Pro
2005: Sustained a ruptured quadriceps tendon Oct. 21 against Vikings and missed the rest of the season. ... Finished with 255 yards rushing on 77 attempts with an average of just 3.3 yards per carry, a career low. ... Longest run was 13 yards in the five games he was healthy. ... Playing in final season of five-year contract extension he signed in 2001.
2000-04: Started at halfback for the fifth straight season in Green Bay and was voted to his fourth straight Pro Bowl in 2004. ... Led the Packers in rushing (finishing fourth in the NFC) with 1,163 yards and seven touchdowns on 259 carries (4.5 avg.). Also has made 40 receptions for 275 yards and one TD. Started 15 games and was inactive one contest due to injury. Played in his 100th career NFL game at Washington (Oct. 31). Key component of offense that set team record with 6,349 total yards. Against Jacksonville (Dec. 19), surpassed the 1,000-yard mark for a fifth consecutive season and tied Jim Taylor’s franchise record (both overall and consecutive, Taylor also did it five straight years, 1960-64), finishing the contest with 1,086 yards on the year. Additionally, with his 17 carries, went over 1,500 for his career with a current total of 1,573. Has a team-high 281 receptions for his Packer career, passing No. 3 Dorsey Levens (271) and No. 2 William Henderson (currently 276) on the Packers' all-time list among backs in 2004.
Started all 16 regular season games in 2003 for the second time in three years (also in 2001), along with both playoff games. ... By rushing for 1,883 yards in 2003, Green was runner-up to Baltimore's Jamal Lewis (2,066 yards) for NFL rushing title. ... Green smashed the Packers' 41-year-old single-season rushing record held by Jim Taylor (1,474 yards in 1962). ... Finished with a team record 10 100-yard rushing games, topping the previous record of seven that he shared with Taylor. ... Twice broke the Packers' single-game rushing record over the course of the 2003 season. Rushed for 218 yards against Denver on Dec. 28, 2003. Had 192 yards rushing Nov. 10 against Philadelphia, breaking Dorsey Levens' previous record of 190 set in 1997 against Dallas. ... Helped the Packers to a team-record of 5.05 yards per carry, including 15 rushing touchdowns.
On Dec. 15, 2002, became just the third
player in Packers history to post three-or-more consecutive 1,000-yard
seasons, joining Jim Taylor (5, 1960-64) and John Brockington (3, 1971-73). ... Gained 1,240 yards (fourth in NFC) on 286 carries for a 4.3-yard avg. in 2002 despite missing two full games and sitting out the second half of two other games. ... Was second among Green Bay’s receivers with 57 catches for 393 yards in 2002. ... In 2001, was second in the NFC in both rushing yards
(1,387) and total yards from scrimmage (1,981) - both career highs (4.6 yards
per carry on his 304 rushing attempts). ... Came to Green Bay from Seattle
in an April 2000 trade. Led Packers in rushing in 2000 with a career-high
1,175 yards and 11 touchdowns, becoming just the seventh player in Packers
history to rush for 1,000 yards. Signed five-year, $17.5 million contract
extension ($5 million signing bonus) prior to 2001 season.
College
Three-year starter (1995-97) at the University of Nebraska. ... Finished
career with 3,880 rushing yards and 42 touchdowns, both totals good for
second place on the Cornhuskers' all-time list. Finished with 300 yards and 3
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