Kevin Greene
Encyclopedia
Kevin Darwin Greene is a former American football
linebacker
who played in the National Football League
for 15 years and who retired after the 1999 NFL season
. Greene is currently the outside linebackers coach for the Green Bay Packers
.
as a walk-on at Auburn University
, and in 1984 won the Zeke Smith
Award as Defensive Player of the Year. He had 69 career tackles
as an outside linebacker and 11 sacks
his senior year where he led the Southeastern Conference
. He was selected by the Birmingham Stallions
in the 1985 United States Football League
Territorial Draft and later selected by the Los Angeles Rams
of the National Football League in the fifth round (113th overall) of the NFL Draft the same year
. He earned a degree in Criminal Justice
at Auburn. He completed ROTC while at Auburn and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Alabama Army National Guard and during the off season, he graduated from the RC-1-86 Armor Officer Basic Course, Fort Knox, KY.
. That total included 4½ sacks against the San Francisco 49ers
' Joe Montana
in a key late-season game that the Rams had to win order to make the playoffs which they did.
The following year Greene made All-Pro
in 1989 and was named to the Pro Bowl
for the first time with his second consecutive season of 16½ sacks (4th in the NFL). After a 39-day holdout, Greene signed a 3-year $2.5 million contract with the Rams His 13 sacks (tied for 6th in the NFL) in 1990 gave him 46 sacks for that three-year period, the most of any player. In 1991 the Rams changed defenses and defensive coordinators. Jeff Fisher
switched the Rams to a 4-3 defense after being a 3-4 team since 1983. Greene was moved from outside linebacker to defensive end. Due to injuries he ended the season back at linebacker but he ended the season with only 3 sacks. His lowest total, by far, since his rookie season. In 1992 the Rams hired Chuck Knox as head coach and the Rams remained a 4-3 defensive team but Greene played a more usual position, left outside linebacker. He finished with 10 sacks and Sports Illustrated's Paul Zimmerman picked Greene for his own personal All-Pro team, citing Greene's coverage ability.
. He had a solid season with 12½ sacks which tied him for 7th in the league. The following season, Greene was a consensus All-Pro
choice in 1994 as he led the NFL in sacks and made another appearance in the Pro Bowl. In 1995 he went to his third Pro Bowl and also played in Super Bowl XXX
, a loss to the Dallas Cowboys
.
(a 2-year $2 million deal) following their 1995 inaugural season and helped them reach the NFC Championship Game where the team lost to the eventual Super Bowl XXXI
champion Green Bay Packers
. In 1996 he was named the NFC
Linebacker of the Year and received the NEA Defensive Player of the Year Award. In addition the NFL Alumni voted Greene the NFL Linebacker of the Year Award. He was also voted the NFC Player of the Year by the Washington D.C. Touchdown Club
. Additionally, he set an NFL record with 5 consecutive multi-sack games and finished leading the NFL in sacks for the second time in three years with 14½. Along the way he was a consensus All-Pro
in 1996 for the second time in three years. He was selected to his fourth Pro Bowl. Said by Panther teammate Dwight Stone
to be, along with Sam Mills
, the most "professional guy" on the 1996 Panther team
.
After one season with the Panthers and a dispute with that organization over his wrestling career, he played one season for the San Francisco 49ers. Greene signed what the 49ers called a six-year, $13 million contract, that included a $750,000 signing bonus on September 25, 1997. Greene had been released by the Panthers on August 25, 1997. With the 49ers Greene had 10.5 sacks and broke the Lawrence Taylor's record for most sacks by a linebacker.
After the 1997 holdout and a year with the 49ers Greene re-signed with the Panthers on February 28, 1998. In 1998 he was repeated his honor of being named NFC Linebacker of the year by the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). Greene was named to the Pro Bowl after the 1998 season bringing his Pro Bowl total to five. Greene was tied for third in the NFL for sacks, after Michael Sinclair
(16½ sacks), Reggie White (16 sacks), and tied with Michael Strahan
who each totaled 15 sacks.
