Howard Green

Howard Green Jr. (born January 12, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) from 2002 to 2011. He played college football at Southwest Mississippi Community College from 1998 to 1999 and then for the LSU Tigers from 2000 to 2001. He was selected by the Houston Texans in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL draft but was waived before the start of the 2002 season. Green played in the NFL for five teams: the Baltimore Ravens, New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets, and Green Bay Packers, while also being an offseason member of the Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, and Washington Redskins, and spent time on the Texans active roster in 2002. In Super Bowl XLV against the Pittsburgh Steelers, which the Packers won 31–25, Green hit quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's arm, forcing an interception that was returned for a touchdown.

Early life Howard Green Jr. was born on January 12, 1979, in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. As an offensive lineman his junior year in 1996, he earned Class 3A all-state honors and also recorded 72 tackles and eight sacks, earning an all-district mention on defense. He officially signed with the team on June 20, 2002, but was waived on September 2, 2002, before the start of the regular season.

On September 3, 2002, Green was signed off waivers by the Baltimore Ravens and played in one game for the Ravens that season, recording no statistics, before being released on October 29, 2002. Green re-signed with the Texans on March 24, 2003. He was waived/injured on August 26 and reverted to injured reserve the next day before being waived by the Texans on August 29, 2003.

Green signed a reserve/future contract with the Miami Dolphins on January 5, 2006, and was waived by the Dolphins on August 29, 2006, before the start of the season. That season, he appeared in 13 games during the 2008 regular season, recording 17 solo tackles, four assisted tackles, one sack and one forced fumble. It was reported that he would compete for the starting job at nose tackle. Green was released on September 30 but re-signed on October 4. Green appeared in a career-high 16 games, starting five, for the Packers in 2011, totaling three solo tackles and eight assisted tackles. Howard's hobbies include going to car shows and fishing. In 2011, Green started a trucking company in Louisiana. Green has also spent time as a youth football coach at the Pro Football Combine Camp at Nicholls State University.