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Green in an all too familiar pose
The news about the Texans placing Ahman Green on the season-ending injured reserve (IR) list came as no surprise. This marks the second straight season that Green has ended up on IR.
Green has been constantly bothered by various hurts since he was lured to Houston as a free agent in 2007. He played well at times but his inability to stay on the field has been a constant source of frustration.
Green managed only 144 carries in 14 games over his brief two-year career with the Texans, which for all practical purposes is over. It's probably safe to say that Green, who will turn 32 in February, played the last game of his NFL career Sunday at Cleveland.
Green is still under contract with the Texans through 2010 but he will likely be a cap casualty in February.
Green's arrival in Houston was due in large part to the presence of Mike Sherman who has since departed for Texas A&M, but the four-year, $22.8 million deal and a lot of guaranteed money probably had a lot to do with it as well.
From what I figure, Green has cashed-in on half of that $22.8 million. Not bad work if you can get it.
In 2007, Green received a $5 million signing bonus, a $1.5 million roster bonus and earned $1.5 million in base salary.
In 2008, the Texans re-negotiated Green's contract, reducing his base salary in '08 from $3.8 million to $1.8 million, freeing up $2 million in salary cap money. In return, Green received $200,000 for each of the eight games he was active in '08. Green will receive his full base salary while on IR.
At the time of Green's signing, Texans GM Rick Smith was confident that Ahman still had plenty left in the tank. "We're not worried about [Green's] age because he takes great care of himself and is in great condition," Smith said at the time.
Well that's fine and dandy. But just because a player takes great care of himself and is in great condition doesn't mean that player, especially one with that much mileage, will be able to hold up to the pounding on Sundays.
For Mike in Dairy Ashford and the other Texans historians out there, Ahman's 39-yard effort at Cleveland on Sunday was just enough to vault him over Mersilis for sixth place on the illustrious list of Texans all-time leading rushers. Kinda sad, isn't it?
Needless to say, that's not the legacy that Smith and Gary Kubiak wanted Green to leave behind in H-town. Let's hope our young management team learned a lesson on this one.
Texans All-Time Leading Rushers
- 3,195 Domanick (Davis) Williams
- 1,385 Ron Dayne
- 1,235 David Carr
- 1,167 Jonathan Wells
- 774 Steve Slaton
- 554 Ahman Green
- 519 James Allen
- 476 Wali Lundy
- 264 Darius Walker
- 263 Samkon Gado
- 253 Stacey Mack
- 197 Vernand Morency
- 160 Chris Taylor
- 149 Tony Hollings
- 106 Matt Schaub
Memo to Jason Simmons, wherever you are: You can have your number back.
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