Ahman Green


Ahman Rashad Green is a former American football running back who played 12 seasons in the National Football League and currently the head eSports coach at Lakeland University. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 3rd round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nebraska. Green also played for the Houston Texans, and was a four-time Pro Bowl selection with the Packers, where he holds the franchise record for rushing yards.

Early years

Green was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and attended Omaha North before transferring to Omaha Central for high school. He was a high school All-American selection and state 'Player of the Year' as a senior.
In addition to football, he also ran track and field. He currently holds the 10th fastest 100 meter dash ever in the state of Nebraska, at 10.61 seconds.
Green also competed in powerlifting in high school, placing 2nd in the ADFPA High School National Powerlifting Championships in Des Moines, Iowa.

College career

Green was a standout running back and three-year starter for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers. He was an integral component and key contributor on two national championship squads.

Freshman (1995)

As a freshman, Green was perhaps overshadowed by his backfield mates running back Lawrence Phillips and quarterback Tommie Frazier. He was a major contributor during Nebraska's 1995 championship run. He rushed for 1,086 yards and 13 touchdowns on 141 carries and was honored as a freshman All-America selection by Football News. In addition, he earned Big Eight all-conference and 'Freshman of the Year' honors.

Sophomore (1996)

As a sophomore in 1996, Green compiled a team-leading 917 yards on 155 carries and seven touchdowns, despite a turf toe injury. Green had a career-high 214 yards against Iowa State University that season.

Junior (1997)

As a junior, Green garnered All-Big 12 Conference recognition and was named second-team All-America by the Associated Press and The Sporting News as Nebraska again captured the national championship. He was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award, the annual honor for college football's top running back, in 1997. During that campaign he carried the ball 278 times for 1,877 yards and 22 touchdowns. He posted 12 consecutive 100-yard games, including three contests with over 200 yards.
During his collegiate career, Green compiled 3,880 rushing yards and 42 touchdowns, both totals good for second place on the Cornhuskers' all-time list. He also posted 300 receiving yards and three touchdowns on 35 catches. One of Green's best collegiate performances came on January 2, 1998, in the Orange Bowl. He rushed for an Orange Bowl record 206 yards and two touchdowns in Nebraska's 42–17 victory over #3 Tennessee, breaking the previous 20-year-old record of 205 yards held by Arkansas running back Roland Sales. Green was also named the 1998 Orange Bowl MVP. The performance marked the Cornhuskers' record-setting third national championship in four years, due partially to a requirement that the champion of the Big Ten Conference play the winner of the Pac-12 Conference in the Rose Bowl.

College statistics

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Bowl games

Green played in a bowl game each season he was at Nebraska. In the 1996 Fiesta Bowl, he rushed for 68 yards and one touchdown. In the 1996 Orange Bowl, he rushed for 52 yards, and in the 1998 Orange Bowl, he rushed for 206 yards and two touchdowns.

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

Green was drafted in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. Although Green produced a high rushing average he had difficulty earning significant playing time behind established veteran Ricky Watters.

Green Bay Packers

In 2000, Green was traded along with a fifth round draft pick to the Green Bay Packers for Fred Vinson and a sixth round pick. He was selected to the NFL Pro Bowl from 2001 to 2004 and broke several franchise records. From the time he joined the Packers in 2000 up through the end of the 2004 season, Green gained more yards from scrimmage and rushing yards than any other NFL player. In 2003, he had his best year as a professional and set the Green Bay franchise record by running for 1,883 yards in the regular season. That year, he became the first and only player in NFL history to record at least 1,850 rushing yards, average 5.0 yards per carry, score 20 touchdowns and catch 50 passes in one season. He threw a touchdown pass on October 17, 2004 vs. the Detroit Lions. During his time with the Packers, Green became one of two players in NFL history to have two touchdown runs of 90 or more yards. Despite his injury-shortened 2005 season, the Packers re-signed Green to a one-year, $2 million contract, with an extra $3 million in incentives. After the 2006 season he became a free agent.

Houston Texans

On March 4, 2007 Green signed a four-year, $23 million deal with the Houston Texans. He was reunited with his former head coach and former Texans' assistant head coach Mike Sherman along with former Packers running back Samkon Gado. He was asked to handle the bulk of the load at running back after a 2006 season in which the Texans used a "running back by committee" approach.
On February 10, 2009, Green was released by the Texans.

Return to Green Bay

Ahman Green officially re-signed with the Green Bay Packers on October 21, 2009, after the Packers placed running back DeShawn Wynn on injured reserve. With his former number, 30, taken by fullback John Kuhn, Green chose to wear No. 34 in honor of former Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton. On November 8, 2009 Green broke Jim Taylor's record to become the all-time leading rusher in Packer history.

Omaha Nighthawks

Green played for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League. Green was a part of the Nighthawks' 40-man protected roster.

Montreal Alouettes

On February 7, 2011, the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League announced they signed Green to a tryout contract, signing Green to an official contract in March of that year. Green was released on Sunday of training camp on June 5, 2011 after arriving with an injured hamstring.

Retirement

Green announced his permanent retirement from football in August 2011.

Statistics and records

NFL statistics

Rushing statistics
YearTeamGAttYdsAvgLongTD1stFmbFmb lost
1998SEA16352096.0641811
1999SEA14261204.62101200
2000GB162631,1754.539106132
2001GB163041,3874.68395754
2002GB142861,2404.34375432
2003GB163551,8835.398159675
2004GB152591,1634.59075564
2005GB5772553.31301110
2006GB142661,0594.07055522
2007HOU6702603.71821700
2008HOU8742944.01432300
2009GB8411603.9261800
Career1482,0569,2054.598604572820

Receiving statistics
YearTeamGRecYdsAvgLongTD1stFmbFmb lost
1998SEA16320.730000
2000GB16735597.73132932
2001GB16625949.64222400
2002GB14573936.92321911
2003GB16503677.32751900
2004GB15402756.94811710
2005GB5191477.7200800
2006GB14463738.12011420
2007HOU6141238.8530200
2008HOU811322.980000
2009GB83186.0120200
Career1483782,8837.6531413473

Green Bay Packers franchise records

High school

Green was named after former NFL wide receiver and current broadcaster Ahmad Rashād. In 2006, Green played a small role in the film Big Stan as the prisoner Diamond King.
On September 21, 2012, Green was inducted into the University Of Nebraska Football Hall of Fame and was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Football Hall of Fame on July 19, 2014.
Green has lived in Green Bay since his retirement, and is an avid video-gamer and comic book fan. He operates a sports training facility in the city, and serves as a spokesman for the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Association. From 2012 to 2014, Green served as co-owner of the Green Bay Blizzard, an arena football team.
Green also had a small role in ' as "Thug #2," but his scene was cut from the final version of the film.
In February 2020, Green was named as the first head coach of Lakeland University's new varsity eSports team.
On June 26, 2017, Green was arrested on suspicion of child abuse.
In 2016, Green confirmed that he played a small role in Zack Snyder's film '.