According to team sources, the Jets issued an ultimatum to Green during the bye week: Meet your prescribed weight or else. Green returned from the bye at 375 pounds, according to source -- and he was fired last Tuesday. The following day, he was claimed on waivers by Green Bay.
Lo and behold, Green was in uniform Sunday for the Packers and played a significant numbers of snaps. He finished with two tackles. His signature moment came in the fourth quarter, when he disrupted a reverse to WR Jerricho Cotchery that resulted in an 8-yard loss.