in 1983. In 2007, Green was ranked No. 14 on ESPN's Top 25 Players In College Football History list. He was also named to Sports Illustrated's College Football All-Century team in 1999. Professional career Green was selected as the seventh overall pick of the first round by the Buccaneers in the 1981 NFL Draft. He was a 1982 All-Pro and 1983 All-Pro and was elected to the Pro Bowl twice in his career, in 1982 and 1983. Later in his career he suffered several injuries, including a car accident in the middle of the 1984 season for a fracture near the eye. He was traded to the Miami Dolphins in the middle of the 1985 season in exchange for their first- and second-round draft choices in the 1986 draft. In the 1985 season he was on to a career-high in sacks and ended the season getting 7.5 while playing all 16 games despite the mid-season trade. His 1986 season ended in the Week 3 classic 51–45 game against the New York Jets. In the 1st quarter, Green suffered a knee injury and was carted off the field. In Miami, Green played six more solid seasons before retiring. He was a member of Don Shula's teams which were often playoff contenders and Green was a starter on those teams, racking up 7.5 sacks in 1989, to tie a career-high, for example. References External links 1959 births Living people All-American college football players American football linebackers College Football Hall of Fame inductees Sportspeople from Natchez, Mississippi Pittsburgh Panthers football players Players of American football from Mississippi Miami Dolphins players National Conference Pro Bowl players Tampa Bay Buccaneers players