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Former Green Bay Packers running back Ahman Green was once a go-to running back for former quarterbacks Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers in the 2000s.
Green had a successful career from 1998 to 2009 with 9,205 yards rushing and 2,883 yards receiving amid 74 total touchdowns. The four-time Pro Bowler has a new battle in his life with Parkinson’s disease at age 49.
"Last year, I got diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's," Green told Tyler Dunne of the "Go Long" podcast on Wednesday. "I had a little bit of the feet twitching when I'm in my sleep and stuff like that.”
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"I knew something was going on long before that. I just got a hold of some doctors that I was able to get in contact with, Green added. “Get the diagnostics, get the testing. And finally got it tested last — it was January of 2025."
Green acknowledged the potential football correlation, as the game has long been under scrutiny for injuries and long-term health issues after retirement. He’s hopeful for his treatment and wants others to get ahead of potential health issues, too.
"It needs to be up front," Green said. "It needs to be a topic that's always hit. And it's not the end all.”
"To me, I have a jump ahead of it,” he added. “Just like anybody discovering that they have some type of cancer in their body, I'm ahead of it right now."
Green isn’t the first former player to be diagnosed with Parkinson’s. Favre also received the diagnosis in 2024, which raised awareness of the potential link between concussions and Parkinson’s.
Green is also the second running back to reveal a major illness this year. Former Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson, 39, revealed his ALS diagnosis in June, and ALS is another disease that has been linked to head trauma from playing in the NFL.
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