Eric Green - #86 - TE - Liberty - Profile

PRO: A big strong TE, who produces both blocking and receiving ...the 2-time Pro Bowler in 1993-94 with PIT, has played in 98 games, started 85 ...had 355-4,353-34 TO for his career ...1998: played and started 12 games...finished 4th on the team with 34 receptions for 422 receiving yards...caught at least 2 passes in all 12 games...caught 3 passes for 54 yards and played in his 100th NFL game of his career in game 1 vs. PIT...led the team with 4 catches for 57 yards and a 20-yard TO game 2 at NYJ...had a big day with 3 receptions for 79 yards and a 56-yard reception which was the 2nd longest of his career in game 3 at JAX...had 2 catches for 24 yards in game 4 vs. CIN...recorded 2 catches for 26 yards, but suffered a ruptured air sac in his lung when he fell on the ball in game 5 vs. TEN...was IA in game 6 at PIT and game 7 at GB due to his lung injury...showed his toughnes dislocating his finger, having surgery, and playing in a cast just 4 days the game...did an outstanding job of blocking allowing Priest Holmes to rush for a team-record of 227 yards in game 11 at CIN...had 4 catches for 28 yards in game 13 at TEN...1997: played in all 16 games for the first time since 1993, starting all but the season opener vs. Jack. (8/31), and established a career high in receptions with 65, for 601 yards and 5 TD...reception total was the 3rd-most among NFL tight ends (behind Shannon Sharpe's 72 and Ben Coates' 66) tied with Derrick Alexander for 2nd-most catches on team (14th in the AFC) opened the season with 4 catches for 41 yards in game 1 vs.JAX...notched 4 receptions for 35 yards and a 19-yard TO to seal a 23-10 win, in game 2 vs. CIN...led the team with 6 receptions, for 71 yards in game 3 at NYG...his 29 yards receiving moved him over 3,500 career receiving yards in game 5 at SD...tied a career high, 8 receptions for a team-high 92 yards in game 6 vs. PIT...set a career high and tied a team record with 9 receptions for 80 yards in game 9 at NYJ...went 3-59 and posted his 3rd TO of the season in game 13 at JAX...caght a 37-yard TO, his 4th of the season in game 15 vs. TEN...closed his season with a stellar 7-62-1 TO in game 16 at CIN...1996: played in just 6 games, started 3...was IA for the final 3 games of the season and missed 7 due to that nagging knee injury...underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair left knee after the season (1/11/97) ...finished the season with 15 receptions for 150 yards and a TD...saw his 1st action as a Raven, with 3 catches for 30 yards in game 7 at DEN...went 3-10 in game 8 vs. STL...hauled in 2 receptions for 26 yards in game 11 at SF scored his 1st TO with BAL, against 1 of his former teams in game 13 vs. PIT 1995: played and started 14 games and 1 in the postseason for Dolphins ...recorded 43 receptions for 499 yards and 3TDs (4th -best reception total among tight ends in Dolphins' history)... had a season-high 7 catches for 91 yards and 1 TO in game 4 at CIN...suffered a knee injury in game 6 at NO after catching a 31-yard TO pass from Bernie Kosar...underwent arthroscopic knee surgery to repair cartilage and missed only2 games... did not catch a pass in the playoffs at BUF...