Raven Greene

Raven Greene
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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
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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

Early life

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
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
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 s 1.57 s 2.62 s 4.41 s 7.08 s 34.0 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
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Total Ast Sack Int Yards Avg Long TD PD FF FR
2018 GB 8 0 5 4 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2019 GB 2 1 7 6 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2020 GB 10 0 40 24 16 1.5 1 17 17 17 0 5 1 0
Total 20 7 50 34 18 2.5 1 17 17 17 0 7 2 0

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.
  16. ^ Alper, Josh (May 5, 2021). "Buccaneers sign Raven Greene, Joseph Jones". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  17. ^ Goodall, Zach (August 19, 2021). "Buccaneers Waive Greene, Claim Offensive Lineman". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  18. ^ Goodall, Zach (August 27, 2021). "Report: Buccaneers Release DB Raven Greene With Injury Settlement". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 2, 2024.