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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Ahman Green, a four-time Pro Bowl running back and the Green Bay Packers’ career rushing leader, said he learned last year that he has early onset Parkinson’s disease.
The 49-year-old Green discussed his diagnosis this week on Tyler Dunne’s “Go Long” podcast .
“I know unfortunately there’s a day we eventually, where our clock stops ticking,” Green said. “The way I look at it, my clock is going to stop ticking when I want it to stop ticking.”
Green said it’s similar to the approach he took while running the ball during a 12-year NFL career in which he rushed for 9,205 yards and 60 touchdowns. His last season was 2009.
Green said his symptoms began when his feet started twitching in his sleep.
“I knew something was going on long before that,” he said.
Parkinson’s is a neurologic disease that robs people of control over their movements. It typically starts with…
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