Eric Green

Retired

New York Jets · TE

Eric Green recorded 118 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with New York Jets, Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers.

Best highlights

37.2

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

playoff games

118

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Eric Green's most significant indexed performances.

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Sep 22, 1991

8 rec · 158 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 14, 1990

4 rec · 28 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Oct 5, 1997

8 rec · 92 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Miami Dolphins vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 1, 1995

7 rec · 91 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Tennessee Titans vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 19, 1993

6 rec · 92 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Eric Green's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 158 receiving yards

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Sep 22, 1991

8 rec · 158 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 9 receptions

Baltimore Ravens vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 2, 1997

9 rec · 80 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 3 receiving touchdowns

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 14, 1990

4 rec · 28 rec yds · 3 rec TD

Career high: 13 targets

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 26, 1993

7 rec · 119 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Eric Green's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1980–1991

Eric Green

John Stallworth

Rod Woodson

The old champions fade while defense reloads

Pittsburgh Steelers · After the dynasty

Pittsburgh remained competitive as its Hall of Famers retired and Woodson became the versatile star of a new defensive generation.

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Franchise era

1992–2006

Eric Green

Jerome Bettis

Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

1983–1999

Eric Green

Dan Marino

Mark Clayton

The quickest release in football rewrites passing

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Marino shattered records immediately and kept Miami relevant for seventeen seasons, though his lone Super Bowl came in year two.

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Franchise era

1996–1999

Eric Green

Ray Lewis

Jonathan Ogden

A new franchise drafts its defensive spine

Baltimore Ravens · The Baltimore foundation

The Ravens used their first draft to select Lewis and Ogden, giving a young franchise two Hall of Fame pillars before the wins arrived.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

Eric Green

Curtis Martin

Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Eric Green

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Pittsburgh Steelers · After the dynasty

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Baltimore Ravens · The Baltimore foundation

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

NFL appearances

Eric Green

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Career highs

Franchise eras

Pittsburgh Steelers · After the dynasty

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Miami Dolphins · The Marino years

Baltimore Ravens · The Baltimore foundation

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Career accomplishments

Team history

NFL appearances

Career accomplishments

Team history