The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed American wide receiver Rashad Greene. Greene joins the green and white after spending three seasons with the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars. Before joining the NFL, Greene played college ball at Florida State. Over his four year college career, Greene recorded 270 receptions for 3,803 yards and 29 touchdowns. Greene is also a 2013 BCS National Champion making nine receptions for 147 yards in the win over Auburn.
Below is the media release from the Saskatchewan Roughriders…
The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced the following roster moves:
SIGNED:
- American wide receiver Rashad Greene
Greene (5’11 – 186lbs) joins the Club after three seasons with the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars. The 27-year-old was drafted in the 5th round of the 2015 NFL draft and played in 25 games for the Jaguars collecting 30 receptions for 185 yards and two touchdowns. He also had 41 punt returns for 448 yards with one touchdown on a 73-yard punt return.
Prior to joining the NFL, the Georgia native played four strong seasons at Florida State. Throughout his career as a Seminole, he recorded 270 receptions for 3830 yards and 29 touchdowns, becoming the FSU career leader in receptions and receiving yards. As a senior, he started in all 14 games and set a single-season record for receptions with 99 and had 1,365 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. He was named a Biletnikoff Award (nations best wide receiver) semifinalist and was selected second-team All-American and first-team All-ACC.
Greene is a 2013 BCS National Champion making nine receptions for 147 yards in the win against Auburn while leading the team in the regular season with 76 receptions for 1,128 yards and nine touchdowns. He was named first-team All-ACC and became the first Seminoles receiver since 2002 to finish with 1,000 receiving yards.
As a freshman in 2011 Greene was named MVP of the Champs Sports Bowl and in 2012 he was an honourable mention All-ACC.
