Timothy John Green (born December 16, 1963) is a former American football player as well as a radio and television personality. He was a linebacker and defensive end with the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League, a commentator for National Public Radio, the former host of the 2005 revival of A Current Affair on Fox, and a best-selling author.
Green was born in Liverpool, New York. He was adopted (and later wrote about this in his book A Man and His Mother: An Adopted Son's Search). He graduated from Syracuse University in 1986 with a degree in English, and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002. He was the Atlanta Falcons' first-round draft selection in 1986 and played for them through 1993. Finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship in 1987.
Green graduated from Syracuse University College of Law in 1994. He has written suspense novels and other books and has served as a commentator for the NFL on Fox. His book Football Genius made The New York Times best-seller list of children's chapter books. [1]
Green has been reported to be considering a run for elective office in 2008...a campaign for the New York State Senate seat in the Syracuse area currently held by Republican John DeFrancisco. [2]
Tim Green is a practicing lawyer with the firm Hiscock & Barclay in New York State. He recently co-hosted "Find My Family" with Lisa Joyner on ABC Television. [3]
In January 2010, Green was named the varsity football coach at Skaneateles high school in New York. [4]