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Courtney Greene biography

Date of birth : 1986-11-23
Date of death : -
Birthplace : New Rochelle, New York
Nationality : American
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2010-11-16
Credited as : Football player NFL, safety for the Jaguars, Pro Bowl/NFL Draft player

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Courtney Greene is an American football safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League.

TRANSACTIONS: Originally selected by Seattle in the seventh round of the 2009 draft, the 247th pick overall … Waived on 9/5/09 … Signed by Jacksonville as a free agent on 9/22/09.

Second-year safety played vital role on club’s special teams as a rookie … Finished with 10 tackles in nine games … Was a seventh-round pick of Seattle and was waived on final cuts … Joined Jaguars on Sept. 22 … Has ability to play both free and strong safety spots … Four-year letterman at Rutgers and teammate of Jaguars WR Tiquan Underwood … Was first-team All-Big East selection as a senior …

2009
Played in nine games on special teams and finished with 10 tackles … Joined Jaguars prior to week three after spending the preseason with Seattle … Made NFL debut on 10/4 vs. TEN and made one tackle … Faced off against team he was drafted by on 10/11 at SEA and tallied three tackles … Finished with two tackles on 11/1 at TEN … Was inactive on 11/15 at NYJ, 12/13 vs. MIA, 12/17 vs. IND and 12/27 at NE … Totaled two tackles in season-finale on 1/3 at CLE.

COLLEGE

Four-year letterman at Rutgers, starting 51 straight games … Played both free and strong safety spots … First-team All-Big East selection as a senior after recording 87 tackles, one for a loss and two INTs … Posted over 100 tackles as a junior for the second straight season and earned second-team All-Big East honors … Led team with four INTs as a sophomore along with 92 tackles … Earned second-team All-Big East honors … Started all 12 games as a freshman and totaled 116 tackles … Named to Freshman All-America team.

PERSONAL

Single … Resides in New Rochelle, New York … Spent the 2004 season at Bridgton Academy in Maine and led the team in tackles … Attended New Rochelle High School … Rushed for 1,114 yards and 19 TDs as a senior in 2003 … Led team to Class AA state championship and earned MVP honors in the title game … Represented New York in the 2004 NY/NJ Governor’s Bowl … Earned first-team All-America honors in track and field (long jump) in the spring of 2004 … Was high school teammate of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice … Full name: Courtney Greene.

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