Early years

Green is a graduate of Tulare (CA) Union. He totaled 61 receptions for 1,014 yards (16.6 avg.) with 12 touchdowns during his career at Tulare, where he earned first-team All-East Yosemite League honors following his senior season. He even had 13 catches for 245 yards and four touchdowns in a single game. He also lettered four years in basketball and another in track & field, where he ran the 200-meter dash in 12.00 seconds, cleared 13.05 meters (42-6 ft) as a triple jumper and even threw the shot put (top-throw of 15.02m or 49-2 ft).

College career

Green played 50 career games (34 starts) at the University of Nevada and totaled 72 receptions for 939 yards (13.0 avg.) with 11 touchdowns while helping the Wolf Pack rank fifth in the nation with 500.2 total yards per game from 2007-10. He recorded a personal-best 35 catches for 515 yards (14.7 avg.) with five touchdowns in his senior campaign to earn first-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors. He was named the Nevada Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year as a junior in 2009 in addition to being selected to the All-WAC second team.

Year	School	Class	Position	Games	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD
2008	Nevada	SO	TE	13	14	164	11.7	1
2009	Nevada	JR	TE	13	23	260	11.3	5
2010	Nevada	SR	TE	14	35	515	14.7	5

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 3 3/8 in	249 lb	33½ in	9¼ in	4.64 s	1.57 s	2.56 s	4.40 s	6.90 s	42½ in	10 ft 10 in	23 reps

Green was considered to be a top tight end prospect for the 2011 NFL Draft. At the 2011 NFL Combine he was the top tight end performer in the broad jump and vertical jump categories.

Denver Broncos

Green was picked with the 204th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos.

In March 2012, he was suspended for four games after failing a drugs test. Green began taking prescribed medication for ADHD before receiving approval from the NFL.

On December 28, 2014, Green scored his first career touchdown reception in a 47-14 win vs the Oakland Raiders.

On March 10, 2015, the Broncos re-signed Green to a three-year, $8.4 million contract.

Green won Super Bowl 50 with the Broncos after they beat the Carolina Panthers 24-10.

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