Barrett Nicholas Green is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played college football for West Virginia and was drafted in the second round by the Detroit Lions in the 2000 NFL Draft. Green was born in West Palm Beach, Florida and attended Suncoast High School. At Suncoast, he was a wrestler and played baseball along with football. Following his senior season he played in the South Florida All-Star Game. As a true freshman in 1995, Green redshirted but was still named Rookie of the Year due to his performance on the scout team. In 1996,... Green was the back up strong safety and played in every game. For the season he recorded 12 tackles and a pass deflection. Green was elevated to the starting strong safety as a redshirt sophomore in 1997 and played in every game. He finished third on West Virginia with 71 tackles and also had three sacks. Green added a fumble recovery, six pass deflections and four interceptions to his season totals. Against Notre Dame he had nine tackles which was his season high and he also had eight tackles against Maryland.
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