a 3–4 base defense from their traditional 4–3 base. Greene played for Capers for two years as a Steeler, and then followed Capers to Carolina when Capers was named the first head coach of the Panthers. On February 6, 2011, the Packers won Super Bowl XLV, the first time Greene had ever been part of an NFL championship team. He left the Packers in 2013 to coach high school football where his son played at Niceville High School. On January 17, 2014, it was announced that he would be stepping away from coaching "in order to spend more time with (his) wife, Tara, and (his) children, Gavin and Gabrielle". He hoped to return to coaching after his children went to college. In January 2017, the New York Jets hired Greene as their outside linebackers coach. Greene replaced Mark Collins, who was one of five assistants not brought back by head coach Todd Bowles for the 2017 season. After Adam Gase was hired in 2019, Greene was not included in the new coaching staff. Personal life and death Greene and his wife Tara had a son, Gavin, and a daughter, Gabrielle. Greene used a multi-component diet to help his performance. Greene died of a heart attack at age 58 at his home in Destin, Florida, on the morning of December 21, 2020. References External links Career stats 1962 births 2020 deaths Alabama National Guard personnel American Conference Pro Bowl players American football defensive ends American football linebackers American male professional wrestlers Auburn Tigers football players Carolina Panthers players Green Bay Packers coaches Los Angeles Rams players Military personnel from Schenectady, New York National Conference Pro Bowl players Professional wrestlers from New York (state) Sportspeople from Anniston, Alabama Sportspeople from Schenectady, New York Pittsburgh Steelers players Players of American football from New York (state) Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees San Francisco 49ers players United States Army reservists National Guard (United States) officers 100 Sacks Club