Aaron Green (American football)

Aaron Green (born October 15, 1992) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2016. He played college football at TCU.

Aaron Green
Free agent
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1992-10-15) October 15, 1992
San Antonio, Texas
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:San Antonio (TX) Madison
College:TCU
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • USA Today High School All-American (2010)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Green attended James Madison High School. He accepted a football scholarship from University of Nebraska. He transferred to TCU after his freshman season. He sat out the 2012 season to comply with the NCAA transfer rules.

He became a starter as a junior, leading the team with 922 rushing yards and 9 touchdowns on a 7.1 per carry average. As senior, he appeared in 13 games (10 starts), finishing seventh in school history with 1,272 rushing yards on the season.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m)
203 lb
(92 kg)
4.56 s 1.54 s 2.59 s 4.04 s 6.81 s 32.5 in
(0.83 m)
10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)
18 reps
All values are from Pro Day[1]

Los Angeles Rams

Green was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Rams after the 2016 NFL Draft on May 4.[2] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Rams during final team cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[3][4] He was promoted to the active roster on December 23, 2016.[5]

On September 2, 2017, Green was waived by the Rams.[6]

Dallas Cowboys

On November 27, 2017, Green was signed to the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad.[7] He was released on December 18, 2017.

Buffalo Bills

On January 2, 2018, Green was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad.[8] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bills on January 8, 2018.[9] He was waived/injured by the Bills on May 14, 2018 and placed on injured reserve.[10] He was released with an injury settlement on May 22, 2018.

San Antonio Commanders

On August 26, 2018, Green signed with the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football.[11] He was a backup behind Kenneth Farrow until the league folded in April 2019.[12]

References

  1. "Aaron Green - Texas Christian, RB : 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. Simmons, Myles (May 4, 2016). "Rams sign 19 undrafted free agents". TheRams.com. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  3. "Rams Make 53-Man Roster Decisions". TheRams.com. September 3, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. "Rams Practice Squad Announced". TheRams.com. September 4, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  5. "Rams Place WR Bradley Marquez On I.R. & Promote Two". NFLTradeRumors.com. December 23, 2016.
  6. Han, Jamie (September 2, 2017). "Rams Announce Roster Moves". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2018.
  7. "Cowboys Sign RB Aaron Green To Practice Squad". November 27, 2017.
  8. Brown, Chris (January 2, 2018). "Bills add RB Green to practice squad". Blogs.BuffaloBills.com.
  9. Brown, Chris (January 8, 2018). "Bills sign nine practice squad players to reserve/future contracts". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018.
  10. Brown, Chris (May 14, 2018). "Bills sign tryout player Zach Olstad". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  11. "Former TCU star signs with San Antonio's new Alliance of American Football franchise". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. August 26, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  12. Michael Rothstein, Seth Wickersham (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
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