Morlon Greenwood

Morlon O'Neil Greenwood (born July 17, 1978) is a Jamaican-American former professional football linebacker.

Early life Greenwood attended Freeport High School and participated in both football and wrestling. At first, he was a wrestling athlete who had won the Empire State Games in the freestyle division as a sophomore and as a junior as well as the Greco-Roman division as a junior. An assistant wrestling coach Russ Cellan (who was also the head football coach) then convinced him to play football as a junior. As a senior, in football, he was an All-County and an All-State pick. As a senior wrestler in 1996, he defeated Isaiah Kacyvenski of Union-Endicott High School for the state championship in the 215-lb. class.

College career Greenwood played collegiate at Syracuse University where he started 48 consecutive games at linebacker. As a red shirt freshman, he recorded 64 tackles and two quarterback sacks while being named to the Freshman All-American second-team choice by The Sporting News. During his sophomore year, he made 55 tackles and 3 sacks. As a junior for the Orange, Greenwood collected 91 tackles along with one sack, which was against Michigan quarterback Tom Brady. Being named co-captain his senior year, he had a career high 98 tackles while being named to the 2000 All Big East First-team along with teammates Dwight Freeney and. He graduated from Syracuse with a bachelor's degree in Health and Exercise Science.

Professional career Greenwood was selected in the third round with the 88th overall pick in the 2001 NFL draft by the Miami Dolphins. He played four years with Miami including a 2004 season in which he recorded 108 tackles for the Dolphins. In 2005, as a free agent, he signed a five-year contract with the Houston Texans which was worth $22.5 million and featured a $7 million signing bonus. His career with the Texans was highlighted by a 2007 season where he posted 118 tackles. In 2009, he had a brief period with the Oakland Raiders. Morlon Greenwood, a graduate of Freeport High School, was inducted in the inaugural Nassau County High School Athletics Hall of Fame. The class of 6 included notable athletes from Nassau County on Long Island such as Jay Fiedler of the Miami Dolphins and fellow Syracuse alum and NFL Hall of famer Jim Brown. The induction ceremony took on September 30, 2015, in Long Island, New York.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2001 MIA 14 12 58 30 28 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2002 MIA 16 13 57 37 20 1.0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2003 MIA 16 11 75 50 25 0.5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2004 MIA 16 15 108 65 43 0.0 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2005 HOU 16 16 112 82 30 2.0 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 0 2006 HOU 16 16 111 85 26 1.0 5 1 0 0 0 3 2 3 15 0 2007 HOU 16 15 119 91 28 1.0 3 1 3 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 2008 HOU 15 10 45 31 14 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Career 125 108 685 471 214 7.0 31 2 3 0 3 20 3 5 15 0

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2001 MIA 1 1 7 4 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 1 1 7 4 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player profile Greenwood was known mainly for his superb level of strength and conditioning. During his pro day at Syracuse, he posted a 4.47 40 yard dash time, a 415-pound bench press, a 685-pound squat, and a 350-pound power clean. In addition, he was named a 2002 National Strength Coaches Association All American. He was also known for his awareness on the field, having 4 straight NFL seasons of over 100 tackles.