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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1973-11-25)November 25, 1973 (age 51) Gainesville, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Columbia (Lake City, Florida) | ||||||||
| College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1997: 1st round, 15th pick | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Yatil Devon Green (born November 25, 1973) is an American former professionalfootball player. A 6'2", 205 lbs.wide receiver from theUniversity of Miami, he was selected by theMiami Dolphins in the first round (15th overall pick) of the1997 NFL draft, as Miami saw him as a much-needed speed receiver to add to a solid but unspectacular group of possession wideouts.[1] He was represented by Miami-based sports agent,Drew Rosenhaus.[2]
However, on the first day of training camp, Green tore hisquadriceps muscles,anterior cruciate ligament andcartilage in his right knee.[3] Green came back the next year with Miami again pinning all of the team's downfield threat hopes on him (they did not draft, trade for, or sign any receivers with any downfield speed during the 1998 offseason), but again tore the same ACL in training camp.[4] In his third and only season playing,1999, he played in 9 games catching 18 passes for 234 yards and no touchdowns. After three years and a total of 10 surgeries on his right knee, he was cut by the Dolphins after the 1999 year. Green would be signed by theNew York Jets andOakland Raiders before the 2000 and 2001 seasons, but he made no receptions during his brief regular season tenure in New York before being released and was cut the Raiders after an unimpressive preseason. He never played in the NFL again.
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