Jeremy Green (born July 21, 1971) is a former sports columnist and

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analyst who last worked for

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,"Green arrested on several charges"
ESPN.com, July 9, 2010. where among other things he hosted the daily

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''Football Today''. Green was removed indefinitely from the ''Football Today'' podcast due to what has been cited as personal reasons."ESPN’s NFL's Analyst Jeremy Green Faces Child Porn, Drug Charges"
Times Newsline, 9 July 2010 Green is the son of former

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and

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. He graduated from

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in 1989. He formerly worked as a

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for several

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teams and director of pro personnel for the

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. On July 8, 2010, while staying at the Holiday Inn Express in

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Green was arrested for possession of

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, possession of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia - an unspecified amount of

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. He was in custody on $750,000 cash bail. The arrest warrant stated that Green sent the undercover officer "17 pictures of a toddler, two videos of a toddler and one video of an 8-year-old girl." Following his arrest, an ESPN spokesman said Green was no longer employed by ESPN. On July 20, 2010, Green pleaded not guilty to the charges. On February 11, 2011, he pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography."Jeremy Green pleads guilty to possession of child pornography"
'' Profootballtalk.com'', February 11, 2011. He was

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and pleaded guilty to two counts of promoting child pornography in the second degree on December 1, 2011, for which he received a five-year concurrent sentence."Former ESPN analyst admits to possessing child pornography", "Branson Tri-Lakes News", December 6, 2011
/ref> He was released in July 2015.

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