Packers go Green in NFL Draft

The Green Bay Packers are going Green with their ground game.

They made former University of Hawaii running back Alex Green their third-round selection in the 2011 NFL Draft. Green averaged an NCAA-best 8.1 yards per carry last season for the Warriors.

Green had been projected as a late-round selection, so his selection might signal concern among the Packers in the health of veteran running back Ryan Grant. He suffered a season-ending ankle injury in the 2010 season-opener against Philadelphia and Green Bay‘s ground game struggled at times until the late-season emergence of James Starks.

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)

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