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Former Green Bay Packers star Ahman Green revealed he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in January 2025
Green, 49, said he was experiencing symptoms like “feet twitching” in his sleep before the diagnosis
When asked if he’s fearful of the future, Green said, “No, I’m not”
Green Bay Packers great Ahman Green revealed he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
“Last year, I got diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s,” Green, 49, shared on an episode of Tyler Dunne’s podcast Go Long , released on Wednesday, July 29. “I had a little bit of the feet twitching when I’m in my sleep and stuff like that,” he explained, adding he “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 and get the diagnostics, get the testing. And finally got it tested last...it was January of 2025.”
Ahman Green on Oct. 31, 2001 Credit: Mitchell Layton/Getty
Green said he waited to share his diagnosis with the public until he had told his family. “I didn’t share it for a long time because I wanted to let my kids know, my family...I let them all know first before I told friends, family, somebody like yourself,” he said.
The former Packer told Dunne his short-term memory is “trash,” and explained how he had trouble remembering names of people he met at a recent Hall of Fame event in Ohio.
When Dunne asked Green if he’s scared of the future, Green said, “No, I’m not,” and spoke about the people he’s lost in his own life.
“I’ve seen everything,” he said. “I know, unfortunately, there’s a day our clocks stop ticking. The way I look at it, my clock is gonna stop ticking when I want it to stop ticking, that’s how I’m looking at it.”
Green said he’s “ahead of it right now” and compared his fight to the way he played football. “Nobody stopping me,” he said. “The way I ran the ball, you’ve got to break both my legs to stop me from running the ball.”
Green said he’s currently focused on nutrition and keeping up with his doctor’s medication plan. “I got the reins,” he said. “I’m in control. I’m not going to let this control me. There is some medicines that I’ve been taking from the doctor’s side of it, so I made sure on my protocol there but on my side, the food is my medicine.”
Green still holds the Packers records for career rushing yard, single-season rushing yards and rushing yards in a game, according to ESPN . He officially retired in 2011.
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