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Rasheem Green
American football player (born 1997)
Rasheem Green (born May 15, 1997) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at USC and was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft. Green has also played for the Houston Texans and Chicago Bears.
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| Born: | (1997-05-15) May 15, 1997 (age 27) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 279 lb (127 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Junípero Serra (Gardena, California) | ||||||||||
| College: | USC | ||||||||||
| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2018 / Round: 3 / Pick: 79 | ||||||||||
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Green attended Junípero Serra High School in Gardena, California. He committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football.[1]
Green played at USC from 2015 to 2017.[2][3] After his junior season in 2017, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2018 NFL Draft.[4] During his collegiate career, he had 115 tackles and 16.5 sacks.
Pre-draft
On January 13, 2018, Green announced his decision to forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2018 NFL Draft.[5] He attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed all of the combine drills, but opted to skip the bench press. Green underwent an MRI on both knees at the combine after undergoing a knee reconstruction and surgery on his ACL in the past. His MRI showed his ACL was "wavy" which caused some uneasiness among teams.[6]
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 Rasheem Green's NFL Combine Workout | |
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On March 21, 2018, Green participated at USC's pro day, but chose to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills. Green attended pre-draft visits with the New England Patriots, Detroit Lions, Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Chargers, and Los Angeles Rams. He also had private workouts with the New Orleans Saints, Houston Texans, Patriots, and Buffalo Bills. Team doctors from the Texans and Seahawks had Green undergo additional MRIs and concluded his ACL to be intact.[6][7][8] At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Green was projected to be a second or third round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked the third best defensive end in the draft by Scouts Inc. and was ranked the fourth best defensive end by DraftScout.com.[9][10]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 4+1⁄4 in (1.94 m) |
275 lb (125 kg) |
33+3⁄4 in (0.86 m) |
9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) | 4.73 s | 1.65 s | 2.75 s | 4.39 s | 7.24 s | 32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) | 23 reps | |
| All values from NFL Draft[11][12] | ||||||||||||
Seattle Seahawks
The Seahawks selected Green in the third round (79th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[13] Green was the eighth defensive end drafted in 2018.[14] On June 20, 2018, the Seahawks signed Green to a four-year, $3.57 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $912,556.[15]
On September 25, 2020, Green was placed on injured reserve with a neck injury.[16] He was activated on November 7, 2020.[17]
Houston Texans
On May 2, 2022, the Texans signed Green to a one-year contract.[18]
Chicago Bears
On April 6, 2023, Green signed with the Chicago Bears.[19]
- "Trojans' Rasheem Green commits to NFL draft". ESPN.com. January 13, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- Florio, Mike (April 26, 2018). ""Wavy" MRI at Combine forces Rasheem Green to show his knee is fine". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- "2018 NFL draft: Patriots reportedly host one of the draft's highest-upside pass rushers on a visit". patspulpit.com. April 10, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- Birkett, Mike (April 26, 2018). "17 prospects for Detroit Lions to consider on Day 2 of NFL draft". freep.com. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- "*Rasheem Green, DS #4 DE, Southern California". draftscout.com. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- "NFL Rasheem Green-ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Rasheem Green". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- "Southern California DE Rasheem Green : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- Boyle, John (April 27, 2018). "Seahawks Select USC Defensive End Rasheem Green In Third Round Of 2018 NFL Draft". Seahawks.com. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- "Spotrac.com: Rasheem Green contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- Boyle, John (September 25, 2020). "Rasheem Green Placed On IR & Other Seahawks Injury Updates From Pete Carroll". Seahawks.com.
- Boyle, John (November 7, 2020). "Seahawks Activate DE Rasheem Green, Elevate Two From Practice Squad". Seahawks.com. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- Young, Matt (May 2, 2022). "Texans add free agent edge rusher after passing on position in draft". Chron. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- Mayer, Larry (April 6, 2023). "Roster Move: Bears sign DE Rasheem Green". ChicagoBears.com.