1. Shonn Greene was born on August 21,1985 and is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League.
31 Facts About Shonn Greene
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Shonn Greene played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, earning unanimous All-American honors and winning the Doak Walker Award and the Jim Brown Trophy in 2008.
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Shonn Greene was selected by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2009 NFL draft.
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Shonn Greene attended Winslow Township High School in Atco, New Jersey, and played for the Winslow Eagles high school football team as the starting running back and linebacker for the Eagles during his junior and senior years.
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Shonn Greene followed that with 1,378 yards and 16 touchdowns on 172 attempts as a senior earning first team all-conference and second team all-state.
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Shonn Greene recorded 191 career tackles and one interception on defense.
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Shonn Greene attended the University of Iowa, where he played for coach Kirk Ferentz's Iowa Hawkeyes football team.
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Shonn Greene missed the entire 2007 season when he left the university due to academic deficiencies.
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Shonn Greene enrolled at Kirkwood Community College, improved his grades, and returned to the university in 2008.
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Shonn Greene had a breakout season in 2008, winning the Doak Walker Award given to the nation's outstanding collegiate running back, and was recognized as a unanimous All-American.
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Shonn Greene finished the season with 1850 yards rushing and 20 touchdowns; after the Hawkeyes won the 2009 Outback Bowl on January 1,2009, in Tampa Bay, Florida, Greene announced he would enter the 2009 NFL draft.
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Shonn Greene was the only player that year to rush for over 100 yards in every game.
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On October 23,2010, Shonn Greene was named honorary captain for Iowa's game against Wisconsin.
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Shonn Greene rushed twice for six yards as well as catching an 85-yard pass before leaving due to an undisclosed rib injury.
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Shonn Greene made his regular season debut after a season-ending injury of Leon Washington during week 7 against the Oakland Raiders.
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On December 27,2009, Shonn Greene carried the ball 16 times for 95 yards in a win against the Indianapolis Colts.
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Shonn Greene carried the ball 23 times and rushed for 128 yards.
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Shonn Greene scored a 53-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, as the Jets reached their first AFC Championship game since 1998.
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Shonn Greene finished the 2009 season by playing in 14 games with 108 attempts for 540 yards and 2 touchdowns.
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Shonn Greene finished the game with 57 yards on 10 attempts.
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Shonn Greene rushed for 76 yard on 17 attempts and scored the game-closing touchdown against the Patriots in a playoff game.
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On June 5,2011, Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer announced that Shonn Greene would be the starting running back in the 2011 season, with LaDainian Tomlinson taking a 3rd down role.
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Shonn Greene got his first touchdown of the year in a Week 2 matchup between the Jacksonville Jaguars while adding 49 yards in 16 carries.
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Shonn Greene ended the year with 1,054 yards in 253 carries with 6 touchdowns.
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Shonn Greene carried the load for the Jets while playing the Redskins by rushing 88 yards and 3 touchdowns.
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On March 13,2013, Shonn Greene signed a three-year, $10 million contract with the Tennessee Titans.
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Shonn Greene finished the 2013 season with 295 yards and 4 touchdowns.
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In Week 1 of the 2014 NFL season, Shonn Greene rushed for 71 yards on 15 carries in a win against the Chiefs.
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Shonn Greene played his former team, the New York Jets, later that year and rushed for 50 yards on 15 carries in a loss.
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Shonn Greene finished the game with 94 yards on 11 carries.
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On June 16,2015, Shonn Greene was released from the Titans.