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| Born | (1977-02-16)February 16, 1977 (age 49) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Omaha Central | ||||||||||||||
| College | Nebraska (1995–1997) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1998: 3rd round, 76th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Ahman Rashad Green (/ɑːˈmɑːn/; born February 16, 1977) is an American former professionalfootballrunning back who played 12 seasons in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theNebraska Cornhuskers, earning second-teamAll-American honors in 1997. Green was selected by theSeattle Seahawks in the third round of the1998 NFL draft, playing there for two seasons before being traded to theGreen Bay Packers, with whom he played for eight of the next ten seasons. Green also played for theHouston Texans, and was a four-timePro Bowl selection with the Packers, where he holds the franchise record for rushing yards. He was the headesports coach atLakeland University until the end of 2022.
Green was born inOmaha, Nebraska, and attended Omaha North before transferring toOmaha Central for high school. He was a high school All-American selection and state 'Player of the Year' as a senior.[1]
In addition to football, he also rantrack and field. He currently holds the 10th fastest100 meter dash ever in the state of Nebraska, at 10.61 seconds.[2]
Green also competed in powerlifting in high school, placing 2nd in the ADFPA High School NationalPowerlifting Championships inDes Moines, Iowa.
Green was a standout running back and three-year starter at theUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln. He was an integral component and key contributor on two national championship squads for theCornhuskers.
As a freshman, Green was perhaps overshadowed by his backfield mates running backLawrence Phillips and quarterbackTommie Frazier. He was a major contributor during Nebraska's 1995championship run. He rushed for 1,086 yards (still the school's single-season freshman rushing record) and 13 touchdowns on 141 carries (7.7 avg.) 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.[1]
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 againstIowa State University that season.[3]
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 theDoak 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 (6.8 avg.) and 22 touchdowns (a school record for juniors). He posted 12 consecutive 100-yard games, including three contests with over 200 yards (he also had 99 yards on nine carries in the opener against Akron).
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 theOrange Bowl. He rushed for an Orange Bowl record 206 yards and two touchdowns in Nebraska's 42–17 victory over #3Tennessee, breaking the previous 20-year-old record of 205 yards held byArkansas running backRoland Sales. Green was also named the1998 Orange Bowl MVP. The performance marked the Cornhuskers' record-setting third national championship in four years.
| Year | School | G | Rush Att | Rush Yds | Rush Avg | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec Avg | Rec TD | Scri Plays | Scri Yds | Scri Avg | Scri TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Nebraska | 11 | 141 | 1086 | 7.7 | 13 | 12 | 102 | 8.5 | 3 | 153 | 1188 | 7.8 | 16 |
| 1996 | Nebraska | 10 | 155 | 917 | 5.9 | 7 | 9 | 93 | 10.3 | 0 | 164 | 1010 | 6.2 | 7 |
| 1997 | Nebraska | 12 | 278 | 1877 | 6.8 | 22 | 14 | 105 | 7.5 | 0 | 292 | 1982 | 6.8 | 22 |
| College Totals | 574 | 3880 | 6.8 | 42 | 35 | 300 | 8.6 | 3 | 609 | 4180 | 6.9 | 45 | ||
Provided byCFB at Sports Reference:View Original TableGenerated June 27, 2017.
Green played in a bowl game each season he was at Nebraska. In the1996 Fiesta Bowl, he rushed for 68 yards and one touchdown.[4] In the1996 Orange Bowl (played at the end of the year), he rushed for 52 yards, and in the1998 Orange Bowl, he rushed for 206 yards and two touchdowns.[5][6]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft11+3⁄4 in (1.82 m) | 213 lb (97 kg) | 31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.44 s | 1.53 s | 2.58 s | 38.5 in (0.98 m) | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) | 13 reps | |||
| All values fromNFL Combine[7] | ||||||||||||
Green wasdrafted in the third round (76th overall) of the1998 NFL draft by theSeattle Seahawks.[8] Although Green produced a high rushing average (6.0 in 1998 and 4.6 in 1999) he had difficulty earning significant playing time behind established veteranRicky Watters.
