“I have two brown boys I have to raise and I have to teach them the inequalities that being a black man comes with. That's a tough conversation to have with a young kid who doesn't see anything, who's always sheltered, who can get anything he wants, who's going to go to the best schools but at the same time he's a black boy and his dad is black.”

American professional football cornerback

A. J. Green is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys and signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2020. Known as a defensive back, Green’s career has centered on football at the college and professional levels. His public profile comes from his path into the NFL after college, rather than from a long list of widely documented honors or off-field work.