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RB AHMAN GREEN #34
6' 0" • 217 lbs. • Nebraska

Exp: 12th NFL Season, 8th Packers Season
Age: 32
Acquired: Free Agent 2009
2008 Bio:
Pro Summary
  • Signed by the Packers as a free agent on Oct. 21, 2009, will look to solidify the team’s depth at the running back position after DeShawn Wynn was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury
  • Has been out of football since the end of last season, his second injury-plagued year with the Houston Texans after seven mostly stellar seasons in Green Bay
  • Played in just 14 of 32 games with Houston due to injury after signing with Texans as a free agent following the 2006 season with the Packers, which was his team-record sixth 1,000-yard rushing campaign
  • In seven seasons with Green Bay (2000-06), posted the second-most rushing yards in franchise history with 8,162, behind only Jim Taylor (8,207), and racked up the most yards from scrimmage in team annals with 10,870
  • Also holds the team record for most pass receptions (347) and receiving yards (2,708) by a running back, and ranks second to Taylor (81) with 53 rushing touchdowns
  • The four-time Pro Bowler was originally obtained in a trade with the Seattle Seahawks in 2000 for cornerback Fred Vinson (Green Bay also received Seattle’s fifth-round selection in the 2000 draft for the Packers’ sixth-round choice)
  • Gained more rushing yards (6,848) and yards from scrimmage (9,036) than anyone in the NFL over the five-year span from 2000-04
  • Included in that was the finest single-season rushing chapter in Packers history, when he gained a team-record 1,883 yards in 2003, one of eight records to fall that season
  • Also set the franchise single-game rushing record (218 yards) and the touchdown mark (20) that year
  • With his club-record 98-yard TD run vs. Denver in 2003 and his 90-yard dash vs. Dallas in 2004, possessed the league’s longest carry in two straight years; the last player to do so in consecutive seasons was Bo Jackson 14 years earlier (an 88-yarder in 1990, following a 92-yarder in 1989)
  • Saw his 2005 season cut short by a ruptured quadriceps tendon, but rebounded in 2006 to surpass 1,000 yards once again, including five 100-yard games to boost his franchise record in that category to 33
  • The Packers went 27-6 in games he topped 100 yards
  • Battled injuries during his two seasons in Houston, but added 554 rushing yards, 155 receiving yards and five touchdowns with the Texans
  • Originally a third-round draft choice by the Seahawks in 1998, played his first two pro seasons there, compiling 329 rushing yards and one touchdown in limited action
  • His career totals stand at 2,015 carries for 9,045 rushing yards with 59 TDs, plus 375 receptions for 2,865 receiving yards with 14 additional TDs
2008 SeasonBack To Top
  • Played in eight games for Houston with one start
  • Ran for 294 yards on 74 carries with three touchdowns, but was placed on injured reserve with a left MCL sprain he suffered at Cleveland in Week 12
  • Also was inactive for two early-season games with an ankle injury
  • Vs. Indianapolis (Oct. 5): Came back after missing two weeks with ankle injury and rushed for a season-best 75 yards on 12 carries
  • At Indianapolis (Nov. 16): Rushed for 17 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries. On a 2-yard run in the fourth quarter, posted his 2,000th career carry and surpassed 9,000 career rushing yards, becoming just the seventh (then)-active player to rush for at least 9,000 yards (Edgerrin James, LaDainian Tomlinson, Fred Taylor, Warrick Dunn, Jamal Lewis, Shaun Alexander)
  • At Cleveland (Nov. 23): Ran for 39 yards on 13 carries but sustained MCL sprain to left knee and was placed on injured reserve two days later, ending his season
2007 SeasonBack To Top
  • Signed with the Texans as an unrestricted free agent on March 5, played in only six games with five starts before being placed on injured reserve with a knee injury
