Raven Greene

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Raven Greene
Raven Greene 36 Packers training camp 2019.jpg
Greene with the Green Bay Packers in 2019
No. 36, 24
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1995-02-02) February 2, 1995 (age 29)
Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school: First Colonial
(Virginia Beach, Virginia)
College: James Madison
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:52
Forced fumbles:2
Fumble recoveries:0
Pass deflections:7
Interceptions:1
Sacks:2.5
Player stats at PFR

Raven Avery Greene (born February 2, 1995) is a former American football safety. He played college football at James Madison and signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2018. [1]

Contents

Early years

Greene attended and played high school football at First Colonial High School. [2]

College career

Greene played college football at James Madison University. [3] He played in 58 games, recording 154 tackles with 34 passes broken up and 14 interceptions.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 11+1⁄8 in
(1.81 m)		197 lb
(89 kg)		31+1⁄8 in
(0.79 m)		9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		4.51 s1.57 s2.62 s4.41 s7.08 s34.0 in
(0.86 m)		9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)		14 reps
All values from James Madison's Pro Day [4]

Green Bay Packers

On May 4, 2018, the Green Bay Packers signed Greene to a three-year, $1.71 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $3,500. [5] [6]

Throughout training camp, Greene competed against Jermaine Whitehead to be the primary backup free safety behind starter Ha Ha Clinton-Dix. [7] Head coach Mike McCarthy named Greene the third free safety on the Packers’ depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Clinton-Dix and Whitehead. [8]

Greene was inactive as a healthy scratch for the first two regular season games. On September 23, 2018, he made his professional regular season debut in a Week 3 loss to the Washington Redskins. On October 30, 2018, the Packers traded Clinton-Dix to the Redskins. [9] As a result, Greene became the primary backup free safety behind Whitehead. The Packers placed Greene on injured reserve on December 8, 2018, with an ankle injury. [10]

On September 16, 2019, Greene was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury. [11] He was designated for return from injured reserve on January 2, 2020, and began practicing with the team again. [12] He was activated on January 18, 2020, prior to the National Football Conference Championship game. [13]

In Week 9 of the 2020 season against the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday Night Football , Greene recorded his first career interception off a pass thrown by Nick Mullens during the 34–17 win. [14] He was placed on injured reserve on December 9, 2020. [15]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On May 5, 2021, Greene signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [16] He was waived/injured on August 18, 2021, and placed on injured reserve. [17] He was released on August 27. [18]

NFL career statistics

Regular season statistics
YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCombTotalAstSackIntYardsAvgLongTDPDFFFR
2018 GB 805411.000000110
2019 GB 217610.000000100
2020 GB 1004024161.511717170510
Total 2075034182.511717170720

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References

  1. ↑ Rubama, Larry (September 2, 2018). "Former First Colonial star Raven Greene earns roster spot with the Green Bay Packers". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  2. ↑ "WATCH: First Colonial grad Raven Greene breaks loose on fake punt for Packers". WTKR.com. November 12, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Raven Greene – Football". James Madison University Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Raven Greene, James Madison, FS, 2018 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". Draftscout.com. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Packers sign rookie free agents". Packers.com. May 4, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Spotrac.com: Raven Greene contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Packers' Jermaine Whitehead: Returns to practice Monday". CBSSports.com. August 20, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  8. ↑ Jones, Brian (September 30, 2018). "Packers release unofficial depth chart vs. Bills". 247sports.com. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Redskins get Ha Ha Clinton-Dix from Packers for 4th-rounder". TotalPackers.com. October 30, 2018. Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Packers sign G/T Adam Pankey to active roster". Packers.com. December 10, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Packers place S Raven Greene on injured reserve". Packers.com. September 16, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  12. ↑ Hodkiewicz, Wes (January 2, 2020). "Raven Greene hoping to contribute to Packers' playoff push". Packers.com. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Packers activate S Raven Greene from IR". Packers.com. January 18, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers – November 5th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Packers activate G Simon Stepaniak from reserve/non-football injury". Packers.com. December 9, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
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