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Born: | Kingston, Jamaica | September 24, 1969
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Career information | |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | G, OT |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Weight | 315 lb (143 kg) |
College | Indiana |
High school | Pickering |
CFL draft | 1994, round: 2, pick: 18 |
Drafted by | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
NFL draft | 1995, round: 2, pick: 53 |
Drafted by | Miami Dolphins |
Career history | |
As player | |
1995 | Miami Dolphins |
1996 | Miami Dolphins* |
1997 | Seattle Seahawks* |
1997 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
1998 | Seattle Seahawks |
1998 | Jacksonville Jaguars* |
1999–2006 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
2007 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
2008 | Toronto Argonauts |
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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CFL All-Star | 2000, 2003–2005 |
CFL West All-Star | 2000, 2001, 2003–2005 |
Awards | 2000 DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy 2003 DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy 2003 CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award |
Andrew Greene (born September 24, 1969) is a former professional Canadian football offensive tackle. Greene, a nine-year Canadian Football League (CFL) veteran, spent much of his career with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The four-time CFL all-star was named the league's top offensive lineman in 2003.
At Pickering High School in Ajax, Ontario, Greene lettered in football, basketball, rugby, and track & field.
At Indiana University Bloomington, Greene was a four-year letterman and a three-year starter. He was named twice named "Indiana's Outstanding Offensive Lineman", and as a senior, also won first-team All-Big Ten Conference honors and was a second-team All-American.
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