Craig Bisacre | Texas A&M Athletics
After getting his first taste of the game while in kindergarten, Carson Green fell in love with football. Joining the Dragon Youth football team as a first grader, the former Dragon made his way to Southlake Carroll’s varsity team where he played a decorated offensive lineman. After a successful college football career at A&M, Carson is now on track to play professionally with the Houston Texans.
I PLAYED… flag football in kindergarten. Since I was little, my goal was to play on the Southlake varsity football team. I grew up watching Greg McElroy, Justin Padron, Chase Daniel, Evan Brown, Trey Newton and Riley Dodge play at the state championship, and that was a goal for me and all my buddies to win one for Southlake. Obviously we didn’t accomplish that goal, but once I started getting recruited to play college football, I created new goals and playing in the NFL was one of them.
PLAYING IN KYLE FIELD… was a dream come true. I had a blast getting to play all over the [Southeastern Conference] and around the country from the Rose Bowl in California to my last game at the Orange Bowl in Miami. I believe that football at A&M was the best in the state and one of the best in the country.
GETTING TO BE… a part of the seven [overtime] game against LSU in 2018 when the fans rushed the field will always be one of my favorite memories at Kyle Field. It was worth all the work I put in, and it was a great team win.
IT WAS A RELIEF… knowing that draft week was finally here, and I will know what city I will get to play for. The whole draft process was an experience of its own. The day after I landed in Texas from the Orange Bowl, I started training at Exos in Frisco and from then on it was working towards the Texas A&M Pro Day and meeting with NFL coaches [and] personnel on Zoom.
WATCHING THE DRAFT… on TV was a long day because I knew there were a handful of teams that were interested in me, and I had communicated with during the past few months. I am extremely happy that the Texans selected me and that I can stay in Texas to keep playing football.
I NEVER TALKED TO… the coaches with the Texans, but I talked with scouts from the organization. Most of the conversations were short with questions on getting to know more about me and my family.
I AM FIRED UP… about getting to be a Texan. I cannot wait to help the organization with anything that is asked of me. My parents were ecstatic for me to get to stay in Texas and be part of the Texans organization, and they are thrilled to be some of the biggest Texans fans now.
ROOKIE MINICAMP… was a great experience to get to meet all the new rookie class and start meeting some of the other players on the Texans.
SOUTHLAKE CONTRIBUTED A LOT… to my football success. The ‘TEAM me’ slogan that all varsity players wear before the game on their shirt showed [me] that you always put the team before yourself. Playing football in Southlake humbles because you are aware of all the D1 and NFL players that have gone through the program. The discipline that we learned through playing Dragon Football taught us all how to work hard and be a good teammate. I believe the 5th Quarter training program, with Robert Clayton, helped teach me how to outwork others. I improved my technique and footwork because of their offensive line instruction in the offseason.
I LOVE FOOTBALL… because it is a team sport that requires all 11 people to do their specific job in order to win the play. I love that it is a demanding sport where you must be tough and play through injuries to help the team win.