Kendrick Green (C/G)

Last updated: August 2026

Net Worth$2 million – $4 million (estimated)
BornDecember 22, 1998
ProfessionProfessional Football Player (Center/Guard), NFL
Nationality🇺🇸 American

Kendrick Green is an American professional football player who has spent his NFL career as a center and guard, with an estimated net worth in the low millions of dollars built from several years of NFL contracts.

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Early Life & Family

Kendrick Green was born on December 22, 1998, in Peoria, Illinois. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, initially as a defensive lineman before moving to the offensive line, where he earned first-team All-Big Ten honors and second-team All-American recognition in 2020.

Rise to Fame

Green declared for the 2021 NFL Draft and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round, 87th overall. He signed a four-year, $4.875 million rookie contract that included a $906,011 signing bonus, and started as the Steelers’ Week 1 center as a rookie.

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Career History

After two seasons with Pittsburgh, Green was traded to the Houston Texans in August 2023, where a torn meniscus limited his availability. He signed a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills in March 2025 before moving to the Cleveland Browns’ practice squad and then their active roster in December 2025. He was placed on injured reserve with the Browns in August 2026.

How They Built Their Wealth

Green’s income has come from a series of NFL contracts since being drafted in 2021, beginning with his four-year, $4.875 million rookie deal with Pittsburgh and continuing through subsequent contracts with the Texans, Bills and Browns, including a two-year deal with Cleveland worth an average of roughly $1.19 million a season.

Personal Life

Details of Green’s personal life have not been widely reported.

Kendrick Green’s net worth is estimated in the low millions of dollars, built over five NFL seasons and contracts with four different franchises since he was drafted out of Illinois in 2021.

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