  • Vs. Kansas City (Sept. 9): Started the season with 16 carries for 73 yards, which turned out to be a season high
  • At Carolina (Sept. 16): Scored his first TD for Houston on a 13-yard run, part of a 71-yard day
  • Vs. Indianapolis (Sept. 23): Rushed four times for five yards before leaving game with a knee injury, which forced him to miss the next two contests
  • At Oakland (Nov. 4): Posted an 8-yard TD run among eight carries for 28 yards, and added a career-long 53-yard pass reception, but injured his knee and was inactive for the next three games before being placed on injured reserve Dec. 7
2006 SeasonBack To Top
  • The Packers’ primary halfback for a sixth straight year, rebounded from ruptured quadriceps tendon to start 14 games
  • Was inactive for two others with a hamstring injury
  • Led the team with 1,059 rushing yards on 266 carries (4.0 avg.), his team-record sixth 1,000-yard season
  • Posted five touchdowns and five of the team’s seven 100-yard rushing performances
  • Finished second on the club with 46 receptions for 373 yards (8.1 avg.) and one TD
  • Went 224 offensive touches (197 carries, 27 receptions) without a fumble from Sept. 24 to Dec. 31, until a fumble in the season finale
  • His 1,432 yards from scrimmage ranked seventh in the NFC and 11th in the league
  • Vs. Chicago (Sept. 10): Had 20 carries for 110 yards, his first 100-yard game since posting 145 vs. Minnesota on Nov. 14, 2004
  • At Detroit (Sept. 24): Had 131 total yards, including 68 on eight receptions, to surpass 10,000 career yards from scrimmage
  • At Miami (Oct. 22): Returned after missing two games with hamstring injury and ran for 118 yards on 18 carries, including 70-yard TD in fourth quarter
  • Vs. Arizona (Oct. 29): Rushed for 106 yards and two TDs on 21 carries, joining Vernand Morency (11-101) to become the first Green Bay running-back tandem to top 100 yards in the same game since the famous “Snow Bowl” vs. Tampa Bay on Dec. 1, 1985, when Eddie Lee Ivery (109) and Gerry Ellis (101) accomplished the feat. Game marked his 14th career two-touchdown effort, which put him in sole possession of second place on team’s all-time rushing TD list ahead of Paul Hornung (50), and he also surpassed James Lofton’s franchise record for total offense (9,901) in the contest
  • Vs. Minnesota (Dec. 21): Caught quarterback Brett Favre’s 5,000th career completion
2005 SeasonBack To Top
  • Started five games and was inactive for one other contest, before being placed on injured reserve Oct. 25 with a ruptured quadriceps tendon that was originally injured three weeks earlier
  • Posted 77 carries for 255 yards (3.3 avg.) and added 19 receptions for 147 yards, surpassing 300 career receptions
  • Vs. Cleveland (Sept. 18): Had a 17-yard reception that put Favre over the 50,000-yard passing mark
  • At Carolina (Oct. 3): Sustained a quad injury and was inactive the following week
  • At Minnesota (Oct. 23): Ruptured his right quadriceps tendon and underwent season-ending surgery two days later
2004 SeasonBack To Top
  • The Packers’ featured back for a fifth season, was a key component of an offense that set a franchise record with 6,357 yards
  • Voted to the Pro Bowl for the fourth straight year, he started 15 regular-season games, plus the NFC Wild Card playoff game, and was inactive for one contest (vs. St. Louis, Nov. 29) due to injury
  • Finished fourth in NFC rushing with 1,163 yards (259 carries, 4.5 avg., seven touchdowns)
  • Also had 40 receptions for 275 yards and one TD
  • Enjoyed four 100-yard rushing days to reach 28 for his career surpass franchise leader Taylor (26), and notched his fifth consecutive 1,000-yard season to tie Taylor’s franchise mark (both overall and consecutive, 1960-64)
  • Also went 7-for-8 on third-and-1 rushing attempts
  • At Carolina (Sept. 13): In season-opening Monday night game, posted career-high 33 carries (tied for second most in franchise history) for 119 yards (3.6 avg.) and two TDs, adding another score on a 3-yard reception, for only the second three-touchdown game of his pro career (also Oct. 20, 2002, vs. Washington)
