Darrell Greene

For the cornerback, see Darrell Green.
Darrell Greene
No. 78, 72, 69
Position:Offensive guard
Personal information
Born: (1992-10-29) October 29, 1992
Decatur, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:325 lb (147 kg)
Career information
High school:Freedom (Oakley, California)
College:San Diego State (2011–2015)
NFL draft:2016: undrafted
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Stats at CFL.ca

Darrell Greene (born October 29, 1992) is an American former football offensive guard. He played college football at San Diego State. He was on the practice squads of the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL), winning Super Bowl LII with the Eagles. He also played for the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football (AAF).

Early life

Darrell Greene was born on October 29, 1992, in Decatur, Georgia.[1] He played high school football at Freedom High School in Oakley, California, earning first-team All-Bay Valley Athletic League (BVAL) and BVAL lineman of the year honors his senior year.[1] [2] He also played basketball in high school, leading the team in rebounds as a senior while garnering all-league recognition.[1]

College career

Greene played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs of San Diego State University from 2012 to 2015.[3] He was redshirted in 2011, and played in two games in 2012.[1] He appeared in all 13 games, starting 12, during the 2013 season.[1] Greene started all 13 games at right guard in 2014 and was named honorable mention All-Mountain West.[1] He missed the first six games of his senior year due to a marijuana suspension imposed by the NCAA.[4] He then returned to start the final seven games of his senior year.[4][5] He majored in social science at San Diego State.[1] Greene was invited to the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl after his senior season.[6]

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
6 2 3⁄4 321 lb
(146 kg) 		31 5⁄8 9 5⁄8 5.20 s 1.83 s 3.02 s 4.98 s 8.07 s 21.5 in
(0.55 m)		 8 ft 2 in
(2.49 m)		 28 reps
All values from NFL Combine.[7]

Philadelphia Eagles (first stint)

Greene had private workouts with the Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles, Indianapolis Colts, San Francisco 49ers, and Houston Texans prior to the 2016 NFL draft.[4] After going undrafted, Greene signed with the Eagles.[8][9] His deal with the Eagles was reported to be the biggest guarantee to any undrafted free agent in the NFL at $105,000.[10][11][12] After failing to make the active roster, he was signed to the Eagles practice squad on September 27, 2016.[13][14] He was signed and cut by the Eagles twice more before signing a reserves/futures contract with the organization on January 2, 2017.[15] Greene was later released on September 2, 2017.[16]

Green Bay Packers

Greene was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad on September 13, 2017.[17] He was released by the Packers on October 30, 2017.[18]

Philadelphia Eagles (second stint)

Greene was re-signed to the Eagles practice squad on December 8, 2017, and was on the practice squad when the Eagles defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII, giving Greene his first Super Bowl.[19][20] He was released on September 1, 2018.[16]

San Diego Fleet

Greene was signed to the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) on October 26, 2018.[21] He played in two games for the Fleet during the 2019 season.[22] He was let go by the Fleet when the AAF folded operations in April 2019.[23]

Calgary Stampeders

Greene signed with Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League on May 10, 2019, but was released before the Stampeders finished the 2019 preseason.[24][25]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "#72 Darrell Greene". San Diego State University. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  2. ^ Szymanski, Kyle (May 12, 2016). "NFL Philadelphia Eagles sign Freedom High School grad". Brentwood Press. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Darrell Greene College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  4. ^ a b c "Texans have seen Greene". The Houston Chronicle. April 13, 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  5. ^ Kenney, Kirk (October 21, 2015). "Aztecs' OL Greene makes impact in return". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  6. ^ Smith, Nate (Mar 22, 2016). "Former Freedom High School Falcon is a sleeper in upcoming NFL draft". Brentwood Press. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Darrell Greene". NFL Combine Results. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  8. ^ "SDSU's NFL Draft streak snapped, Slater signs with Jaguars". The Daily Aztec. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  9. ^ Kasinitz, Aaron (August 31, 2017). "Players on bubble sweating final days". The Express-Times. pp. B1, B2. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  10. ^ Gil Brandt [@Gil_Brandt] (May 5, 2016). "Biggest UDFA bonus: OT Leonard Wester (TB) $20k Top guarantees: G Durrell Green (PHI) $105k ($5k bonus, $100k 2016 base) Thanks @corryjoel" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Interesting notes on the Eagles' 2016 undrafted rookie free agent signings". Bleeding Green Nation. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  12. ^ Gowton, Brandon Lee (2016-05-31). "Eagles rookie guard Darrell Greene is an aggressive and powerful blocker". Bleeding Green Nation. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  13. ^ Philadelphia Eagles [@Eagles] (September 27, 2016). "Roster Move: #Eagles re-sign G Darrell Greene to the practice squad and release CB JaCorey Shepherd from the practice squad" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Eagles re-sign Darrell Greene to practice squad, release JaCorey Shepherd". PHILLY SPORTS NETWORK. 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  15. ^ "Philadelphia Eagles Sign Eight Players To Futures Contracts". Philadelphia Magazine. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Darrell Greene Transactions". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  17. ^ "Packers sign G/T Adam Pankey to active roster, G Darrell Greene to practice squad". Green Bay Packers. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Packers sign Joe Kerridge to practice squad, release Darrell Greene". CBS58. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  19. ^ "Philadelphia Eagles make more changes to the practice squad". Bleeding Green Nation. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Darrell Greene Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  21. ^ "San Diego Fleet Signs Two More Former Aztecs". Times of San Diego. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  22. ^ "DARRELL GREENE". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  23. ^ "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  24. ^ "GREENE AND JOHNSON ADDED TO O-LINE". Calgary Stampeders. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  25. ^ "Stampeders Release Two". OurSportsCentral. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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