Marcus Green (wide receiver)

Marcus Antonio Green (born August 13, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Louisiana–Monroe and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

Marcus Green
No. 14 – New Jersey Generals
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1996-08-13) August 13, 1996
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)
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 6 / Pick: 203
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-Sun Belt (2017–2018)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Green was redshirted his freshman year, and then led Louisiana-Monroe in receptions 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

Atlanta Falcons

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

Green was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles' practice squad 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

Green signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL 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

Green signed with the New Jersey Generals of the USFL on October 22, 2022.[15] He was released on April 10, 2023,[16] and re-signed on April 13.[17]

Personal life

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.[18]

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