Eight times he was among the NFL's Top 10 sackers, leading the NFL twice. The Hockey Hall of Fame has postponed its 2020 induction weekend and celebration, originally scheduled for Nov. 16, until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Auburn)...6'3'', 247...Drafted by Rams in 5th round, 1985 … Had back-to-back seasons with career-best 16.5 sacks, 1988-89 … Recorded 4.5 sacks in 1989 finale win to clinch playoff spot for Rams … Double-digit sacks totals 10 seasons, tied for second all-time at retirement … 160 career sacks … Five Pro Bowls, First-Team All-NFL with Rams (1989), Steelers (1994) and Panthers (1996) … NFL sack titles in 1994, 1996 … NFL's All-Decade team of 1990s … Born July 31, 1962 in New York, New York. I didn’t want to let my teammates down…It was just me making a contribution and not letting my brothers down.” Los Angeles Rams & Carolina Panthers & Pittsburgh Steelers & San Francisco 49ers (Records through the 1992 season, Greene's final season with Los Angeles)(Records through the 1995 season, Greene's final season with Pittsburgh)(Records through the 2000 season, Greene's final season with Carolina) Although he did not have any starts in his second season he played in all 16 games and managed seven sacks. He led his team in sacks 11 times during his career and amassed 160 total sacks which ranked him third all-time following his retirement after the 1999 season. He captured the league sack title twice, the first time in 1994 and again in 1996.Greene, a member of the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s, played in six conference championship games and one Super Bowl. Y'all know that Brett Favre is actually No. Retrieved April 11, 2012. The only time he missed recording 10 sacks in any of his last eight seasons was when he had a team-leading nine sacks for the Steelers in 1995.He was named to the Pro Bowl five times (once with the Rams, and twice with the Steelers and Panthers). I contributed. T | St. Louis Rams I know that is what that organization really wanted me to do. Greene went to five Pro Bowls, earned first-team All-Pro selection in 1994 and 1996 and is a linebacker on the Pro Football Hall of Fame's all-decade team for the 1990s. He is in the Granite City Sports Hall of Fame in Granite City, Illinois.He played for the Rams from 1985 through 1992. He visited the Green Bay Packers where his former defensive coordinator Fritz Shurmur was employed as the defensive coordinator but they were a 4-3 team. HC | Tampa Bay Buccaneers Played in six conference championships in his 15 seasons.
September 2, 1990. LB/DE | Los Angeles Rams He also had three safeties, 26 opponent fumble recoveries, and five interceptions.• [Tied for 1st] Most Seasons Leading League, Sacks – LA Los Angeles Rams P Pittsburgh Steelers C Carolina PanthersThank you. He is considered to be one of the greatest pass rushers of all-time.He then made a final return in mid-1998, teaming with former football player During the 2008 season Greene, along with former Steeler Greene at Packers preseason training in August 2011Starting in 2013, the sack leader is officially given the Deacon Jones Award"GREENE RETURNS TO RAM DEFENSIVE FOLD" Long Beach Press-Telegram. In 1992 the Rams hired Chuck Knox as head coach. In all, Greene had double-digit sack totals ten times, a mark that put him second in the record book at the time. I appreciate it. By his fourth season he had turned into a bona fide pass rusher for the Rams as he registered a career-high 16.5 sacks. Thank you. You follow me? Greene was selected first-team All-Pro in 1989 with the Rams, in 1994 with Pittsburgh and with Carolina in 1996. ©2020 Pro Football Hall of Fame All Rights Reserved. From 1985 through 1987 Greene played on left defensive end in the Rams nickel defense and was second on the team in sacks in both 1986 and 1987. He played for the Rams from 1985 through 1992. Right where a linebacker needs to be. QB | Oakland Raiders Greene, a member of the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s, played in six conference championship games and one Super Bowl. In 1988 Greene became the starting left outside linebacker in the Rams base defense that was enhanced by defensive coordinator Fritz Shurmur's Eagle 5-Linebacker defense which …
His first sack came in 1985, in a playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys and it was in the defensive end role that the sack came. He also played basketball and was a high jumper for the track team.