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Jarvis Green, defensive lineman for the Houston Texans, has come a long way from his roots in the small town of Donaldsonville, LA. The former LSU construction engineering major virtually runs through his opponents on the field, racking up sacks and causing fumbles. In fact, he's been named Defensive Player of the Week numerous times throughout his career. Further, he's helped his team achieve an 18-0 record for the 2007-2008 season. However, despite playing an integral part in his team's winning 2 Super Bowls since being signed in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL draft, when the pads and helmet come off, he remains humble. A stanch servant to the less fortunate, Green founded was awarded the New England Patriots Ron Burton Community Service Award in 2006 and founded the Jarvis Green Foundation in 2007 to provide support to single working mothers in disadvantaged, low-income areas (i.e., Hurricane Katrina single mothers). The Foundation's first event was a September 2007 wine tasting and silent auction, which raised money for single mothers affected by Hurricane Katrina. Partial proceeds also went into a trust fund he started for Ma'shy Hill, the toddler son of his fallen friend and teammate, Marquise Hill. Since his friend's untimely passing, Jarvis has stepped in as a surrogate father to the boy. The midseason release of "60 Minute Men" T-shirts- which not only captured the Patriots' "Play all 60 minutes of the game, no matter what" philosophy and further honored Hill with a small insignia of his jersey number, but also helped raise more money for Ma'shy's trust fund- was another effort of the Jarvis Green Foundation. In addition to his NFL duties and charity endeavors, Jarvis also owns a construction company. Acomodar Investment and formerly owned a restaurant, The Capitol, which he opened in his hometown Donaldsonville, LA. As if that's all those activities and his family doesn't keep his calendar full enough, he still takes time to communicate individually with fans- from his hometown and throughout the country- via his personal Facebook and Twitter pages.
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Cuisine Noir:Jarvis Green: Football, Family and FoodSUAVV | Putting Women FirstEx Patriot helping bring man camp to Watford CityHouston Style Magazine: Two Time Super Bowl Champion Jarvis Green Exceeds Expectations On and Off the Football Field by Making Contributions as a Successful Entrepreneur and PhilanthropistUrblife.com: NFL Star Jarvis Green Talks MasterChef, Helping Single Mothers, NFL Lockout and MoreCultureMap Houston: The football foodie: Houston Texans' Jarvis Green on loving wine and fighting Gordon RamseyMyFoxHouston: 2-Time Super Bowl Champ is Wine WizardRollingout.com: NFLs Jarvis Green Gives Back at Southern Louisiana Wine Tasting GalaSojones.com: NFL Player Jarvis Green Lends a Hand to All the Single LadiesBoston.com: Tackling a new challengeNBC 33 /FOX 44: Jarvis Green Foundation Wine Tasting Gala DIG Baton Rouge: A Splash of Green for the Red StickFOX 44 1-on-1 with Jarvis GreenNBC 33: Green making most of NFL LockoutNBC New York: The Hunt: House Hunting with Jarvis Green (LXTV)NV Magazine: Exclusive Interview with 2X Super Bowl Champ & Business Owner Jarvis GreenGlobalGrind.com: Jarvis Green Does It All (EXCLUSIVE)Better TV: Jarvis GreenCBS New York: NFL Player Stands Up For Pets At Adopt-A-ThonMLBFancave.com: Jarvis Green Falls in FishbowlMLB.com:Jarvis Green: Defensive...EndSource Magazine TV:FelixNatalJr.com PhotoshootFOXBusiness.com:Super Bowl Champ Reacts to Lockout LiftWBRZ: Super Bowl Champion makes a hit in the kitchenFever Magazine: The Humble Soul of Jarvis Green player for the Houston TexansProvidence Journal: Ex-Patriot Green to NFL owners: Let's see the books Boston Herald: Ex-Pat Jarvis Green mulling futureProFootballTalk.com: "Were forgetting about the fans"Boston Herald Video of the day: Former Patriots DE Jarvis Green talks about his offseason and the lockout Providence Journal: Ex-Pat Jarvis Green back in town for charity event CBS Boston Toucher & Rich: Jarvis Green On Denver, The Patriots, This Year's DraftFOX25/My Fox Boston: Jarvis Green discusses his foundation and the NFLFOXProvidence: Fmr. Pats player to hold fundraiser WeeklyCitizen.comNEWSMAKER: Donaldsonville football star Jarvis Green in the spotlightWBRZ News 2: Super Bowl Champion gives back to single mothers
