{"id":855581,"date":"2026-04-05T19:08:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T19:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/855581\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T19:08:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T19:08:24","slug":"bucs-taking-look-at-former-1st-round-pick-ol-kenyon-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/855581\/","title":{"rendered":"Bucs Taking Look at Former 1st Round Pick OL Kenyon Green"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2182520545-e1775396815867.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kenyon Green\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Houston Texans offensive lineman Kenyon Green. <\/p>\n<p>If Kenyon Green\u2019s <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"NFL\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"215460\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL<\/a> career is going to get a 2nd life, why not make it with the <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/tampa-bay-buccaneers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuccaneers working out former <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Texans\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/houston-texans\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"215461\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texans<\/a> first-round guard and starter <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/kenyon-green\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kenyon Green<\/a> on Thursday, per NFL source,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AaronWilson_NFL\/status\/2040438002258735488?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">Wilson wrote<\/a> on his official X account on Saturday. \u201cGreen, 25, was traded to Eagles last year and later played for Ravens. Former Texas A&amp;M All-American and blue-chip recruit at Atascosita High School.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Green was the No. 15 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft by the Texans, who traded him to the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Philadelphia Eagles\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/philadelphia-eagles\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"215459\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> in exchange for safety <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/c-j-gardner-johnson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chauncey Gardner-Johnson<\/a> 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 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Baltimore Ravens\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"215458\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Eagles Signaled Kenyon Green Wasn\u2019t in Plans<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles brought Green in to replace recently departed starting guard <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/mekhi-becton\/\" title=\"Mekhi Becton\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"215479\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mekhi Becton<\/a> after he left in free agency for the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Los Angeles Chargers\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/los-angeles-chargers\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"215476\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>, but it became pretty evident early on that the Eagles had soured on the injury-prone Green.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">The Eagles turned down the fifth year option on Green\u2019s rookie contract on May 1, denying him what would have been a guaranteed $16.685 million payday in 2026.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">\u201cGreen was acquired in March in a trade with the Texans that sent safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson to Houston.\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/eagles-decline-kenyon-greens-fifth-year-option\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\/profootballtalk\/rumor-mill\/news\/eagles-decline-kenyon-greens-fifth-year-option\">Pro Football Talk\u2019s Josh Alper<\/a>\u00a0wrote on May 1. \u201cHe 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\u2019 decision a fairly unsurprising one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Green found himself in almost the same position as Becton did in 2024.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Selected in the first round (No. 11 overall) of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2020\/draft.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/years\/2020\/draft.htm\">2020 NFL draft<\/a>\u00a0by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-jets\/\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-jets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Jets<\/a> 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 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Jets\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/new-york-jets\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"215478\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jets<\/a> declined his fifth-year option \u2014 leading him into Philadelphia general manager Howie Roseman\u2019s open arms.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">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 <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Saquon Barkley\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/saquon-barkley\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"215477\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saquon Barkley<\/a> becoming just the 9th player in NFL history rush for over 2,000 yards in a single season.<\/p>\n<p>Kenyon Green Got Fresh Start With Philadelphia<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">Green was part of an exodus of offensive linemen in Houston to the NFC East, with 4-time Pro Bowl left offensive tackle\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/laremy-tunsil\/\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/laremy-tunsil\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Laremy Tunsil<\/a>\u00a0traded to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/washington-commanders\/\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/washington-commanders\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Commander<\/a>s and Green shipped to the Eagles along with a 2026 5th-round pick in exchange for safety <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/c-j-gardner-johnson\/\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/c-j-gardner-johnson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">C.J. Gardner-Johnson<\/a> and a 2026 6th-round pick.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Articles \/ Paragraph Links\">The biggest problem for Green has been availability, which might not be as big of a problem surrounded by the NFL\u2019s best offensive line \u2014 along with missing the entire 2023 season, he also missed 2 games as a rookie in 2022 and 5 games in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/tadame316\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tony Adame<\/a> 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.  <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/tadame316\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Tony Adame<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Buccaneers\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Houston Texans offensive lineman Kenyon Green. 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