David Greenwood (American football)

David Mark Greenwood (born March 25, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for three seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Considered by many to be the greatest high school athlete in the history of Wisconsin, Greenwood excelled in track and basketball as well as football in high school. He still holds the Wisconsin prep high jump record (7'2") He went on to become a four-year starter at both safety and punter plying college football for the Wisconsin Badgers. Previously, he played in the United States Football League also as a punter for the Michigan Panthers and the Oakland Invaders. Before joining the USFL, he was expected to be a first-round-quality NFL draft pick, a strong hitter and blitzer who performed poorly at man-to-man coverage.^[1] He played in all 16 games for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1985, starting 10, but was cut early in training camp the next year due to inconsistency. He blamed this on burnout, having started in the Buccaneers' season opener only one week after leaving the Invaders.^[2]

David Greenwood

No. 31, 30, 49, 41
Position:	Safety Punter
Personal information
Born:	(1960-03-25) March 25, 1960 (age 65) Park Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College:	Wisconsin
NFL draft:	1983: 8th round, 206th pick
Career history
New Orleans Saints (1983)* Michigan Panthers (1983-1984) Oakland Invaders (1985) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1985) Green Bay Packers (1986-1987) Los Angeles Raiders (1988)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-Big Ten (1981, 1982)
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions: 5 Fumble recoveries: 1 Sacks: 6.0 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Awards

The Sporting News All-League Team, 1983^[3]