  • At Indianapolis (Sept. 26): Ran for 67 yards on 17 attempts, ending a string of consecutive 100-yard rushing games (dating back to the ’03 season) at four, which had matched his own team record
  • At Detroit (Oct. 17): With a 20-yard left-handed TD pass to Donald Driver, became the first Packers player in 21 years to notch rushing, receiving and passing touchdowns in the same season; in 1983 Ellis had four rushing TDs, two receiving TDs and one TD pass
  • Vs. Dallas (Oct. 24): Rushed for season-high 163 yards and two TDs, including a 90-yard score, on 15 carries to capture ‘NFC Offensive Player of the Week’ honors. The 90-yard run was the third-longest run from scrimmage in team history, the longest rush ever against the Cowboys, and the NFL’s longest rush of 2004, making Green just the second player in league history to have two career TD runs of 90-plus yards (Jackson, 1987, 1989). Recorded his 27th career 100-yard game to break Taylor’s team mark and also went over 10,000 all-purpose yards as a pro (including kickoff returns with Seattle in 1998-99)
  • At Houston (Nov. 21): Had only five rushes for 15 yards due to rib cartilage injury, which forced him to miss the next game
  • Vs. Jacksonville (Dec. 19): Surpassed 1,000 yards rushing for a fifth straight year
  • Vs. Minnesota (Jan. 9): In NFC Wild Card playoff, posted 80 yards on 20 carries to move past Taylor (508) and into third place on Green Bay’s all-time postseason rushing list with 516 yards
2003 SeasonBack To Top
  • Started all 16 regular-season games for the second time in three years (also 2001), along with both playoff contests
  • Tied for the seventh-best rushing season in NFL history with 1,883 yards (matching the 1994 total of the Lions’ Barry Sanders); he was runner-up to the Ravens’ Lewis (2,066 yards) for the league rushing title
  • His 1,883 yards, which would have led the NFL in 77 of the league’s 84 seasons, was the best individual rushing season by a player not winning the rushing title
  • In the process, he shattered the Packers’ 41-year-old single-season rushing record, held by Taylor (1,474 yards) since 1962, and established a team record for most 100-yard rushing games in a season (10), topping the previous mark of seven that he shared with Taylor; included in that total was four straight 100-yard efforts (from Nov. 2 through Nov. 23), another club record
  • Also ranked second on the club (behind Driver) with 50 receptions for 367 yards and five TDs
  • Twice broke the Packers’ single-game rushing record over the course of the season, and his NFC-leading 2,250 yards from scrimmage broke his own team record of 1,981 set in 2001
  • Also set franchise records for carries (355) and touchdowns (20) in a single season
  • Of those 20 TDs, 15 came on the ground, tied for second most in one season by a Green Bay player to Taylor’s 19 in 1962
  • His 120 points led the NFC in scoring among non-kickers and marked the highest total by a Packers position player since Hornung scored 146 in 1961
  • Voted as a starter on the NFC Pro Bowl squad, earning the most fan votes for an NFC running back (798,802) in online balloting
  • Also was a second-team All-Pro selection by Football Digest, an All-NFC team selection of Pro Football Weekly, the NFC ‘Offensive Player of the Year’ as selected by the Kansas City Committee of 101, and the inaugural ‘FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Year’ based on online fan voting
  • Won NFC ‘Offensive Player of the Week’ honors three times and the ‘FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week’ award four times
  • Did not fumble over his last 245 offensive touches (225 rushes, 20 receptions), including postseason
  • Had a TD reception in four consecutive games (Oct. 12 through Nov. 10), the longest streak by a running back in team history