In 2000, Green was traded along with a fifth round draft pick to theGreen Bay Packers forFred Vinson and a sixth round pick.[9] He was selected to the NFLPro 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 (9,036) and rushing yards (6,848) than any other NFL player. Green's highest rushing touchdown per game total came in 2002, when he scored three in a 30–9 win versus the then-Washington Redskins. 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, and three of his highest rushing yardage games came that season (218, 192, 176). 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. theDetroit Lions.[10] 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 (Bo Jackson is the other).[11] 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 afree agent. He signed a one-year deal to remain with the Packers.[12]
On March 4, 2007, Green signed a four-year, $23 million deal with theHouston Texans.[13] He was reunited with his former head coach and former Texans' assistant head coachMike Sherman along with former Packers running backSamkon Gado. He was asked to handle the bulk of the load at running back after a2006 season in which the Texans used a "running back by committee" approach.[14] Across his two seasons with the Texans, Green rushed 144 times for 554 yards and two touchdowns and also caught 25 passes for 155 yards.[15]
On February 10, 2009, Green was released by the Texans.[16]
Ahman Green officially re-signed with the Green Bay Packers on October 21, 2009, after the Packers placed running back DeShawn Wynn oninjured reserve.[17] With his former number, 30, taken by fullbackJohn Kuhn, Green wore No. 34, the same number as formerChicago Bears running backWalter Payton, whom Green idolized as a young player.[18] On November 8, 2009, Green broke Jim Taylor's record to become the all-time leading rusher in Packer history.[19] In his final NFL season, Green was primarily used in a reserve role, rushing 41 times for 160 yards and one touchdown and also catching 3 passes for 18 yards.[20]
Green joined theOmaha Nighthawks of theUnited Football League for the 2010 season.[21] He was a part of the Nighthawks' 40-man protected roster, started 8 games for the Nighthawks.[22]
On February 7, 2011, theMontreal Alouettes of theCanadian Football League announced they signed Green to a tryout contract, signing Green to an official contract in March of that year.[23][24] Green was released on Sunday of training camp on June 5, 2011, after arriving with an injured hamstring.[25]
Green announced his retirement from football in August 2011.[26]
Rushing statistics[27]
| Year | Team | GP | Att | Yards | Avg | Lng | TD | FD | Fum | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | SEA | 16 | 35 | 209 | 6.0 | 64 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | SEA | 14 | 26 | 120 | 4.6 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | GB | 16 | 263 | 1,175 | 4.5 | 39 | 10 | 61 | 3 | 2 |
| 2001 | GB | 16 | 304 | 1,387 | 4.6 | 83T | 9 | 57 | 5 | 4 |
| 2002 | GB | 14 | 286 | 1,240 | 4.3 | 43 | 7 | 54 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | GB | 16 | 355 | 1,883 | 5.3 | 98T | 15 | 96 | 7 | 5 |
| 2004 | GB | 15 | 259 | 1,163 | 4.5 | 90T | 7 | 55 | 6 | 4 |
| 2005 | GB | 5 | 77 | 255 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | GB | 14 | 266 | 1,059 | 4.0 | 70T | 5 | 55 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | HOU | 6 | 70 | 260 | 3.7 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | HOU | 8 | 74 | 294 | 4.0 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | GB | 8 | 41 | 160 | 3.9 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 148 | 2,056 | 9,205 | 4.5 | 98 | 60 | 457 | 28 | 20 | |
Receiving statistics[27]
| Year | Team | GP | Rec | Yards | Avg | Lng | TD | FD | Fum | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | SEA | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | GB | 16 | 73 | 559 | 7.7 | 31 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 2 |
| 2001 | GB | 16 | 62 | 594 | 9.6 | 42 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | GB | 14 | 57 | 393 | 6.9 | 23 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | GB | 16 | 50 | 367 | 7.3 | 27 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | GB | 15 | 40 | 275 | 6.9 | 48 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | GB | 5 | 19 | 147 | 7.7 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | GB | 14 | 46 | 373 | 8.1 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | HOU | 6 | 14 | 123 | 8.8 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | HOU | 8 | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | GB | 8 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 148 | 378 | 2,883 | 7.6 | 53 | 14 | 134 | 7 | 3 | |
Green Bay Packers franchise records
Green was named after former NFLwide receiver and current broadcasterAhmad Rashad.[28] He has an uncle, Michael Green, who also attended Nebraska as a running back in the late 1960s. His uncle was drafted by theSan Diego Chargers, but never appeared in a game.
In 2003, Green completed his undergraduate degree at Nebraska after taking classes at theUniversity of Wisconsin–Green Bay, receiving a bachelor's degree in geography.[18]
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 avidvideo-gamer and comic book fan – so much so that his nickname is "Batman", illustrated further by a calf tattoo of the superhero.[18] He operates a sports training facility in the city, and serves as a spokesman for the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Association.[29] From 2012 to 2014, Green served as co-owner of theGreen Bay Blizzard, an arena football team.[30]
In 2006, Green played a small role in the filmBig Stan as the prisoner Lee Otis.[31][32] Green also had a small role inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as an unnamed thug, but his scene was cut from the final version of the film.[29][33]
On June 26, 2017, Green was arrested on charges of child abuse and disorderly conduct after his daughter (from a previous marriage) claimed Green pushed her and struck her in the head over a dispute about chores.[34] Green eventually entered a plea bargain where he pledno contest to reduced charges of criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct, claiming that he did not want to subject his daughter to a jury trial. He received 18 months probation.[35]
In February 2020, Green was named head coach ofLakeland University's new varsityesports team.[36][37]
In November 2021, Green hosted the finals of the first ever Mid-America Gamers Expo in Council Bluffs.[38]
Green was announced as a professor in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln'sCollege of Journalism and Mass Communications in 2023.[39]
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