# Lyle Green > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lyle_Green > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Lyle_Green.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyle_Green > Source revision: 1332356097 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1976)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox CFL biography | name = Lyle Green | image = LyleGreen.jpg | alt = | caption = Green in 2009 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|02|04}} | birth_place = [Kitchener, Ontario](/source/Kitchener%2C_Ontario), Canada | death_date = | death_place = | team = | number = 28 | status = Active | import = no | position1 = [Fullback](/source/Fullback_(American_football)) | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 220 | college = [Toledo](/source/University_of_Toledo) | CFLDraftedYear = 2001 | CFLDraftedRound = 1 | CFLDraftedPick = 3 | playing_years1 = 2001–2009 | playing_team1 = [BC Lions](/source/BC_Lions) | playing_years2 = 2011 | playing_team2 = [Calgary Stampeders](/source/Calgary_Stampeders) | career_highlights = * [Grey Cup](/source/Grey_Cup) champion ([2006](/source/94th_Grey_Cup)) | CFL-archive = https://web.archive.org/web/20111024220318/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/200 }} '''Lyle Green''' (born February 4, 1976, in [Kitchener, Ontario](/source/Kitchener%2C_Ontario)) is a former [gridiron football](/source/gridiron_football) [fullback](/source/Fullback_(American_football)). He was a member of the [BC Lions](/source/BC_Lions) and [Calgary Stampeders](/source/Calgary_Stampeders). Green went to the [University of Toledo](/source/University_of_Toledo). With the Lions he is number 28. Green is 6'1" and weighs 217 lbs. He was drafted by the Lions in the [2001 CFL draft](/source/2001_CFL_draft) (1st round, 3rd overall{{Cite web| url=https://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=page&id=99| title=2001 CFL Canadian Draft| publisher=CFL.ca}}). In the [2002 CFL season](/source/2002_CFL_season), Green had career-highs in rushing yards (343, also his only 100+ rushing yard season), touchdowns (3, has only 4 in his career) and carries (60). In the [2004 CFL season](/source/2004_CFL_season), he recorded a career-high in receptions (22) and had 248 receiving yards. In the [2005 CFL season](/source/2005_CFL_season), Green was one of 9 players on BC's offense to start all 18 games. He also had a career-high in receiving yards (261) and recorded the first receiving touchdown of his career. In 2006, Green had career-lows in rushing yards (31), receiving yards (35) and average yards in receiving (5.8), but did have a career-high in average yards in rushing (15.5) and helped the Lions win the [94th Grey Cup](/source/94th_Grey_Cup). On June 8, 2009, Green was officially moved to the slotback position by head coach and general manager [Wally Buono](/source/Wally_Buono). This was partly to fill the void left by [Jason Clermont](/source/Jason_Clermont) leaving the Lions to play in Saskatchewan and also to let younger players like [Rolly Lumbala](/source/Rolly_Lumbala) and [Alexis Bwenge](/source/Alexis_Bwenge) have a shot to play in the Lions backfield.{{cite news|url=https://theprovince.com/sports/football/bc-lions/Green+looking+like+backup+slotback+moment+least/1673510/story.html|title=Green looking like a backup slotback, for moment at least|last=Ullrich|first=Lowell|date=2009-06-08|publisher=The Province|accessdate=2009-06-08|archive-date=2019-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213235727/https://theprovince.com/sports/football/bc-lions/Green+looking+like+backup+slotback+moment+least/1673510/story.html|url-status=dead}} With the emergence of [Jamall Lee](/source/Jamall_Lee), [Andrew Harris](/source/Andrew_Harris_(Canadian_football)) and [Jerome Messam](/source/Jerome_Messam) as Canadian [fullback](/source/Fullback_(American_football))s, Green was released on June 24, 2010.http://www.bclions.com/article/lions-release-green-and-toney {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630150435/http://bclions.com/article/lions-release-green-and-toney |date=2010-06-30 }} Lions release Green and Toney Green finished 14th on the all-time list for games played by a BC Lion, with 161 games, which was also the most for a [running back](/source/running_back) with the club. In July 2011, Green returned to the CFL, signing with the Calgary Stampeders.https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/teams/story/?id=372039&hubname=cfl-stampeders {{Dead link|date=February 2022}} He made 3 special teams tackles {{Cite web |url=http://www.stampeders.com/statistics/league/stat/Sptackles/year/2011/type/reg/team/calgary |title=Special Teams Tackles 2011 | Statistics | Calgary Stampeders |access-date=2013-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610194354/http://www.stampeders.com/statistics/league/stat/Sptackles/year/2011/type/reg/team/calgary |archive-date=2015-06-10 |url-status=dead }} while playing in 13 games. == Notes == {{Reflist}} == External links == *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100104120405/http://bclions.com/roster/show/id/200 BC Lions bio] (archived) {{94th Grey Cup}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Lyle}} Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:BC Lions players Category:Canadian football slotbacks Category:Players of Canadian football from Ontario Category:Sportspeople from Kitchener, Ontario Category:Toledo Rockets football players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Lyle Green](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyle_Green) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyle_Green?action=history)). 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