Trent Green
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| Trent Green | |
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 Trent Green on the cover of Sports Illustrated, November 17, 2003 |
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| Date of birth | July 9, 1970 (age 36) |
| Place of birth |  Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| Position(s) | QB |
| College | Indiana |
| NFL Draft | 1993 / Round 8 / Pick 222 |
| Pro Bowls | 2004, 2006 |
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| Team(s) | |
| 1993-1994 1995–1998 1999–2000 2001–Present |
San Diego Chargers Washington Redskins St. Louis Rams Kansas City Chiefs |
Trent Jason Green (born July 9, 1970 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. Trent is married to Julie Green[1].
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[edit] College and Early NFL Years
Green played Quarterback at Indiana University. In 1993, Green was drafted as the twenty sixth pick in the eighth round and 222nd overall by the San Diego Chargers. He spent years as a backup, even being cut in 1994 by the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League, finally becoming a NFL starter in 1998 with the Washington Redskins. That year, Trent threw for 3,441 yards, 23 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. The next year, he was slated to be the starter for the St. Louis Rams, but suffered a season-ending injury in a preseason game on a hit to the knee by Rodney Harrison. Kurt Warner took over and led the Rams to the Super Bowl XXXIV championship against the Tennessee Titans. The next year, Green started the season as a backup again. He started most of the middle of the season while Warner was out with a broken hand. The Warner/Green duo led the Rams to the highest team passing yard total in NFL history, with 5,232 net yards. Due to a very poor defensive unit, the Rams were eliminated from the playoffs in the first round by the New Orleans Saints. Nine of the eleven defensive starters would be cut during the offseason. Green also left during the offseason to join the Kansas City Chiefs, who had just lost Elvis Grbac to the Baltimore Ravens.
[edit] Kansas City Chiefs
During his first season in Kansas City, Green struggled despite the presence of tight end Tony Gonzalez and running back Priest Holmes. He threw for 3,783 yards and 17 touchdowns, but also threw 24 interceptions. Due to that, Kansas City Star sports columnist Jason Whitlock dubbed him "Tr-INT" Green. Green showed marked improvement in 2002, throwing 26 touchdowns to only 13 interceptions as the Chiefs went 8-8. In 2003, Green had his breakout year, throwing for 4,039 yards, 24 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. He led the Chiefs to a 13-3 record and a first-round bye in the playoffs. However, in the divisional playoff game, they lost a 38-31 shootout to Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts. The game was notable for there being no punts by either team, a first in NFL playoff history. Green was elected to his first Pro Bowl that year. The next season, the Chiefs went 7-9 as Priest Holmes suffered a knee injury in their eighth game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Florida and missed the rest of the regular season. At the time, he was leading the league in both rushing and scoring. However, Green still had a stellar year, passing for 4,591 yards, 27 touchdowns, and 17 interceptions. His passing total was second only to Minnesota's Daunte Culpepper.
In 2005, the Chiefs, with an improved defense, improved their record to 10-6, but failed to make the playoffs. Green had another strong season in 2005, throwing for 4,010 yards (second only to New England's Tom Brady), and only throwing just 10 interceptions, his lowest season total ever. Green was elected to his second Pro Bowl following the season. With a third consecutive 4,000 yard season, Green joins Drew Bledsoe, Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, Dan Marino and Warren Moon as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to pass for more than 4,000 yards in three or more seasons during their careers. Green has the distinction of having three consecutive seasons with a QB Rating of 90.0 or better. Green has started 80 consecutive games during his first five years with the Chiefs, a Chiefs record.
Green's 2006 season was put in jeopardy by a severe concussion he suffered during the first game of the season on September 10, 2006, against the Cincinnati Bengals in Kansas City. [2]
In a bizarre confluence of events, a scrambling Green attempted to slide during a third quarter play, but was hit hard by Cincinnati defensive end Robert Geathers, who had lowered his shoulders, but instead struck the quarterback in an unusual position. [3] However, the official determined that no foul had been committed and Geathers insisted that he had tried to check up, but was pushed by Chiefs receiver Eddie Kennison. CBS announcer Randy Cross, a former offensive lineman with the San Francisco 49ers, believed the hit was unintentional and supported the officials' decision. National Football League officials took the same position and, on September 13, 2006, declined to fine Robert Geathers because he did not have complete control of his body.
Green was rendered unconscious and the game was delayed for over fifteen minutes while Green received medical attention. He reportedly regained consciousness in the tunnel and could not recall the play. According to Chiefs general manager Carl Peterson, preliminary X-rays revealed a "very, very severe concussion" and stated that Green would be out indefinitely. [4]
On Saturday, October 21, 2006 it was reported that Trent Green was cleared by doctors to return to practice. Chiefs president and general manager Carl Peterson said that this does not mean that he is cleared to play. Peterson confirmed that Green's return to practice will be in a controlled environment to see how far along he is in his recovery from a "very, very severe concussion." [5]
On November 15th, 2006, Kansas City Chiefs head coach, Herman Edwards announced that Trent Green would take back his starting quarterback job from Damon Huard who took over when Trent Green suffered a concussion. Trent has made a surprising recovery, although he has thrown an average of about two interceptions per game since his return. Since his concussion, his longest complete pass was a 35 yard touchdown pass in a game against Jacksonville. Despite his concussion, the Chiefs still made it to the playoffs this year thanks to both him and Damon Huard.
[edit] 2007 Trade talks
On February 27, 2007 Damon Huard was re-signed by the Kansas City Chiefs for $7.5 Million over 3 years. Trent Green initially denied to take a pay cut in his 2007 salary, and has been granted permission to seek a trade to another team. Teams interested include the Miami Dolphins[1] (whom offered a seventh round draft pick to the Chiefs, but the Chiefs declined, insead seeking a second round pick [1]), the Detroit Lions[1], and Cleveland Browns[1]. Green has told the Chiefs that Miami is his preference [1] being that he previously worked under both head coach Cam Cameron and quarterbacks coach Terry Shea.
[edit] External links
- Player page on NFL.com
- Trent Green's fantasy news and stats from Sandbox Fantasy News
| Preceded by Gus Frerotte |
Washington Redskins Starting Quarterback 1998 |
Succeeded by Brad Johnson |
| Preceded by Kurt Warner |
St. Louis Rams Starting Quarterback 2000 (with Kurt Warner) |
Succeeded by Kurt Warner |
| Preceded by Elvis Grbac |
Kansas City Chiefs Starting Quarterback 2001-present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs starting quarterbacks |
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| Davidson • Dawson • Adams • Fuller • Kenney • DeBerg • Krieg • Montana • Bono • Gannon • Grbac • Green |
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