S. J. Green
Solomon H. Green III is an American former professional football wide receiver who played for 13 years in the Canadian Football League. He is a three-time Grey Cup champion, having won in 2009 and 2010 with the Montreal Alouettes and in 2017 with the Toronto Argonauts. He is also a two-time CFL All-Star and an eight-time CFL East All-Star. He was also a member of the New York Jets, Seattle Dragons, and Tampa Bay Vipers. Green played college football at South Florida.
Professional career
Montreal Alouettes (first stint)
Green signed with the Montreal Alouettes in May 2007 following the 2007 NFL draft. His first career Canadian Football League reception came on June 29, 2007, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. His first career touchdown was against the Edmonton Eskimos on October 31, 2008, which was the fifth game of his professional career. Green was a member of both the 97th Grey Cup and 98th Grey Cup championship team with the Montreal Alouettes.New York Jets
Six days before signing a future contract with the New York Jets on January 9, 2010, Green was listed as a "CFL player of interest to the NFL" by The Globe and Mail.On May 18, 2010, the Jets released Green, following the first team Organized Team Activities practice of the year.
Montreal Alouettes (second stint)
Following his release from the Jets, Green re-joined the Alouettes in time for the start of the 2010 CFL season. For the 2010 season, Green recorded a career-high 10 touchdown receptions and two two-point conversions to go along with 875 receiving yards. In the 98th Grey Cup, Green caught nine passes for 102 yards to help the Alouettes win their second consecutive Grey Cup championship.In 2010 and 2011, Green recorded back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons and was named an East Division All-Star both years. On February 13, 2013, it was announced that Green had signed a two-year contract extension that would keep him signed through to the 2014 CFL season. Green played in 15 of the 18 regular season games in the 2014 season and played in both of Montreal's playoff games. In the 2 playoff games Green amassed and impressive 13 pass receptions for 221 yards, with 4 touchdowns. The 2014 season was his first season to not reach the 1,000-yard plateau since the 2010 season. Nevertheless, Green was named a CFL East All-Star for the fourth consecutive season. Following the 2014 season, Green and the Alouettes agreed to a 3-year contract extension that will keep him with the team through the 2017 season.
Green had a relatively productive 2015 season as Green crossed the 1,000 yard plateau for the fourth time in his career, however, Green only caught 3 touchdown passes; a personal low since the 2009 season. Green suffered a leg injury in the second week of the 2016 CFL season and did not return to the game. Results from the MRI revealed that Green suffered a complete tear of his medial collateral ligament, posterior cruciate ligament, anterior cruciate ligament as well as his meniscus in his right knee.