Greene retired after registering 12 sacks (good for 7th in the NFL) playing as a 4-3 outside linebacker in 1999; he finished his career as a five-time Pro Bowler and the NFL's third all-time sack leader with 160, behind only Bruce Smith and Reggie White. He also finished as the NFL's all-time leader in sacks by a linebacker, ahead of players like Lawrence Taylor
, Derrick Thomas
, Rickey Jackson
, and Andre Tippett
; Greene is also one of only four players to lead the NFL in sacks in multiple seasons ('94 with the Steelers and '96 with the Panthers). Additionally, he is also tied for second in career safeties with three and third all-time in fumble
recoveries with 26 (which he returned for 136 yards and 2 touchdowns); he described his aggressive style of going after fumbles as "a hog going after a sweet potato in the mud". During his career, Greene recorded five interceptions
, returning them for 53 yards and a touchdown, and he is one of three players to record 10 sacks in at least ten different seasons; he averaged over 10 sacks a year for 15 seasons.
Greene played in 228 games in his 15-year career. Ten times he was among the NFL's Top 10 sackers, leading the NFL twice. Eleven times in his 15 years he led his club in sacks. Played in six conference championships in his 15 seasons.
. He debuted in WCW as a tag team partner for fellow NFL alum Steve McMichael
, but McMichael turned on him in favor of joining the Four Horsemen
. Greene disappeared from WCW for several months before returning to get revenge on McMichael in a singles match, where he defeated McMichael when the latter's ally Jeff Jarrett
accidentally nailed McMichael with a briefcase.
He then made a final return in mid 1998, teaming with former football star Bill Goldberg
against the nWo
Black and White.
Greene eventually left wrestling altogether when NFL teams began requiring a "no wrestling" clause in his contract.
, served an internship for the Pittsburgh Steelers as an assistant linebackers coach during training camp. On January 26, 2009, Greene was hired as an Outside Linebackers Coach for the Green Bay Packers
by Dom Capers
. The Packers were transitioning into a 3-4 base defense from their traditional 4-3 base. Greene played for Capers for two years as a Steeler, and then followed Capers to Carolina when Capers was named first head coach of the Panthers. On February 6, 2011, the Packers won Super Bowl XLV
, the first time Greene had ever been part of an NFL championship team.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
who played in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
for 15 years and who retired after the 1999 NFL season
1999 NFL season
The 1999 NFL season was the 80th regular season of the National Football League. The Cleveland Browns returned to the field for the first time since the 1995 season...
. Greene is currently the outside linebackers coach for the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
.
Early years
Greene was a two-year starter and honorable mention All-conference selection as a senior at Granite City South High (IL.). He also played basketball and was a high jumper for the track team. And He is in The Granite City Sports Hall of Fame in Granite City IL.College career
Greene played college footballCollege football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
as a walk-on at Auburn University
Auburn University
Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...
, and in 1984 won the Zeke Smith
Zeke Smith
Roger Duane "Zeke" Smith is a former American football player in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants. He played college football at Auburn University where he was awarded the Outland Trophy in 1958...
Award as Defensive Player of the Year. He had 69 career tackles
Tackle (football move)
Most forms of football have a move known as a tackle. The primary purposes of tackling is to disposses an opponent of the ball, to stop the player from gaining ground towards goal or to stop them from carrying out what they intend....
as an outside linebacker and 11 sacks
Quarterback sack
In American football and Canadian football, a sack occurs when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage before he can throw a forward pass, or when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage in the "pocket" and the intent of what he was going to do is unclear...
his senior year where he led the Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
. He was selected by the Birmingham Stallions
Birmingham Stallions
The Birmingham Stallions were a franchise in the United States Football League, an attempt to establish a second professional league of American football in the United States in competition with the National Football League. They played their home games at Birmingham, Alabama's Legion Field...
in the 1985 United States Football League
United States Football League
The United States Football League was an American football league which was in active operation from 1983 to 1987. It played a spring/summer schedule in its first three seasons and a traditional autumn/winter schedule was set to commence before league operations ceased.The USFL was conceived in...
Territorial Draft and later selected by the Los Angeles Rams
St. Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...
of the National Football League in the fifth round (113th overall) of the NFL Draft the same year
1985 NFL Draft
The 1985 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 30 and May 1, 1985...
. He earned a degree in Criminal Justice
Criminal justice
Criminal Justice is the system of practices and institutions of governments directed at upholding social control, deterring and mitigating crime, or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts...
at Auburn. He completed ROTC while at Auburn and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Alabama Army National Guard and during the off season, he graduated from the RC-1-86 Armor Officer Basic Course, Fort Knox, KY.
