No. 19 Toronto Argonauts | |
Date of birth | June 20, 1985 |
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Place of birth | Tampa, Florida |
Career information | |
Status | Active |
CFL status | International |
Position(s) | SB |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
College | South Florida |
Career history | |
As player | |
2007–2009 | Montreal Alouettes |
2010 | New York Jets |
2010–2016 | Montreal Alouettes |
2017–present | Toronto Argonauts |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 2013 |
CFL East All-Star | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Career stats | |
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Solomon Junior Green (born June 20, 1985) is a Canadian football slotback for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He had previously played for the Montreal Alouettes. He was signed by the Alouettes as a street free agent in 2007. He played college football at South Florida.
Green has also been a member of the New York Jets.
Green signed with the Montreal Alouettes in May 2007 following the 2007 NFL Draft. His first career Canadian Football League (CFL) reception came on June 29, 2007 against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. His first career touchdown was against the Edmonton Eskimos on October 31, 2008, which was the fifth game of his professional career. He was a member of both the 97th Grey Cup and 98th Grey Cup championship team with the Montreal Alouettes.
Six days before signing a future contract with the New York Jets on January 9, 2010, Green was listed as a "CFL player of interest to the NFL" by the Toronto Globe and Mail.
On May 18, 2010, the Jets released Green, following the first team Organized Team Activities practice of the year.
Following his release from the Jets, Green re-joined the Alouettes in time for the start of the 2010 CFL season. For the 2010 season, he recorded a career-high 10 touchdown receptions and two two-point conversions to go along with 875 receiving yards. In the 98th Grey Cup, he caught nine passes for 102 yards to help the Alouettes win their second consecutive Grey Cup championship.