  • Led the NFC in first downs earned with 115 and was a perfect 8-for-8 on third-and-1 rushing
  • Vs. Detroit (Sept. 14): Ripped off a 65-yard TD run on the game’s second play, but did not catch a pass, ending a 47-game string of at least one reception
  • Vs. Kansas City (Oct. 12): Enjoyed his third straight 100-yard day (139), though it became the first Green Bay loss when he topped 100 yards
  • Vs. Philadelphia (Nov. 10): Broke the franchise single-game rushing mark for the first time with 192 yards on a rainy Monday night (Dorsey Levens, 190 yards, vs. Dallas in 1997)
  • Vs. San Francisco (Nov. 23): Carried 27 times for 154 yards to give him team records for most consecutive 100-yard games (four) and most 100-yard games in a season (eight)
  • At San Diego (Dec. 14): Broke Taylor’s 41-year-old single-season rushing record on a 9-yard run to the Chargers’ 4 on the opening drive, followed by a 4-yard TD on the next play
  • Vs. Denver (Dec. 28): Broke the team’s single-game rushing record for the second time, becoming the first Green Bay player to top 200 yards in a game with 218. Including a 9-yard catch, his 227 yards from scrimmage were also a club single-game record by a running back. On his final carry, erased a 64-year-old franchise record with a 98-yard TD run (Andy Uram, 97 yards, Oct. 8, 1939, vs. Chicago Cardinals), which stands as the second-longest rushing play in NFL history behind only the 99-yard run of the Cowboys’ Tony Dorsett (Jan. 3, 1983, vs. Minnesota)
  • Vs. Seattle (Jan. 4): In NFC Wild Card playoff, converted a pair of key fourth-and-1s that led to a pair of fourth-quarter TDs to turn 20-13 deficit into 27-20 advantage in eventual 33-27 overtime triumph
  • At Philadelphia (Jan. 11): In NFC Divisional playoff, posted a (then) Green Bay postseason record with 156 rushing yards, 40 more than prior mark (116 yards, Levens, Jan. 3, 1999, at San Francisco)
2002 SeasonBack To Top
  • Finished with the fifth-best rushing season in Packers history, gaining 1,240 yards (fourth in the NFC) on 286 carries with seven TDs, despite missing two full games and sitting out the second half of two other contests due to injury; also added 393 yards and two TDs on 57 receptions
  • Started 14 regular-season games, plus one playoff game, and was inactive for the other two contests
  • At New Orleans (Sept. 15): Strained his right quadriceps early in fourth quarter, forcing him to miss next contest at Detroit (Sept. 22)
  • Vs. Washington (Oct. 20): Had a career-high three rushing touchdowns
  • Vs. Detroit (Nov. 10): Left game in second quarter with mild concussion following helmet-to-helmet hit from LB Chris Claiborne
  • Vs. Chicago (Dec. 1): Averaged a season-best 6.5 yards per carry (12 attempts for 78 yards) before leaving early in third quarter after straining left knee quad tendon on a 29-yard run up the right sideline, an injury that forced him to miss the next game vs. Minnesota (Dec. 8)
  • Vs. Atlanta (Jan. 4): In NFC Wild Card playoff, rushed 11 times for 34 yards, aggravating knee quad tendon injury during contest
2001 SeasonBack To Top
  • Started in all 16 games for the first time in four professional campaigns, plus both playoff contests
  • Suffered strained groin during training camp that forced him to miss the last two weeks of camp and final three preseason games, but recovered to start the regular-season opener
  • Finished second in the NFC in rushing yards (1,387) and total yards from scrimmage (1,981)
  • With seven 100-yard rushing games, matched Taylor’s 1962 mark (a one-season club record until 2003)
  • Also led the Packers in receiving for the second straight year with 62 catches for 594 yards and two TDs
  • Earned selection to his first-ever Pro Bowl and was a second-team All-Pro selection of the Associated Press and Football Digest
  • Also was an All-NFC pick of Pro Football Weekly/ Professional Football Writers of America and Football News
  • Chosen to the ‘All-Madden Team’ of then-Fox Sports analyst John Madden