Los Angeles Rams
He played for the Rams from 1985 through 1992. In 1988, Greene led the Rams with 16½ sacks which was 2nd overall in the NFL behind Reggie WhiteReggie White
Reginald Howard "Reggie" White was a professional American football player. He played 15 seasons as a defensive end in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers and Carolina Panthers, becoming one of the most decorated players in NFL history...
. That total included 4½ sacks against the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...
' Joe Montana
Joe Montana
Joseph Clifford "Joe" Montana, Jr. , nicknamed Joe Cool, Golden Joe, The Golden Great and Comeback Joe, is a retired American football player. Montana started his NFL career in 1979 with the San Francisco 49ers, where he played quarterback for the next 14 seasons...
in a key late-season game that the Rams had to win order to make the playoffs which they did.
The following year Greene made All-Pro
1989 All-Pro Team
The 1989 All-Pro Team is composed of the National Football League players that were named to the Associated Press, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Pro Football Writers Association, Pro Football Weekly and The Sporting News in 1989. Both first- and second- teams are listed for the AP and NEA...
in 1989 and was named to the Pro Bowl
Pro Bowl
In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...
for the first time with his second consecutive season of 16½ sacks (4th in the NFL). After a 39-day holdout, Greene signed a 3-year $2.5 million contract with the Rams His 13 sacks (tied for 6th in the NFL) in 1990 gave him 46 sacks for that three-year period, the most of any player. In 1991 the Rams changed defenses and defensive coordinators. Jeff Fisher
Jeff Fisher
Jeffrey Michael "Jeff" Fisher is the former head coach of the Tennessee Titans of the NFL. He has a 146-120 career record as an NFL head coach.-Early life:...
switched the Rams to a 4-3 defense after being a 3-4 team since 1983. Greene was moved from outside linebacker to defensive end. Due to injuries he ended the season back at linebacker but he ended the season with only 3 sacks. His lowest total, by far, since his rookie season. In 1992 the Rams hired Chuck Knox as head coach and the Rams remained a 4-3 defensive team but Greene played a more usual position, left outside linebacker. He finished with 10 sacks and Sports Illustrated's Paul Zimmerman picked Greene for his own personal All-Pro team, citing Greene's coverage ability.
Pittsburgh Steelers
In 1993 he signed a 3-year $5.35 million free-agent contract with the Pittsburgh SteelersPittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
. He had a solid season with 12½ sacks which tied him for 7th in the league. The following season, Greene was a consensus All-Pro
1994 All-Pro Team
The 1994 All-Pro Team is composed of the National Football League players that were named to the Associated Press, Pro Football Writers Association, and The Sporting News All-Pro Teams in 1994. Both first and second teams are listed for the AP team. These are the three teams that are included in...
choice in 1994 as he led the NFL in sacks and made another appearance in the Pro Bowl. In 1995 he went to his third Pro Bowl and also played in Super Bowl XXX
Super Bowl XXX
Super Bowl XXX was an American football game played on January 28, 1996 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona to decide the National Football League champion following the 1995 regular season...
, a loss to the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
.
Later career
On May 21, 1996, Greene signed with the Carolina PanthersCarolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
(a 2-year $2 million deal) following their 1995 inaugural season and helped them reach the NFC Championship Game where the team lost to the eventual Super Bowl XXXI
Super Bowl XXXI
Super Bowl XXXI was an American football game played on January 26, 1997, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 1996 regular season. The National Football Conference champion Green Bay Packers defeated the American...
champion Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
. In 1996 he was named the NFC
National Football Conference
The National Football Conference is one of the two conferences of the National Football League . This conference and its counterpart, the American Football Conference , currently contain 16 teams each, making up the 32 teams of the NFL.-Current teams:Since 2002, the NFC has comprised 16 teams,...
Linebacker of the Year and received the NEA Defensive Player of the Year Award. In addition the NFL Alumni voted Greene the NFL Linebacker of the Year Award. He was also voted the NFC Player of the Year by the Washington D.C. Touchdown Club
Washington D.C. Touchdown Club
The Washington D.C. Touchdown Club was started in 1935 with a passion for charity and sports. In the ensuing years the Club has benefited many local charities as well as providing scholarships to deserving student/athletes....
