Stephfon Green returns?

He’s gonna spend this season in Joe’s doghouse, but I’m glad he’s got his head on straight again :-)

when we’re JUST SEVEN AND A WAKE-UP FROM KICK OFF!

Green is back, but has a long way to go to be in good standing. This is still Silas Redd’s team, but having a guy like Green take some of the carries is a good thing.

His departure appears to have been based on a couple of things, one I will mention (playing time/depth chart) and another I won’t (but that you can probably figure out if you dig enough). Green was clearly passed over by Redd as the feature back, and as a fifth-year senior may have seen the writing on the wall. Frustration got the better of him, and he threw a mini-tantrum. That seems to have subsided, and he’s back, apparently at the strong urging of his teammates. We’ll see what happens from here, but don’t expect him to be back to “everything is hunky-dorey” status anytime soon.

Green and Fera didn’t participate in practices until now(?) and won’t play until (?)
Its necessary, but JoePA will sit them as a deterent so the rest of the team realizes the consequences that await them if they stray.

that Green is back in the fold. I feel a lot better about backfield depth now. I fully expected Redd and Beachum to see the majority of the snaps at TB regardless, but adding Green back into the mix (even it’s not until conference play is in full swing) can only help.

Moreover, I am genuinely pleased that he will get a chance to run out of the tunnel on Senior Day. I’ve always liked him and really appreciated the positive energy he showed last year, even when he wasn’t getting the playing time he wanted. I hope this means he’s out of the wilderness.