Ladarius Green

Ladarius Green (born May 29, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns and was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft.

Early life Green was born in Berlin, Germany, where his parents served in the military. He moved to Florida when he was three years old. He attended Booker T. Washington High School in Pensacola, Florida, where he played football and ran track.

College career Green attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette from 2008 to 2011. He finished his career with 149 receptions for 2,201 yards and 22 touchdowns. He began receiving comparisons to the top two tight ends in the draft, Coby Fleener and Dwayne Allen.

San Diego Chargers 2012 Green was selected in fourth round (110th overall) of the 2012 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers. On May 12, 2012, the San Diego Chargers signed Green to a four-year, $2.55 million rookie contract that also included a signing bonus of $450,900. On September 16, 2012, he made his professional regular-season debut against the Tennessee Titans and caught his first career pass on a 31-yard reception from Philip Rivers. During Week 11, he caught a season-high three passes for 25 receiving yards in a 23–30 loss to the Denver Broncos. The following week, he was credited with his first career start against the Baltimore Ravens but finished the loss without logging a statistic. He finished his rookie season with a total of four catches for 56 receiving yards, while appearing in four games and starting one.

2013 To begin his second season, Green was named the third tight end on the depth chart behind longtime veteran Antonio Gates and newly acquired free agent veteran John Phillips.

2014 Green began his third season as the backup tight end behind Antonio Gates. Although he was named the backup ahead of John Phillips, Green's role with the Chargers changed under new offensive coordinator Frank Reich, requiring him to block the majority of the time as Gates was the primary pass catching tight end.

2015 With starting tight end Antonio Gates suspended for four games, Green was temporarily assigned the starting role to begin the season in 2015. During the season opener against the Detroit Lions, Green caught five passes for 74 receiving yards and a touchdown. On October 4, 2015, he caught four passes for 53-yards and caught a 19-yard touchdown reception during a victory over the Cleveland Browns. He finished the season with a career-high 37 receptions, 429 yards receiving, and four touchdowns. Green's 226 yards after the catch ranked No. 16 among NFL tight ends in 2015. In his last season with the Chargers he started 11 games and appeared in 14. He suffered an ankle injury during the offseason and started the season on the PUP list. He was activated to the active roster on November 12, 2016.

The following day, Green made his highly anticipated regular season debut and finished the loss to the Dallas Cowboys with three catches for thirty yards. On December 4, 2016, Green caught six passes for a career-high 110 receiving yards and scored his first touchdown of the season on a 20-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger in the Steelers' 24–14 victory over the New York Giants.

Green was released by the Steelers on May 18, 2017, with a failed physical designation.

Personal life He is first cousins with offensive guard Tyronne Green, who he played with in San Diego during Ladarius's rookie season.