Virgil Green
Green during a game in Denver in August 2011
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| No. 85 Denver Broncos | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 3, 1988 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Tulare, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Tulare (CA) Union | ||||||||
| College: | Nevada | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2011 / Round: 7 / Pick: 204 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||
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| Receptions: | 57 |
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| Receiving yards: | 616 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Virgil Leo Green (born August 3, 1988) is an American football tight end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Broncos in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nevada.
Green is a graduate of Tulare (CA) Union. He totaled 61 receptions for 1,014 yards (16.6 avg.) with 12 touchdowns during his career at Tulare, where he earned first-team All-East Yosemite League honors following his senior season. He had 13 catches for 245 yards and four touchdowns in a single game. He also lettered four years in basketball and another in track & field.
Green played 50 career games (34 starts) at the University of Nevada and totaled 72 receptions for 939 yards (13.0 avg.) with 11 touchdowns while helping the Wolf Pack rank fifth in the nation with 500.2 total yards per game from 2007-10. He recorded a personal-best 35 catches for 515 yards (14.7 avg.) with five touchdowns in his senior campaign to earn first-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors. He was named the Nevada Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year as a junior in 2009 in addition to being selected to the All-WAC second team.
Green was considered to be a top tight end prospect for the 2011 NFL Draft. At the 2011 NFL Combine, he was the top tight end performer in the broad jump and vertical jump categories.
Green was chosen in the seventh round with the 204th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos.
In March 2012, he was suspended for four games after failing a drugs test. Green began taking prescribed medication for ADHD before receiving approval from the NFL.
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