. Additionally, he set an NFL record with 5 consecutive multi-sack games and finished leading the NFL in sacks for the second time in three years with 14½. Along the way he was a consensus All-Pro
1996 All-Pro Team
The 1996 All-Pro Team is composed of the National Football League players that were named to the Associated Press, Pro Football Writers Association, and The Sporting News All-Pro Teams in 1996. Both first and second teams are listed for the AP team. These are the three teams that are included in...
in 1996 for the second time in three years. He was selected to his fourth Pro Bowl. Said by Panther teammate Dwight Stone
Dwight Stone
This article is about Dwight Stone the football player. If you are looking for Dwight Stones the track and field athlete and commentator see Dwight Stones...
to be, along with Sam Mills
Sam Mills
Samuel Davis "Sam" Mills, Jr. was an American football linebacker who played twelve seasons in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers.-Early life:...
, the most "professional guy" on the 1996 Panther team
1996 Carolina Panthers season
-Regular season:-Postseason:-Week 2: at New Orleans Saints:Acquired from the Jacksonville Jaguars, quarterback Steve Beuerlein did not throw a single pass, instead rushing three times for a net loss of ten yards; Kerry Collins handled the quarterbacking duties, throwing for 171 yards and one pick...
.
After one season with the Panthers and a dispute with that organization over his wrestling career, he played one season for the San Francisco 49ers. Greene signed what the 49ers called a six-year, $13 million contract, that included a $750,000 signing bonus on September 25, 1997. Greene had been released by the Panthers on August 25, 1997. With the 49ers Greene had 10.5 sacks and broke the Lawrence Taylor's record for most sacks by a linebacker.
After the 1997 holdout and a year with the 49ers Greene re-signed with the Panthers on February 28, 1998. In 1998 he was repeated his honor of being named NFC Linebacker of the year by the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). Greene was named to the Pro Bowl after the 1998 season bringing his Pro Bowl total to five. Greene was tied for third in the NFL for sacks, after Michael Sinclair
Michael Sinclair (American football)
Michael Glenn Sinclair is a former American football defensive end. He played eleven seasons in the National Football League with the Seattle Seahawks and the Philadelphia Eagles. Sinclair was a three time Pro Bowler in 1996, 1997 and 1998. He led the NFL in sacks in 1998 with 16.5...
(16½ sacks), Reggie White (16 sacks), and tied with Michael Strahan
Michael Strahan
Michael Anthony Strahan is a former National Football League defensive end who played his entire career for the New York Giants; a career where he set the record for the most sacks in a single season and won a Super Bowl in his final year. He is currently a football analyst on Fox NFL Sunday, and...
who each totaled 15 sacks.
Greene retired after registering 12 sacks (good for 7th in the NFL) playing as a 4-3 outside linebacker in 1999; he finished his career as a five-time Pro Bowler and the NFL's third all-time sack leader with 160, behind only Bruce Smith and Reggie White. He also finished as the NFL's all-time leader in sacks by a linebacker, ahead of players like Lawrence Taylor
Lawrence Taylor
Lawrence Julius Taylor , nicknamed "L.T.", is a Hall of Fame former American football player. Taylor played his entire professional career as a linebacker for the New York Giants in the National Football League...
, Derrick Thomas
Derrick Thomas
Derrick Vincent Thomas , nicknamed D.T., was an American football linebacker and defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League . He played his entire 11-year career for the Chiefs after being drafted fourth overall in the 1989 NFL Draft...
, Rickey Jackson
Rickey Jackson
Rickey Anderson Jackson is a former American football linebacker in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints and the San Francisco 49ers . In 1997, Jackson was inducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame. Jackson won a Super Bowl ring with the 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX one year before retiring...
, and Andre Tippett
Andre Tippett
Andre Bernard Tippett is a former American football linebacker who played for the New England Patriots of the NFL. Currently, he is the Patriots' Executive Director of Community Affairs. He was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008.-Personal life:Tippett was born in Birmingham,...