  • Named the team’s ‘Most Valuable Player’
  • By leading the Packers in both rushing and receiving in two straight seasons (the first time in club history), became the first player to do so for the same NFL team since Roger Craig led the 49ers in each category in 1987 and ’88 (Marshall Faulk led the Colts in rushing and receiving in 1998, then did the same for the Rams in 1999)
  • With 1,981 yards from scrimmage, surpassed Levens’ 1997 club mark of 1,805 (Green broke his own mark in 2003)
  • Converted 9-of-11 third-and-1 rushing attempts (81.8 percent) to rank fourth in the NFC
  • Tied the Chiefs’ Priest Holmes for the league lead with 11 carries of 20-plus yards, and had three runs of 60-plus yards for the first of two times in career (also 2003)
  • Vs. Detroit (Sept. 9): Scored on runs of 31 and 83 yards to help catapult Green Bay to a 21-0 first-quarter lead while rushing for 122 yards on four carries in opening period, earning the first of two ‘NFC Offensive Player of the Week’ honors on the season
  • Vs. Washington (Sept. 24): Gained 116 yards on 25 carries to become the first Packers player to begin a season with two straight 100-yard rushing games, but saw his TD streak (rushing or receiving) end at six games (last five contests of 2000, plus 2001 opener), one shy of long-standing club mark shared by Don Hutson and Hornung
  • Vs. Tampa Bay (Nov. 4): Earned second ‘NFC Offensive Player of the Week’ award, plus national ‘Miller Lite NFL Player of the Week’ honors, with 218 yards from scrimmage (169 rushing, 49 receiving, including 63-yard TD run)
  • At Jacksonville (Dec. 3): Scored on 13-yard shovel pass just before halftime and took a screen pass 42 yards to the Jags’ 4-yard line on the game-winning TD drive in final two minutes
  • Vs. Chicago (Dec. 9): Ran for 125 yards and one TD on season-high 29 carries, the first 100-yard rusher allowed by Bears in 21 games. Also made a TD-saving tackle of Brian Urlacher at the Green Bay 17-yard line following an interception, and the Bears missed a short field-goal attempt
  • Vs. San Francisco (Jan. 13): In NFC Wild Card playoff, ran 21 times for 86 yards, including 9-yard TD run in last two minutes to seal 25-15 win
2000 SeasonBack To Top
  • Acquired in a trade with Seattle for cornerback Fred Vinson (plus a swap of draft picks), played in all 16 games for the Packers with 11 starts, including the final eight contests, serving in place of the injured Levens
  • Responded by rushing for 1,175 yards (on 263 carries) to pace the team and rank sixth in the NFC
  • Posted 10 rushing touchdowns, the most by a Packer since Terdell Middleton had 11 in 1978
  • His per-carry average, 4.5 yards, was the highest by Green Bay’s leading rusher in 12 years (4.8 by Brent Fullwood in 1988) and fifth among conference qualifiers; his total included an impressive fourth-quarter average of 5.5 (60 attempts for 328 yards)
  • Coupled with a team-leading and career-high 73 receptions (for 559 yards and three TDs), he became the first Green Bay player to lead the club in both rushing and receiving in 23 years (Barty Smith, 1977)
  • Also became third back in club history to catch 70-or-more passes in a season, joining Edgar Bennett (78 in ‘94) and Levens (71 in ‘99)
  • Compiled 1,734 yards from scrimmage to rank fourth in the NFC
  • Produced the NFL’s best conversion rate – 92.3 percent (12 of 13) – on third-and-1
  • Tallied 90 first downs, second in the NFC behind Faulk (120)
  • Averaged nearly 100 yards rushing per game (96.1) during the final eight contests after taking over for the injured Levens, his first stint as an NFL featured back; also caught better than five passes per game (5.6) over that same second-half stretch, which included season-ending four-game winning streak
  • Vs. N.Y. Jets (Sept. 3): Got his first start as a Packer for Levens (arthroscopic knee surgery), following his own recovery from an MCL sprain in second preseason game at Denver (Aug. 13)
