A former All-Pro player for the Green Bay Packers is sharing some difficult health news this week.
Retired ex-NFL running back Ahman Green appeared this week on the “Go Long” podcast. During the episode, Green revealed that he has been diagnosed with early onset Parkinson’s disease.
Green said that he was not scared of the disease and added that he was determined to keep a positive mindset. Here is the video clip.
The 49-year-old Green played in the NFL from 1998-2009, spanning stints with the Packers, the Seattle Seahawks and the Houston Texans. But Green’s most productive and best-remembered years came during his time in Green Bay from 2000-06.
Green, a former Nebraska standout, was a four-time NFL Pro Bowler with the Packers and also made one All-Pro team. He posted six different seasons of 1,000 or more yards rushing, including a monstrous 2003 campaign in which Green ran for 1,883 yards (tied for 12th all-time in a single season) and 15 touchdowns.
After brief stints in the United Football League and the Canadian Football League, Green retired as a player in 2011. Still Green Bay’s all-time leading rusher, Green was inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame in 2014.
Though Green was also in the news several years back due to a troubling incident, he remains a beloved Packers great and a local fan favorite. The news of Green’s Parkinson’s diagnosis comes weeks after another great running back of the 2000s shared a very tough health update of his own, too.
