NFL NETWORK’S A FOOTBALL LIFE PROFILES HALL OF FAME LB KEVIN GREENE
‘Kevin Greene: A Football Life’ Airs Friday, December 16 at 9:00 PM ET on NFL Network
“Kevin is just wired all the time. He’s an intense guy, I mean really intense. He vibrates.” – Ric “Nature Boy” Flair
The sixth season of NFL Network’s Emmy-nominated series A Football Life Presented by Gillette continues Friday, December 16 at 9:00 PM ET with a profile of Hall of Fame linebacker Kevin Greene. The one-hour show produced by NFL Films features sitdown interviews with Greene, his wife Tara, former coaches Dom Capers and Bill Cowher, former teammates Rod Woodson and Jackie Slater, former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews, family members and more.
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During his 15-year career, Kevin Greene became one of the most dominant pass rushers in the history of the NFL. His 160 sacks are the most all-time by a linebacker, and he is one of just three players to record at least 10 sacks in at least 10 seasons. Kevin Greene: A Football Life examines Greene’s playing career, his intensity and discipline, and his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Among the topics discussed in Kevin Greene: A Football Life are:
His father’s army values and how they influenced Kevin’s youth
His relationship with his wife Tara and his children, Gavin and Gabi
Becoming a starter in his senior season at Auburn after walking on
Continuing to lead the NFL in sacks deep in to his career after changing teams many times
Winning the Super Bowl as an outside linebackers coach with the Packers, and his relationship with Clay Matthews
Being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Emmy-nominated actor Josh Charles narrates.
Kevin Greene: A Football Life includes interviews with the following people and more:
Kevin Greene
Tara Greene – Kevin’s wife
Colonel Therman Greene – Kevin’s father
Gavin and Gabi Greene – Kevin’s children
Brett Favre – Former Packer quarterback
Dom Capers – Former Panthers head coach
Pat Dye – former Auburn head coach
Bill Cowher – former Steelers head coach
Clay Matthews – Packers linebacker
Ric Flair – Wrestler
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