  • Vs. San Francisco (Oct. 15): Turned in the first two-TD game of his pro career and the first of five on the season with 2- and 1-yard plunges for scores
  • Vs. Indianapolis (Nov. 19): Gained 153 yards rushing on 24 carries (6.4 avg.) and made his first NFL pass attempt, which fell incomplete, on a halfback option throw to the end zone
  • Vs. Detroit (Dec. 10): Scored two fourth-quarter TDs, including season-long 39-yard run, while rushing for 118 yards on season-high 27 attempts
  • At Minnesota (Dec. 17): Posted season-best 192 yards from scrimmage, including 161 rushing on 25 carries
  • Vs. Tampa Bay (Dec. 24): Matched single-game best for receptions with nine and established a career high for receiving yards with 78, while adding two rushing TDs
1999 SeasonBack To Top
  • Saw action in 14 regular-season games with the Seahawks and was inactive for the other two contests
  • Also played on special teams in Seattle’s playoff game vs. Miami (Jan. 9)
  • Made his mark on special teams as the club’s main kickoff returner, finishing with a 22.7-yard average on 36 returns for 818 yards to rank sixth in the AFC
  • Was Seattle’s second-leading rusher with 120 yards on 26 carries (4.6 avg.)
  • At Chicago (Sept. 19): Left contest early after suffering a concussion in the first half on a 24-yard kickoff return, but returned the following week
  • Vs. Buffalo (Oct. 24): Rushed three times for 29 yards, his first offensive action of the season, plus had season-long 54-yard kickoff return
  • At Green Bay (Nov. 1): Returned two kickoffs for 24 yards
  • Vs. Cincinnati (Nov. 7): Registered a season-high nine carries (for 40 yards) and added 95 yards on four kickoff runbacks
  • At Oakland (Dec. 5): Posted a season-long 21-yard carry in second quarter but injured hamstring on the play and missed rest of contest, plus next two games
1998 SeasonBack To Top
  • Appeared in all 16 games in his rookie season with the Seahawks and finished with 209 yards and one TD on 35 carries (6.0 avg.)
  • Made a significant contribution on special teams with 27 kickoff returns for 620 yards (23.0 avg.), and also posted six tackles on the coverage units
  • At Philadelphia (Sept. 6): Made his first NFL action memorable with 100 yards on just six carries, including a season-long 64-yard scamper that led to a 6-yard scoring plunge the following play – his first NFL TD
  • At San Diego (Oct. 25): Registered a career-long 57-yard kickoff return in second half
  • 1998 Draft: An early entry, selected by Seattle in third round (76th overall), the eighth running back taken following Curtis Enis, Fred Taylor, Robert Edwards, John Avery, Robert Holcombe, Jon Ritchie and Skip Hicks
CollegeBack To Top
  • Was a three-year starter (1995-97) at the University of Nebraska
  • Finished career with 3,880 rushing yards and 42 touchdowns, both totals good for second place on the Cornhuskers’ all-time list
  • Also posted 300 yards and three TDs on 35 career receptions
  • In three bowl games, rushed 45 times for 326 yards and three touchdowns
  • Junior season (1997): Garnered All-Big 12 Conference recognition and was named second-team All-America by The Associated Press and The Sporting News as Nebraska captured the national championship
  • Also was a finalist for the ‘Doak Walker Award,’ the annual honor for college football’s top running back
  • Had 278 carries for 1,877 yards (6.8 avg.) and 22 TDs (a school record for juniors)
  • Posted 12 consecutive 100-yard games, including three contests with over 200 yards
  • Rumbled for 206 yards and two TDs in 42-17 Orange Bowl victory over Tennessee (Jan. 2) to help Nebraska capture national title
  • Sophomore season (1996): Rushed 155 times for a team-leading 917 yards and seven TDs, earning third-team All-Big 12 honors
  • Posted a career-high 214 yards and one touchdown at Iowa State (Nov. 16)
  • Freshman season (1995): During Cornhuskers’ national championship season, rushed for 1,086 yards and 13 touchdowns on 141 carries (7.7 avg.)
