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Willie Green
#85 | Wide Receiver | Miami Dolphins | Roster

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Career Notes

1997
Signed by the Denver Broncos as a free agent on Mar. 12.

1995
Signed by the Carolina Panthers as a free agent on Dec. 15 ... Team's second leading receiver with 47 catches for 882 yards (18.8 avg.) to establish career-high in both categories ... Lead the team with six TD receptions ... Combined with WR Mark Carrier to form the most productive productive receiving duo in expansion history ... Started the first five games of the season before being replaced at WR by Eric Guliford ... Had a game-high 147 yards receiving yards on four catches including a career-long 89-yard TD on Dec. 17 vs. Atlanta ... Caught a team-high six receptions for a career-high 157 yards and one TD on Nov. 12 at St. Louis.

1994
Signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a free agent on July 5 ... Played in only five games before being released by the Buccaneers.

1993
Led the Lions in yards-per-catch (16.5).

1992
Granted free agency on Feb. 1 ... Re-signed by the Lions on Aug. 11 ... Placed on the suspended list from Dec. 7 through the 14th ... Started 13 games catching 33 passes for 586 yards ... Led the team in TD receptions with five ... Scored a 73-yard TD on Nov. 5 at Pittsburgh.

1991
Saw action in all 16 games as a rookie for the Lions ... Scored his first NFL TD on Sept. 8 vs. Green Bay ... Scored a TD in five consecutive games ... Caught eight passes for 115 yards and two TDs in the NFC Divisional Playoff game on Nov. 5 vs. Dallas.

1990
Selected by the Detroit Lions in the eighth round (194th overall) of the 1990 NFL Draft ... Spent the entire season on the IR.


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