Green Bay Packers Hall of Famer Ahman Green announced he has been diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's disease. The 49-year-old former running back, who holds the franchise record for rushing yards, shared details of his health battle on the Go Long podcast.
Green revealed that his diagnosis occurred in January 2025. The first signs he noticed were uncontrollable twitching in his sleep, a symptom his wife had observed for years. "I had a little bit of the feet twitching when I'm in my sleep and stuff like that," Green said. "I knew something was going on long before that."
In addition to the physical twitching, Green has experienced short-term memory loss and sleepwalking, including talking in his sleep. He explained that he kept his diagnosis private for over a year to inform his immediate family first.
Green, who was drafted in 1998 and played eight of his 12 NFL seasons with the Packers, amassed 8,322 rushing yards before retiring in 2009. Despite his diagnosis, he remains optimistic and is actively managing the condition with medication, exercise, and a strict diet.
He is also leveraging his public platform to advocate for early screening and increased awareness of Parkinson's disease, including its potential links to head trauma sustained during football careers. "It needs to be up front," Green urged. "It needs to be a topic that's always hit."