41 Facts About Trent Green

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Trent Green was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the eighth round of the 1993 NFL Draft, and played for the BC Lions, Washington Redskins, St Louis Rams, Kansas City Chiefs, and Miami Dolphins.

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Trent Green grew up in St Louis, Missouri, and attended St John Vianney High School in Kirkwood, Missouri, a suburb of St Louis.

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In 1993, Trent Green was drafted as the twenty-sixth pick in the eighth round and 222nd overall by the San Diego Chargers.

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Trent Green spent a year as a backup and saw no playing time.

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Trent Green rejected a four-year, $12 million offer from the Redskins.

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On February 15,1999, Trent Green agreed to a four-year, $17.5 million contract with the St Louis Rams which included a $4.5 million signing bonus.

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In 1999, Trent Green was slated to be the starter for the Rams, but suffered a gruesome season-ending knee injury in a preseason game on a hit by Rodney Harrison of the Chargers.

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In 2000, Trent Green began the season as the backup to Warner, the reigning NFL MVP.

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Trent Green started five games in the middle of the season while Warner was out with a broken hand.

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Trent Green was traded during the offseason to the Kansas City Chiefs for the 12th overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft.

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Trent Green threw for 3,783 yards and 17 touchdowns, but threw 24 interceptions.

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Trent Green tied the record for the longest career pass play in NFL history on December 22,2002, on a pass to Marc Boerigter in a game against the San Diego Chargers.

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In 2003, Trent Green had his breakout year, throwing for 4,039 yards, 24 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions.

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Trent Green was selected to his first Pro Bowl that year.

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However, Trent Green still had a stellar year, passing for 4,591 yards, 27 touchdowns, and 17 interceptions.

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Trent Green's passing total for 2004 was second only to Minnesota's Daunte Culpepper.

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Trent Green had another strong season in 2005, throwing for 4,010 yards, and throwing just 10 interceptions, his lowest season total ever.

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Trent Green was elected to his second Pro Bowl following the season.

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Trent Green has the distinction of having four consecutive seasons with a QB rating of 90.0 or better, three of those with over 4,000 passing yards.

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Trent Green has started 80 consecutive games during his first five years with the Chiefs, a team record.

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Trent Green was rendered unconscious and the game was delayed for over fifteen minutes while he received medical attention.

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Trent Green reportedly regained consciousness in the tunnel and could not recall the play.

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On Saturday, October 21,2006, it was reported that Trent Green was cleared by doctors to return to practice.

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On November 15,2006, Kansas City Chiefs head coach, Herman Edwards announced that Trent Green would take back his starting quarterback job from Damon Huard who took over when Trent Green suffered a concussion.

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Trent Green initially was asked to take a pay cut in his 2007 salary, and had been granted permission to seek a trade to another team.

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Trent Green was not traded on draft weekend as previously expected.

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Trent Green said he would not return to Kansas City, therefore making his release possible.

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Trent Green had told the Chiefs that Miami was his preference being that he previously worked under both head coach Cam Cameron and quarterbacks coach Terry Shea.

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The draft pick would have become a fourth-round pick if Trent Green played more than 70 percent of Miami's offensive plays.

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Johnson went down in a sprawling tumble on the block at the same time Trent Green fell face-down to the turf, knocked out cold after striking Johnson's knee with his helmet.

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However, on October 20,2007, the Dolphins announced that Trent Green would be placed on injured reserve, and made Cleo Lemon their starting quarterback.

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On March 10,2008, Trent Green agreed to a three-year deal worth about $9 million with the St Louis Rams, rejoining the team he played for in 1999 and 2000.

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On September 23,2008, Trent Green was named the starter for week 4 versus the Buffalo Bills.

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Trent Green completed 17 of 32 passes for 236 yards with one interception and a quarterback rating of 64.1.

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On November 9,2008, against the Jets, Trent Green took over for Marc Bulger after Bulger was shut out by the Jets in the first half.

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Trent Green retired from professional football on June 12,2009, citing a desire to pursue a career in broadcasting.

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Trent Green believes he can still play, but the demand isn't real high out there right now and he's not the type of guy who is going to sit around for four or five months waiting for the phone to ring.

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Trent Green worked with Ian Eagle calling Thursday Night Football games on Westwood One radio and with Paul Burmeister on Kansas City Chiefs preseason broadcasts.

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In July 2012, Trent Green was named the forty-first greatest quarterback of the NFL's post-merger era, according to Football Nation.

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On November 22,2016, Trent Green was named the Big Ten's Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award winner.

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Trent Green's other son Derek, is a former SMU and Long Island University quarterback that now plays for the Stainless Steel Warriors, a team of the Italian Football League.