Trent Green
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Trent Green (born July 9, 1970 in Saint Louis, Missouri) is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL.
Green played football at the University of Indiana. In 1993, Green was drafted as the 26th pick in the 8th round by the San Diego Chargers. He spent years as a backup, finally becoming a starter in 1998 with the Washington Redskins. That year, Green threw for 3,441 yards, 23 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. The next year, he was slated to be the starter for the St. Louis Rams, but suffered a season-ending injury before the first game. Kurt Warner took over and led the Rams to the Super Bowl XXXIV championship against the Tennessee Titans. The next year, Green started the season as a backup again. He started most of the middle of the season while Warner was out with a broken hand. The Warner/Green duo led the Rams to the highest team passing yard total in NFL history, with 5,232 net yards. Due to a very poor defensive unit, the Rams were eliminated from the playoffs. Nine of the eleven defensive starters would be cut during the offseason. Green also left during the offseason to join the Kansas City Chiefs, who had just lost Elvis Grbac to the Baltimore Ravens.
During his first season in Kansas City, Green struggled despite the presence of offensive stars Tony Gonzalez and Priest Holmes, throwing for 3,783 yards, 17 touchdowns, and 24 interceptions. He became known as "Tr-INT" Green to his critics. Green showed marked improvement in 2002, throwing 26 touchdowns to only 13 interceptions as the Chiefs went 8-8. In 2003, Green had his breakout year, throwing for 4,039 yards, 24 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. He led the Chiefs to a 13-3 record and a first-round bye in the playoffs. They subsequently lost in a 38-31 shootout to Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts. It was the first playoff game in NFL history where there were no punts from either side. Green was elected to his first Pro Bowl that year. The next season, the Chiefs went 7-9 as Priest Holmes went on IR after 8 games. However, Green still had a stellar year, passing for 4,591 yards, 27 touchdowns, and 17 interceptions. His passing total was second only to Daunte Culpepper of the Minnesota Vikings. With a second consecutive 4,000 yard season, Green joins Peyton Manning, Dan Marino, Warren Moon, Drew Bledsoe, Brett Favre, Dan Fouts, Kurt Warner, and Steve Young as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to pass for more than 4000 yards in more than one season during their careers.
Categories: 1970 births | National Football League players | American football quarterbacks | People from Missouri
