He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in 2011, and was also a member of the New York Jets of the NFL and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL.

During his senior season, he rushed for 1,134 yards and 14 touchdowns to earn first-team All-PIL honors.

Green was considered one of the better running back prospects coming into the 2011 NFL draft.

[7] However, he was also criticized for his ball-control, lack of power, and the fact that he played in "a pass-happy 'pistol' offense featuring wide splits against porous WAC defenses" and that he "was never asked to handle a heavy workload.

During week 7, Green injured his knee (torn ACL) and missed the rest of the season, an injury that head coach Mike McCarthy called "very unfortunate".

In 2014, Green appeared in all four Jets preseason games, but was released on August 30, during final roster cuts.

[17] He played in the preseason, was released before the start of the regular season, then rejoined the team following the injury of running back C. J.

Green earned the starting role for the 2018 season, however he suffered a hand injury just prior to the start of the season,[20] requiring the Ti-Cats to convert defensive lineman Nikita Whitlock to a running back, and to sign John White.

[21] Despite being extended, and having great scoring production with 13 touchdowns in 14 regular season games played, Green was released prior to training camp.