Packers great running back Ahman Green reveals early-onset Parkinson's diagnosis

Former Green Bay Packers moving backmost Ahman Green, who made 4 Pro Bowls with the franchise during his eight-year tenure, has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

Green made the announcement connected the "Go Long" podcast with Tyler Dunne, wherever helium said helium recovered retired astir his diagnosis past year.

"I got diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s," Green said. "I had a small spot of the feet twitching erstwhile I’m successful my slumber and worldly similar that.

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Former Nebraska Cornhuskers moving backmost Ahman Green stands connected the tract during a interruption successful the crippled against the Minnesota Golden Gophers astatine Memorial Stadium connected Nov. 5, 2022, successful Lincoln, Neb. (Getty Images)

"I knew thing was going connected agelong earlier that. I conscionable got a clasp of immoderate doctors that I was astir to get successful interaction with. Get the diagnostics, get the testing. And yet got it tested past — it was January of 2025."

Green has kept his diagnosis adjacent to the vest, with lone his closest friends and household knowing for much than a twelvemonth and a half. He said helium didn’t privation to stock it for a agelong time, lone telling his kids and adjacent family. Now, he’s acceptable to stock however he’s attacking it.

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"It needs to beryllium up front. It needs to beryllium a taxable that’s ever hit. And it’s not the extremity all," Green added.

"To me, I person a leap up of it. Just similar anybody discovering that they person immoderate benignant of crab successful their body, I’m up of it close now."

Green has been focused connected eating healthy, making definite to workout and taking his medicine religiously.

Ahman Green attends a pop-in store to present the On the Fifty apparel postulation astatine Nordstrom astatine Mayfair Mall successful Milwaukee, Wis., connected Nov. 12, 2015. (Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images)

The twitching portion sleeping is thing Green revealed his woman told him astir aft helium retired successful 2009 from the league. He’s present dealing with short-term representation nonaccomplishment arsenic good arsenic slumber walking and talking.

Green, though, remains optimistic and wants to beryllium an advocator present for those going done a akin concern arsenic him.

The Nebraska merchandise began his NFL vocation arsenic a third-round prime of the Seattle Seahawks, but his stardom came to fruition successful the confines of Lambeau Field aft being traded to the Packers earlier the 2000 season.

Green instantly broke retired with the Packers, tallying 1,175 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns connected 263 carries successful his archetypal season. He cemented himself arsenic the bellcow back, and helium earned 4 consecutive Pro Bowls from 2001-04.

Ahman Green of the Green Bay Packers runs with the shot during an NFL crippled against the Washington Redskins connected Oct. 31, 2001, astatine FedEx Field successful Landover, Md. (Getty Images)

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His champion play came successful 2003, erstwhile helium rushed for 1,883 yards and caught 50 passes for 367 yards with 20 full touchdowns connected the year. Green finished his Packers vocation with 8,322 rushing yards and 54 rushing scores crossed 104 games.

Green besides played 2 seasons for the Houston Texans earlier returning to the Packers successful 2009, wherever helium played successful a reserve relation crossed 8 games.

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