CB / DB

Darrell Green

Class of 2008

Seasons20

Interceptions54

Pro Bowls7

I

was

born

with

a

great

measure

of

speed

and

talent…But

I

also

was

born

with

desire,

the

desire

to

go

faster

every

year.

I’ve

set

it

as

a

personal

goal

and

by

preparing

harder

and

setting

my

goals

higher,

I’ve

achieved

that.

Enshrinement Speech

Career Highlights

Darrell Green, a first round draft pick (28th overall) by the Washington Redskins in the 1983 NFL Draft, enjoyed instant success in the NFL. As a rookie, he set the tone for things to come when he scored the very first time he touched the football. That touchdown came on a 61-yard punt return in a preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons. Green started all 16 regular season games during his rookie campaign and finished fourth on the team in tackles with 109 that included a team-leading 79 solo stops. He was runner-up for the Associated Press NFL Rookie of the Year Award.

Green quickly developed into a premier cornerback in the NFL and maintained his high standard of play throughout his remarkable 20-season career with the Redskins. Extremely durable, Green’s consistent play was exemplified by his recording of an interception in a record 19 straight seasons. The only year where he did not record a pickoff came during his final season in 2002.

In all, Green totaled a club record 54 interceptions for 621 yards and six touchdowns. He also added two additional touchdowns on interception returns in the post-season. Three times he recorded a career-best of five interceptions in a season (1984, 1986, and 1991). He registered a career-high three interceptions in a game against the Detroit Lions on November 15, 1987.

Known for his speed, something he never lost even as he played into his 40s, Green also had success as a punt returner. He averaged nearly 12 yards a return as he recorded 51 career returns for 611 yards. In addition, he owns the team record for longest fumble return – a 78-yard TD against the Colts in 1993.

Green played in four NFC championship games and three Super Bowls including the team’s victory in Super Bowls XXII and XXVI. In the 1987 NFC Championship Game, on a pivotal fourth-down pass play at the goal line late in the game, Green jarred the ball from Minnesota’s Darrin Nelson to secure a Redskins 17-10 victory that catapulted the team into Super Bowl XXII.

Green was named All-Pro in 1986, 1987, 1990, and 1991 and voted to seven Pro Bowls. He is also a member of the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s.

Statistics

			Interceptions
Year	Team	G	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
1983	Washington	16	2	7	3.5	0
1984	Washington	16	5	91	18.2	1
1985	Washington	16	2	0	0.0	0
1986	Washington	16	5	9	1.8	0
1987	Washington	12	3	65	21.7	0
1988	Washington	15	1	12	12.0	0
1989	Washington	7	2	0	0.0	0
1990	Washington	16	4	20	5.0	1
1991	Washington	16	5	47	9.4	0
1992	Washington	8	1	15	15.0	0
1993	Washington	16	4	10	2.5	0
1994	Washington	16	3	32	10.7	1
1995	Washington	16	3	42	14.0	1
1996	Washington	16	3	84	28.0	1
1997	Washington	16	1	83	83.0	1
1998	Washington	16	3	36	12.0	0
1999	Washington	16	3	33	11.0	0
2000	Washington	13	3	35	11.7	0
2001	Washington	16	1	0	0.0	0
2002	Washington	16	0	0	0.0	0
Career Total		295	54	621	11.5	6
Additional Career Statistics: Sacks: 1.0; Rushing: 1-6; Kickoff Returns: 1-9; Punt Returns: 51-611; Fumble Recoveries for TD: 2