Raven Avery Greene (born February 2, 1995) is an American former professional

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. He played

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and signed with the

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as an

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in 2018.

Early life

Greene attended and played

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College career

Greene played

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. He played in 58 games, recording 154

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with 34 passes broken up and 14

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Professional career

Green Bay Packers

On May 4, 2018, the

signed Greene to a three-year, $1.71 million contract that includes a

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of $3,500. Throughout

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, Greene competed against

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to be the primary backup

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behind starter Ha Ha Clinton-Dix. Head coach

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named Greene the third free safety on the Packers’ depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Clinton-Dix and Whitehead. Greene was inactive as a healthy scratch for the first two regular season games. On September 23, 2018, he made his professional regular season debut in a Week 3 loss to the

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. On October 30, 2018, the Packers traded Clinton-Dix to the Redskins. As a result, Greene became the primary backup free safety behind Whitehead. The Packers placed Greene on

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on December 8, 2018, with an ankle injury. On September 16, 2019, Greene was placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury. He was designated for return from injured reserve on January 2, 2020, and began practicing with the team again. He was activated on January 18, 2020, prior to the

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Championship game. In Week 9 of the 2020 season against the

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on ''

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'', Greene recorded his first career

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off a pass thrown by

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during the 34–17 win. He was placed on injured reserve on December 9, 2020.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On May 5, 2021, Greene signed with the

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. He was

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on August 18, 2021, and placed on injured reserve. He was released on August 27.

NFL career statistics

References

External links

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James Madison Dukes bio
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