Chaz Green (born April 8, 1992) is an American former professional

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player who was an

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in the

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(NFL). He was selected by the

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in the third round of the

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. He played

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for the

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. He was also a member of the

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and

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Early life

Green attended Tampa Catholic High School, where he was a starter at

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. As a junior, he was named second-team FSWA 2A all-state. As a senior, he helped his team earn a Florida 2B Runner-Up finish with an 11–2 record and rush for over 3,000 yards. He was rated the No. 6

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man in the nation.

College career

Green committed to the

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over Ohio State, Georgia, Tennessee and USC as a 4-star recruit. He redshirted the 2010 season, after dressing for 12 games but not recording a play. In 2011, he started the first 8 games at right tackle before injuring his ankle and missing 4 games. Green earned Freshman

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honors. As a sophomore, he recorded 10 starts, but missed two games due to injury. He missed the entire 2013 season after suffering a torn labrum prior to the opener. The next year, he started 11 games, playing both right (9 games) and

(2 games) positions.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Green was selected by the

in the third round (91st overall) of the

, after dropping because of durability issues. After injuring his hip during organized team activities, he had surgery on June 16, which caused him to miss all of

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and start the season on the physically unable to perform list. Although he was activated on December 3 from the physically unable to perform list, he was declared inactive in the last 5 games of the season. In 2016, he was the backup swing tackle on what was considered the best

in the NFL. He started at

against the

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and the

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in place of an injured Tyron Smith. He suffered a sprained foot against the 49ers that held him out several weeks, before developing a herniated disk. He underwent surgery and was placed on the

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on December 16, finishing with a total of 12 missed games. In 2017, Green was seen as the potential starter at right tackle after Doug Free retired, but because he wasn't available during OTAs while recovering from his previous back injury, it opened the door for La'el Collins to move from

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to tackle and earn the starter position. Green was then given the starting left guard role, to replace Ronald Leary who left in free agency. On July 31 a week into

, he suffered a strained rotator cuff in practice, forcing him to miss 15 days. He started the first three contests of the season at left guard, until missing the Friday practice before the

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game with a hip bursitis, giving

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a chance to secure the starting position. Green returned to the backup swing tackle role for the next contests. In Week 8 against the

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, he played the final six snaps at

in place of an injured Tyron Smith. He was named the starter at

the next game against the

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, but allowed four sacks to

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Adrian Clayborn and was replaced in favor of Byron Bell, who ended up giving one more sack. Even though the Cowboys coaches were criticized for not adjusting the game plan to stop Clayborn, Green never recovered from the debacle and did not play another snap for the rest of the season. In 2018, with the signing of

Cameron Fleming in free agency, Green was asked to concentrate on playing right tackle, but struggled in preseason games as the backup to Collins. As in previous seasons, he also had to fight through bouts of dehydration during

, that forced him to leave practices early on different occasions with cramping. He was released by the Cowboys on September 1, 2018.

New Orleans Saints

On October 24, 2018, Green was signed by the

. He was released on November 21, 2018.

Oakland Raiders

On November 27, 2018, Green was signed by the

. He started in Week 15 for the Raiders game against the Bengals. On March 15, 2019, Green re-signed with the Raiders. On May 28, 2019, the Raiders cut Green.

Denver Broncos

On June 3, 2019, Green was signed by the

. He was released on August 31, 2019.

Indianapolis Colts

On December 30, 2019, Green signed a reserve/future contract with the

. On September 6, 2020, he was released, but was re-signed to the active roster later that same day. He appeared in 15 games (one start), missing one contest with a back injury.

Pittsburgh Steelers

On July 20, 2021, the

signed Green to a one-year contract. He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the

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the next day. On September 27, Green was promoted to the active roster. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Steelers on January 21, 2022. On August 30, 2022, Green was waived by the Steelers.

References

External links

Florida Gators bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Chaz Living people 1992 births Players of American football from Tampa, Florida American football offensive guards American football offensive tackles Florida Gators football players Dallas Cowboys players New Orleans Saints players Oakland Raiders players Denver Broncos players Indianapolis Colts players Pittsburgh Steelers players Tampa Catholic High School alumni