AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Packers all-time rushing leader Ahman Green discloses early-onset Parkinson's diagnosis at 49
Former Green Bay Packers running back Ahman Green, the franchise's all-time leading rusher, has revealed he was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's disease, and says he believes he can stay ahead of it. Green, 49, made the announcement on the "Go Long" podcast hosted by Tyler Dunne, telling listeners he received the formal diagnosis in January […] The post Packers all-time rushing leader Ahman Green discloses early-onset Parkinson's diagnosis at 49 appeared first on American Almanac .
Former Green Bay Packers running back Ahman Green, the franchise's all-time leading rusher, has revealed he was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's disease, and says he believes he can stay ahead of it. Green, 49, made the announcement on the "Go Long" podcast hosted by Tyler Dunne, telling listeners he received the formal diagnosis in January 2025 after years of suspecting something was wrong. His wife had noticed him twitching in his sleep since shortly after he retired from the NFL in 2009. Short-term memory loss and episodes of walking and talking in his sleep followed. He did not go public right away. Green said he held the news back so he could tell his children and family first, before sharing it with friends or anyone else. …Open