; Greene is also one of only four players to lead the NFL in sacks in multiple seasons ('94 with the Steelers and '96 with the Panthers). Additionally, he is also tied for second in career safeties with three and third all-time in fumble
Fumble
A fumble in American and Canadian football occurs when a player, who has possession and control of the ball loses it before being downed or scoring. By rule, it is any act other than passing, kicking or successful handing that results in loss of player possession...
recoveries with 26 (which he returned for 136 yards and 2 touchdowns); he described his aggressive style of going after fumbles as "a hog going after a sweet potato in the mud". During his career, Greene recorded five interceptions
Interception (football)
An interception, intercept or pick is a move in many forms of football, including Canadian and American football, as well as rugby league, rugby union, Australian rules football and Gaelic football, which involves a pass, either by foot or hand, being caught by an opposition player, who usually...
, returning them for 53 yards and a touchdown, and he is one of three players to record 10 sacks in at least ten different seasons; he averaged over 10 sacks a year for 15 seasons.
Greene played in 228 games in his 15-year career. Ten times he was among the NFL's Top 10 sackers, leading the NFL twice. Eleven times in his 15 years he led his club in sacks. Played in six conference championships in his 15 seasons.
Wrestling career
Greene also had a couple of short stints in World Championship WrestlingWorld Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...
. He debuted in WCW as a tag team partner for fellow NFL alum Steve McMichael
Steve McMichael
-World Wrestling Federation :After the end of his NFL career, he appeared at ringside in the WWF for Lawrence Taylor at WrestleMania XI on April 2, 1995 in Hartford, Connecticut. Taylor was wrestling Bam Bam Bigelow and there were several football players at ringside to keep wrestlers from...
, but McMichael turned on him in favor of joining the Four Horsemen
Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)
The Four Horsemen were a professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Championship Wrestling that was disbanded in 1999. The original group featured Ric Flair, Arn and Ole Anderson, and Tully Blanchard...
. Greene disappeared from WCW for several months before returning to get revenge on McMichael in a singles match, where he defeated McMichael when the latter's ally Jeff Jarrett
Jeff Jarrett
Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett is an American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , an organization he co-founded along with his father and in which he holds some stock but not total control...
accidentally nailed McMichael with a briefcase.
He then made a final return in mid 1998, teaming with former football star Bill Goldberg
Bill Goldberg
Goldberg earned a scholarship to play for the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team where he served as a defensive tackle. He was taken in the 11th round, with the 302nd overall selection, in the 1990 NFL Draft....
against the nWo
New World Order (professional wrestling)
The New World Order was a professional wrestling stable that originally wrestled for World Championship Wrestling . The group later appeared in the World Wrestling Federation after the purchase of WCW by the WWF...
Black and White.
Greene eventually left wrestling altogether when NFL teams began requiring a "no wrestling" clause in his contract.
- Finishing moves
- PowerslamPowerslamA powerslam is a professional wrestling body slam move in which the wrestler performing the slam falls face-down on top of his/her opponent. The use of the term "powerslam" usually refers to the front powerslam and the scoop powerslam.-Emerald Flowsion:...
- Powerslam
- Signature moves
- Diving forearm smash
- Figure four leglock
- Scoop slam
Coaching career
During the 2008 season Greene, along with former Steeler Jason GildonJason Gildon
Jason Larue Gildon is a former linebacker for the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers and Jacksonville Jaguars . He was selected to three Pro Bowl teams from 2000, 2001, and 2002, and is currently the Steelers all-time career sacks leader with 77.0 quarterback take-downs...
, served an internship for the Pittsburgh Steelers as an assistant linebackers coach during training camp. On January 26, 2009, Greene was hired as an Outside Linebackers Coach for the Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
by Dom Capers
Dom Capers
Ernest Dominic "Dom" Capers is an American football coach, the current defensive coordinator of the Green Bay Packers, and the only man to serve two different National Football League expansion teams as their inaugural head coach....
. The Packers were transitioning into a 3-4 base defense from their traditional 4-3 base. Greene played for Capers for two years as a Steeler, and then followed Capers to Carolina when Capers was named first head coach of the Panthers. On February 6, 2011, the Packers won Super Bowl XLV
Super Bowl XLV
Super Bowl XLV was an American football game between the American Football Conference champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League champion for the 2010 season. The game was held at Cowboys Stadium in...
, the first time Greene had ever been part of an NFL championship team.