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Kevin Greene

Kevin Darwin Greene

Position: LB-DE
Height: 6-3    Weight: 247 lbs.
Born: July 31, 1962 in New York, NY
College: Auburn

Career AV: 97 (159th overall since 1950)

5-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 5th round (113th overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1985 23 RAM 91 15 0 15 1
1986 24 RAM 91 16 0 7.0 0 0 1 13 0 33 2
1987 25 RAM 91 9 0 6.5 1 25 1 25 14 1
1988 26 RAM LOLB 91 16 14 16.5 1 10 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 51 1 9
1989* 27 RAM LOLB 91 16 16 16.5 3 0 2 0 0 64 13
1990 28 RAM LOLB 91 15 15 13.0 4 0 4 0 0 61 7
1991 29 RAM RDE/lde 91 16 16 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 50 1 6
1992 30 RAM LLB 91 16 16 10.0 3 0 4 2 0 87 1 7
1993 31 PIT LOLB 91 16 16 12.5 3 0 3 5 0 67 11
1994*+ 32 PIT LOLB 91 16 16 14.0 1 0 3 0 0 53 16 19
1995* 33 PIT LOLB 91 16 16 9.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 34 14 10
1996*+ 34 CAR LOLB 91 16 16 14.5 2 0 3 66 1 37 14 18
1997 35 SFO 91 14 4 10.5 1 0 2 40 1 18 8 4
1998* 36 CAR LOLB 91 15 15 15.0 2 18 0 18 0 0 1 2 0 50 3 9
1999 37 CAR LLB 91 16 16 12.0 1 0 3 8 0 35 9 7
Career 228 176 160.0 5 53 1 25 23 0 26 136 2 669 64 3 124
8 yrs RAM 119 77 72.5 2 35 1 25 13 0 11 15 0 375 3 46
3 yrs CAR 47 47 41.5 2 18 0 18 3 0 7 76 1 122 26 34
3 yrs PIT 48 48 35.5 1 0 0 0 6 0 6 5 0 154 30 40
1 yr SFO 14 4 10.5 1 0 2 40 1 18 8 4

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1987 25 RAM 91 9 0 1 1 6
1988 26 RAM LOLB 91 16 14 1 2
1991 29 RAM RDE/lde 91 16 16 1 2
1992 30 RAM LLB 91 16 16 1 2
1996*+ 34 CAR LOLB 91 16 16 1 1 6
1997 35 SFO 91 14 4 1 1 6
Career 228 176 2 1 3 3 24
8 yrs RAM 119 77 1 1 3 12
3 yrs CAR 47 47 1 1 6
1 yr SFO 14 4 1 1 6

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4 Mark Jerue, John Ebersole, Ray Preston, Scott Stephen, Jerry Muckensturm, Don Burke, Eric Barton, Sanders Shiver, Frank Dempsey, James Haynes
5 Jack Reynolds, Jerry Muckensturm, Keith Brooking, Jim LeClair, Jim Youngblood, Marv Matuszak, Pat Knight, Bart Scott, Tom Catlin, Ross Brupbacher
6 Antonio Pierce, Brian M. Williams, Marv Matuszak, Eric Barton, Ken Geddes, Pete Barnes, Bart Scott, Jim Collins, Jim Youngblood, Jim LeClair
7 Stephen Boyd, Bart Scott, Shawn Barber, Tom Cousineau, Brian M. Williams, Fred Wallner, Dewey Selmon, Al Carapella, Ed McDaniel, Dwayne Rudd
8 Lance Mehl, Dave Washington, Roger Zatkoff, Dwayne Rudd, Pete Barnes, Hugh Green, Andre Collins, Frank Nunley, Cato June, Bart Scott
9 Hugh Green, Stan West, Joel Williams, Lamar Lathon, Jim Youngblood, Hardy Nickerson, Gerald Irons, Al Smith, Dave Washington, Clay Matthews
10 Dan Currie, Adalius Thomas, Keith Bulluck, Chuck Howley, Lee Roy Caffey, Pepper Johnson, Andy Russell, Rod Martin, Jack Reynolds, Clay Matthews
11 Jason Gildon, Andy Russell, Phil Villapiano, Lee Roy Caffey, Hardy Nickerson, Bryce Paup, Jessie Armstead, Jim Lynch, Jack Reynolds, Clay Matthews
12 Andre Tippett*, Charles Haley, Chuck Howley, Jessie Armstead, Jason Gildon, Greg Lloyd, Pat Swilling, Joey Porter, Wilber Marshall, Chad Brown
13 Andre Tippett*, Charles Haley, Wilber Marshall, Pat Swilling, Chad Brown, Mike Curtis, Joey Porter, Jessie Armstead, Andy Russell, Karl Mecklenburg
14 Andre Tippett*, Wilber Marshall, Charles Haley, Joe Fortunato, Hardy Nickerson, Dave Robinson, Chad Brown, Andy Russell, Dave Wilcox*, Pat Swilling
15 Andre Tippett*, Joe Fortunato, Andy Russell, Hardy Nickerson, Sam Mills, Tom Jackson, Wilber Marshall, Sam Huff*, Charles Haley, Dave Wilcox*
Career Andre Tippett*, Joe Fortunato, Andy Russell, Sam Mills, Tom Jackson, Wilber Marshall, Sam Huff*, Charles Haley, Dave Wilcox*, Chad Brown

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1989
1994
1995
1996
1998

First-Team All-Pro

1994
1996

Non-Offensive TDs

1987 NFL 1 (6)

Games

Career 228 (75)

Games Started

Career 176 (146)

Playoff Games

Career 16 (156)

Fumbles Recovered

1990 NFL 4 (8)
1992 NFL 4 (5)
1994 NFL 3 (5)
Career 26 (32)

Fumble Return Yds

1996 NFL 66 (3)
Career 136 (42)

Fumble Return TD

1996 NFL 1 (1/38)
1997 NFL 1 (3/38)
Career 2 (37)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1987 NFL 1 (2)

Sacks

1988 NFL 16.5 (2/30)
1989 NFL 16.5 (4/30)
1990 NFL 13.0 (6)
1993 NFL 12.5 (7)
1994 NFL 14.0 (1/92)
1996 NFL 14.5 (1/75)
1998 NFL 15.0 (3/58)
1999 NFL 12.0 (7)
Career 160.0 (3)

Safeties

1988 NFL 1 (2/18)
1991 NFL 1 (2/18)
1992 NFL 1 (2/18)
Career 3 (3)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1989UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
1994Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
1996Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL