Ahman Green, the rushing leader for the Green Bay Packers, has announced he has Parkinsons disease. The 49-year-old told the Go Long with Tyler Dunne podcast that he was diagnosed early in January 2025 but had kept the news to friends and close family until now.He said: I had a little bit of the feet twitching when Im in my sleep and stuff like that. I mean, I knew something was going on long before that. I just got a hold of some doctors [and] was able to get in contact with and get the diagnostics, get the testing and finally got it tested.Having admitted his short-term memory was trash, he added: Ive got to remind myself of things. When I meet somebody for the first time, its like a name, I hear that name, then I repeat it. I try to repeat it or write it down. And if I dont, Ive got to follow up with them.Green facing Parkinsons battle head onGreen, who ran for 8,322 yards across two stints with the Packers and also holds team records for rushing yards in a season with 1,883 in 2003 and rushing yards in a game (218 against the Broncos in 2003), also played for the Seattle Seahawks and the Houston Texans in an 11-year NFL career.And he is confident he will be able to live with the disease for as long as possible.I got the reins, he added. Im in control. Im not going to let this control me. There is some medicines that Ive been taking from the doctors side of it, so I made sure [to stay] on my protocol there but on my side, the food is my medicine.Im ahead of it right now. For the doctors that examine me, they said really, if they didnt know what they knew about the early signs, they would have thought I was in great [shape] until they really sat me down, between taking my vitals to having me walk in front of them and what they saw in my walk, in my gait and the way my shoulders hang. Topics Green Bay Packers Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Packers officially announce extensions for head coach LaFleur and GM Gutekunst Nicholas McGee 30th January, 2026 NFL Wild Card Predictions: Road teams to dominate opening round of the playoffs Nicholas McGee 8th January, 2026 NFL Week 18: Whats on the line as the regular season draws to a close? Nicholas McGee 2nd January, 2026 Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears: Preview, prediction and odds Nicholas McGee 18th December, 2025 Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers: Preview, prediction and odds Nicholas McGee 4th December, 2025 NFL: Love stars as Packers edge Thanksgiving thriller against Lions Mitch Fretton 27th November, 2025
