1979 in Atlantic City, New Jersey) is a former American football running back. He was originally drafted by the Cleveland Browns 16th overall in the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Boston College.
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Green's early life was fraught with problems. His father was a heroin addict who died of AIDS when William was 12. His mother died of the disease a year later.
Green played high school football at Holy Spirit High School in Absecon, New Jersey, where he received multiple All-American honors.[1]
He put up strong numbers in two years at Boston College with over 2,700 yards rushing and 32 touchdowns.
In the 2002 NFL Draft, Green was a top-rated player. However, two suspensions for marijuana use hurt his stock on draft day.[2]
Cleveland selected him 16th in the first round of the NFL Draft.According to NFL.com Green started ten games but made attempts in all 16 games of his rookie season, gaining 887 yards and scoring six touchdowns. His 2003 season, however, was fraught with turmoil. After a good start with 559 yards, Green was arrested for drunk driving and marijuana possession. Green was also notoriously seen wearing one shoe and one sock during the arrest[3] The arrest led to a four-game suspension under the league's substance abuse policy. While under suspension, Green's fiancee, Asia Gray, stabbed him in the back during a domestic dispute.[2] The league extended his suspension through the end of the 2003 season "for treatment purposes."[4]
Green tried to get back on track in 2004, but gained only 585 yards. That year he was also ejected prior to a game with the Pittsburgh Steelers for fighting with linebacker Joey Porter.[5] Around this time, he had disclosed that he is having a child with a woman other than his wife.[6]
His final season in Cleveland was an injury-plagued 2005 campaign where he appeared in eight games and gained only 78 yards. The Browns placed him on injured reserve at the end of training camp in 2006 and reached an injury settlement with Green allowing them to release him.[7]
In March 2008, it was reported that Green would attempt to play in the NFL again after two seasons out of the league. He worked out at his alma mater Boston College's Pro Day on March 19,[6] showing up in "great shape," bench-pressing 225 pounds 25 times and posting a 42-inch vertical leap, but also ran a disappointing 4.85 forty yard dash. As of 2011, he has not returned to the league.
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