Virgil Green
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No. 85 Denver Broncos
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| Tight end | |||||||||
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Personal information
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| Date of birth: August 3, 1988 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Tulare, California | |||||||||
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Career information
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| College: Nevada | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 7 / Pick: 204 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2011 for the Denver Broncos | |||||||||
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Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
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Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2011
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Virgil Leo Green (born August 3, 1988) is an American football tight end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Broncos in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nevada.
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[edit] Professional career
[edit] Pre-draft
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 3⅜ in | 249 lb | 33½ in | 9¼ in | 4.54 s | 1.57 s | 2.56 s | 4.40 s | 6.90 s | 42½ in | 10 ft 10 in | 23 reps | ||||||||
| All values from 2011 NFL Scouting Combine.[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Green was considered to be a top tight end prospect for the 2011 NFL Draft.[1] At the 2011 NFL Combine he was the top tight end performer in the broad jump and vertical jump categories.[3]
[edit] Denver Broncos
Green was picked 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.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Virgil Green, DS #7 TE, Nevada". nfldraftscout.com. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=79806&draftyear=2011&genpos=TE. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Virgil Green". nfl.com. http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/virgil-green?id=2495288. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ^ Silva, Evan (February 26, 2011). "Nevada tight end Virgil Green creates buzz at Combine". profootballtalk.com. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/26/nevada-tight-end-virgil-green-creates-buzz-at-combine/. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
- ^ Associated Press (2012-03-09). "3 Broncos suspended for violating NFL drug policy - WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. http://online.wsj.com/article/AP9b4935427ae54309978f675087042841.html. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
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