Lyle Green (born February 4, 1976, in
Kitchener, Ontario
Kitchener is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario, about west of Toronto. It is one of three cities that make up the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and is the regional Administrative centre, seat. Kitchener was known as Berlin until a ...
) is a former
fullback. He was a member of the
BC Lions
The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division (CFL), West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and play their home games at BC Place.
The Lions playe ...
and
Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division (CFL), West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium a ...
.
Green went to the
University of Toledo
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. With the Lions he is number 28. Green is 6'1" and weighs 217 lbs and was drafted by the Lions in the
2001 CFL Draft (1st round, 3rd overall).
In the
2002 CFL season
The 2002 CFL season is considered to be the 49th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 45th Canadian Football League season.
CFL news in 2002
On March 19, Michael Lysko was relieved of his duties as CFL Commiss ...
, Green had career-highs in rushing yards (343, also his only 100+ rushing yard season), touchdowns (3, has only 4 in his career) and carries (60). In the
2004 CFL season
The 2004 CFL season is considered to be the 51st season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 47th Canadian Football League season.
CFL News in 2004
Neil Payne retired from his position as Director of Officiating in F ...
, he recorded a career-high in receptions (22) and had 248 receiving yards. In the
2005 CFL season
The 2005 CFL season is considered to be the 52nd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 48th Canadian Football League season.
CFL News in 2005
New ownership groups took control of two CFL franchises in the 2005 ...
, Green was one of 9 players on BC's offense to start all 18 games. He also had a career-high in receiving yards (261) and recorded the first receiving touchdown of his career.
In 2006, Green had career-lows in rushing yards (31), receiving yards (35) and average yards in receiving (5.8), but did have a career-high in average yards in rushing (15.5) and helped the Lions win the
94th Grey Cup
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.
On June 8, 2009, Green was officially moved to the slotback position by head coach and general manager
Wally Buono
Pasquale "Wally" Buono (born February 7, 1950) is a Canadian ex-football coach currently working as the vice president of football operations, alternate governor and the former head coach of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL), a ...
. This was partly to fill the void left by
Jason Clermont leaving the Lions to play in Saskatchewan and also to let younger players like
Rolly Lumbala and
Alexis Bwenge
Alexis Bwenge (born October 19, 1981) is a Canadian former fullback. He most recently played for the Canadian Football League's BC Lions. Bwenge was drafted by the Lions (1st round, 8th overall) in the 2005 CFL Draft. Bwenge first signed with ...
have a shot to play in the Lions backfield.
With the emergence of
Jamall Lee
Jamall Lee (born March 13, 1987) is a Canadian former professional football running back who played three seasons for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL) ...
,
Andrew Harris and
Jerome Messam as Canadian
fullbacks, Green was released on June 24, 2010. Green finished 14th on the all-time list for games played by a BC Lion, with 161 games, which was also the most for a
running back
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with the club.
In July 2011, Green returned to the CFL, signing with the Calgary Stampeders. He made 3 special teams tackles
while playing in 13 games.
Notes
External links
BC Lions bio(archived)
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1976 births
Living people
BC Lions players
Canadian football slotbacks
Players of Canadian football from Ontario
Sportspeople from Kitchener, Ontario
Toledo Rockets football players