CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Two-time AFC Champion (2013, ’15) and won Super Bowl 50 with Denver.
- Started all 16 games for the first time in his career in 2017 with Denver, posting 191 receiving yards and a touchdown on 14 receptions (13.6 avg.).
2017: Started all 16 games for the first time in his career…Finished with 14 catches for 191 yards (13.6 avg.) and a TD, including a career-long 44-yard grab…vs. Los Angeles Chargers (Sept. 11): Caught a pass for a career-long 44 yards…vs. Dallas (Sept. 17): Registered 11 receiving yards on two receptions (5.5 avg.), including a two-yard TD catch…vs. New York Giants (Sept. 17): Recorded a 24-yard catch…at Miami (Dec. 3): Posted a catch for 36 yards with a season-high 24 yards-after-catch.
2016: Appeared in 12 games with 11 starts…Caught 22 passes for 237 yards (10.8 avg.) and a TD…His 22 catches and 237 receiving yards were career highs…Awards: Broncos Walter Payton Man of the Year Nominee…vs. Carolina (Sept. 8): Posted a career-high four catches for 28 yards (7.0 avg.)…at Cincinnati (Sept. 25): Inactive (calf)…vs. San Diego (Oct. 30): Returned from a three-game absence due to injury to start at TE…Tied a career high with four receptions for 55 yards (13.8 avg.), including a 31-yarder…at Kansas City (Dec. 25): Inactive (concussion)…vs. Oakland (Jan. 1): Recorded 17 receiving yards and a TD on three receptions (5.7 avg.).
2015: Played in all 16 games with five starts, including one start at FB…Set career highs in receptions (12) and receiving yards (173) for a 14.4 yards-per-reception average…Added five tackles on special teams…Appeared in all three postseason contests with one start, registering two catches for 14 yards (7.0 avg.)…Awards: Super Bowl 50 Champion…at Kansas City (Sept. 17): Started at FB, hauling in two passes for 12 yards (6.0 avg.), including a one-yard TD…vs. Green Bay (Nov. 1): Posted a single-game career-high 61 receiving yards on three receptions (20.3 avg.), including a season-long 32-yard catch…vs. Pittsburgh (AFC Divisional, Jan. 17): Hauled in two passes for 14 yards (7.0 avg.)…vs. New England (AFC Championship, Jan. 24): Started at TE in his second conference championship appearance…vs. Carolina (Super Bowl 50, Feb. 7): Appeared in his second Super Bowl.
2014: Set a career high for starts in a season with nine while appearing in 13 games…Missed three games due to injury…Caught six passes for 74 yards (12.3 avg.) and the first TD of his career…Blocked for an offense that ranked No. 6 in the NFL in rushing through the first six weeks (147.7 yards-per-game)…Started the team’s lone playoff game, netting a four-yard reception…Awards: Denver Broncos Community Champion Award…vs. Indianapolis (Sept. 4): Registered an eight-yard catch…at New England (Nov. 2): Inactive (calf)…vs. Miami (Nov. 23): Returned from injury to start at TE…vs. Oakland (Dec. 28): Started at TE, tying a then-career-high with three catches for 46 yards (15.3 avg.) and the first TD of his career…vs. Indianapolis (AFC Divisional, Jan. 11): Hauled in a four-yard reception.
2013: Played in all 16 games for the first time in his career…Started three contests…Recorded 45 receiving yards on nine receptions (5.0 avg.)…Appeared in all three postseason games, registering a three-yard catch…Awards: AFC Champion…at New York Giants (Sept. 15): Posted a five-yard reception…at Oakland (Dec. 29): Caught a season-high two passes for 15 yards (7.5 avg.)…vs. San Diego (AFC Divisional, Jan. 12): Recorded the first postseason stats of his career, posting a three-yard catch…vs. New England (AFC Championship, Jan. 19): Appeared in his first conference championship…vs. Seattle (Super Bowl XLVIII, Feb. 2): Saw action in his first Super Bowl.
2012: Played 12 games with two starts, missing four due to suspension…Finished with five catches for 63 yards (12.6 avg.)…Saw action in the team’s lone playoff game…vs. New Orleans (Oct. 28): Caught a then-career-best three passes for 44 yards (14.7 avg.)…vs. San Diego (Nov. 18): Recovered an onside kick late in the fourth quarter to secure a victory…vs. Baltimore (AFC Divisional, Jan. 12): Saw action in the third playoff game of his career.
2011: Appeared in 15 games with three starts…Hauled in three catches for 24 yards (8.0 avg.)…Blocked for the league’s No. 1 rushing attack (164.5 yards-per-game)…Logged the fourth-most plays on special teams, totaling three special teams tackles…Played in both postseason contests with one start…vs. Oakland (Sept. 12): Made his NFL debut…at Tennessee (Sept. 25): Recorded the first reception of his career for seven yards.…at New England (AFC Divisional, Jan. 14): Started at TE for his first playoff start.
COLLEGE: Played four seasons (2007-10) at Nevada, appearing in 50 career games…Finished with 72 receptions for 939 yards (13.0 avg.) and 11 TDs…Part of an offense that ranked fifth in the nation during his tenure, averaging 500.2 total yards-per-game…As a senior, posted a career-high 35 catches for 515 yards (14.7 avg.) and five TDs to earn first-team All-Mountain West Conference honors…Named Nevada Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year as a junior in 2009 in addition to being selected to the All-Western Athletic Conference second team.
PERSONAL: Given name Virgil Leo Green II…Nickname is ‘The Hulk’…Born in Fontana, Calif. …Has a son, Virgil III, with his wife, Marianne…His brother, Jeremiah, played for the Ottawa Redblacks…Had a paper route at age 13…While in college, worked at the Boys & Girls Club for three years and was a bouncer for one year…Active in community outreach throughout his collegiate and pro career, especially stressing the importance of education…Earned a degree in criminal justice from Nevada…High School: Earned first-team All-East Yosemite League honors as a senior at Tulare (Calif.) Union High…Finished his career with 61 catches for 1,014 yards (16.6 avg.) and 12 TDs…Lettered three years in football, three in basketball and one in track & field.
CAREER NFL TRANSACTIONS:
2011 Selected by Denver Broncos with the first of two choices in the seventh round (204th overall) of NFL Draft, April 30…Signed rookie contract, July 28.
2012 Placed on Reserve/Suspended by Commissioner, Aug. 31…Suspension lifted by Commissioner, Oct. 1.
2015 Re-Signed by Broncos as unrestricted free agent, March 10.
2018 Signed by Los Angeles Chargers as unrestricted free agent, March 14.
