[2] Green received an athletic scholarship to attend Boston College, and played for their Eagles football teams from 1998 to 2001.
[6] As a rookie in 2002, Green appeared in all 16 regular season games and started ten of them, gaining 887 yards and scoring six touchdowns.
After a good start with 559 yards, Green was arrested for drunk driving and marijuana possession.
While under suspension, Green's fiancée, Asia Gray, stabbed him in the back during a domestic dispute.
On November 14, he was ejected prior to a game with the Pittsburgh Steelers for fighting with linebacker Joey Porter.
The Browns placed him on injured reserve at the end of training camp in 2006 and reached an injury settlement with Green allowing them to release him.
He worked out at his alma mater Boston College's Pro Day on March 19,[10] showing up in "great shape," bench-pressing 225 pounds 25 times and posting a 42-inch vertical leap, and also ran a 4.85 forty yard dash.