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Kendrick Green Believes Professional Coaching In College Ranks Gives Him Leg Up

Not every draft pick can say they’ve been coached by someone who did it in the NFL for a long time. But third round pick Kendrick Green can. His Illinois head coach was Lovie Smith, longtime HC of the Chicago Bears. So Green already has an idea of what to expect from NFL coaches.

He joined The End Zone on Sirius XM Radio to talk about his experience playing under Smith

“Coach always preached to us if you want to be a professional, you’ve got to work like a professional,” Green told the show. “And I used to sit and think on that.