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Houston Texans offensive lineman Kenyon Green.
If Kenyon Green’s NFL career is going to get a 2nd life, why not make it with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers?
NFL reporter Aaron Wilson broke the news that the Buccaneers are bringing in the 6-foot-4, 323-pound former 1st round pick for a workout in the coming days.
“Buccaneers working out former Texans first-round guard and starter Kenyon Green on Thursday, per NFL source,” Wilson wrote on his official X account on Saturday. “Green, 25, was traded to Eagles last year and later played for Ravens. Former Texas A&M All-American and blue-chip recruit at Atascosita High School.”
Green was the No. 15 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft by the Texans, who traded him to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson and a 2026 6th-round pick in March 2025. He was waived by the Eagles in September and spent the rest of the season on the practice squad for the Baltimore Ravens.
Eagles Signaled Kenyon Green Wasn’t in Plans
The Eagles brought Green in to replace recently departed starting guard Mekhi Becton after he left in free agency for the Los Angeles Chargers, but it became pretty evident early on that the Eagles had soured on the injury-prone Green.
The Eagles turned down the fifth year option on Green’s rookie contract on May 1, denying him what would have been a guaranteed $16.685 million payday in 2026.
“Green was acquired in March in a trade with the Texans that sent safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson to Houston.” Pro Football Talk’s Josh Alper wrote on May 1. “He missed the 2023 season with a shoulder injury and missed time with injury last season as well. He has started 23 games when healthy, but ended last season on the bench and that makes the Eagles’ decision a fairly unsurprising one.”
Green found himself in almost the same position as Becton did in 2024.
Selected in the first round (No. 11 overall) of the 2020 NFL draft by the New York Jets in 2020, Becton was a full-time starter as a rookie but only played 1 game over the 2021 and 2022 seasons with knee injuries. He returned in 2023 to play 16 games but was criticized for his play, and the Jets declined his fifth-year option — leading him into Philadelphia general manager Howie Roseman’s open arms.
Becton ended up being 1 of the key pieces for the Eagles on the way to a dominant, Super Bowl-winning season that featured running back and NFL Offensive Player of the Year Saquon Barkley becoming just the 9th player in NFL history rush for over 2,000 yards in a single season.
Kenyon Green Got Fresh Start With Philadelphia
Green was part of an exodus of offensive linemen in Houston to the NFC East, with 4-time Pro Bowl left offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil traded to the Washington Commanders and Green shipped to the Eagles along with a 2026 5th-round pick in exchange for safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson and a 2026 6th-round pick.
The biggest problem for Green has been availability, which might not be as big of a problem surrounded by the NFL’s best offensive line — along with missing the entire 2023 season, he also missed 2 games as a rookie in 2022 and 5 games in 2024.
Tony Adame covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. A veteran sports writer and editor since 2004, his work has been featured at Stadium Talk, Yardbarker, NW Florida Daily News and Pensacola News Journal. More about Tony Adame
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