Nealon Greene
Greene in his final regular season start against the BC Lions
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| Date of birth | April 13, 1976 |
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| Place of birth | Yonkers, New York |
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| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | QB |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| College | Clemson |
| Hand | Right |
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| 1998 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 1999–2001 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 2002–2005 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 2006 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Records |
Eskimos Record
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Eskimos Record
Nealon Greene (born April 13, 1976) is a retired American-born Canadian football quarterback.
After spending his collegiate career with Clemson, where he became the school's career leader in passing yardage, Greene came to the Canadian Football League with the Toronto Argonauts. Greene was traded in 1999 to the Edmonton Eskimos before he could establish himself on the Argonauts, but played well enough to stay with the team for a few seasons. On July 16, 1999, Greene set a CFL record for rushing yards in a single game by a quarterback with 180 yards. He became the clear Eskimos starter in 2000 while posting a 10-8 record and second-place finish. The Eskimos would narrowly lose the west semi final to the BC Lions by a score of 34-32 after a seemingly easy but missed field goal by kicker Sean Fleming which would have sealed the win. The loss resulted in the firing of head coach Don Matthews which led to Greene losing the starting quarterback role to Jason Maas during the 2001 season. Greene was subsequently traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders with Simon Baffoe and a second round pick (offensive lineman Francois Boulianne) in the 2002 CFL Draft for offensive lineman Dan Comiskey, running back Darren Davis, and kicker Mike O'Brien.
Greene immediately became the starter in Saskatchewan starting the 2002 season improving the then woeful Roughriders to an 8-10 record, making the playoffs for the first time since their 1997 Grey Cup final appearance. In 2003 Greene would play 16 games for the Roughriders posting a 10-6 record as a starter, leading Saskatchewan to their first winning season since 1994. They would defeat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 37-21 in the first round of the postseason before losing to the Edmonton Eskimos in the western final by a score of 30-23.
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