  • Was a freshman All-America selection by Football News, in addition to earning Big Eight all-conference and ‘Freshman of the Year’ honors
PersonalBack To Top
  • Given name Ahman Rashad Green
  • First name is pronounced ah-MAHN
  • Nicknamed ‘Moni’ and ‘Batman,’ after his lifelong admiration of the comic book hero (he has a large Batman tattoo on his calf)
  • Born in Omaha, Neb.
  • Has two daughters, Ahmani and Myahni
  • Has an uncle, Michael Green, who was a running back at Nebraska from 1968-69 and a 16th-round draft pick of the San Diego Chargers in 1970
  • Perhaps getting an early start on his future career, took his first steps – running steps – as a six-month-old baby
  • Three months later, he nearly died after contracting an intestinal disease called Shigella; received a blood transfusion and spent three weeks in the hospital
  • Also had a rod inserted into his jaw after a childhood accident and, challenging a friend to a race in his school gym, couldn’t stop and broke both his wrists and sustained a concussion
  • Also as a youngster, won four straight Little League championships between ages 8 and 12 and won the ‘gold glove’ as a centerfielder one year
  • High school: Was a prep All-America selection and state ‘Player of the Year’ at Central High School in Omaha, Neb.
  • Rushed for more than 1,000 yards as a junior and senior after transferring from North High, where he topped 1,000 yards as a sophomore
  • A three-year letterwinner in football as a running back, also played linebacker and handled the team’s punting duties
  • In addition, lettered four years in track and once in baseball (as a freshman)
  • Captured state titles in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and was a member of the state championship 400-meter relay team
  • A two-time academic all-state selection (later earned Academic All-Big 12 honorable mention in 1996 at Nebraska)
  • Attended same high school (Central) that produced Hall of Famer Gale Sayers
  • Community involvement: Throughout his career, has hosted golf tournaments in both Las Vegas and northeastern Wisconsin to benefit organizations such as Easter Seals and the Boys & Girls Club
  • Has hosted youth football camps at both Omaha North and Central high schools as well as Greendale (Wis.) High near Milwaukee. Also assisted former teammate and offensive lineman Marco Rivera as an instructor at his youth football camp in Puerto Rico and has sponsored several youth sports teams throughout his career
  • Established a foundation in 2001, the ‘Ahman Green Foundation for Youth Development,’ its primary mission to benefit the Boys & Girls Club in both Green Bay and Omaha, as well as Girls Inc. in Omaha
  • Appeared in 2001, via video, on Wheel of Fortune as part of ‘NFL Week,’ when fans and their favorite players teamed up to win cash and prizes, as well as to benefit the players’ charities; Green’s winnings, nearly $30,000, benefited the two Omaha organizations supported by his foundation
  • A sufferer of asthma, teamed up with the Wisconsin Tobacco Control Board in 2002 to shoot a commercial encouraging Wisconsin’s restaurants to go smoke-free
  • Also participated as a celebrity judge for the slam dunk contest at the 2005 McDonald’s High School All-American game in South Bend, Ind.
  • Hobbies/interests: After 2004 season, enrolled in an executive education program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, part of an ongoing NFL-NFLPA initiative to assist players in preparing for their post-playing careers
  • Made his on-screen debut in 2005 in an independent ‘short’ film entitled Chester McPhail, written and directed by Scott Harpt, who plays the title character. Plays himself in the role of Chester’s nemesis, going on a blind date with a potential love interest of Chester’s named Sheryl, who happens to love the Packers and Batman. Previously, Green had shared his interest in a potential post-football career in acting with Virginia Boren, owner of Koko’s Sushi Bar & Lounge in Bellevue, Wis., who plays Sheryl in the film. Appeared in another film in 2006 entitled Big Stan, directed by Rob Schneider, who also plays the title character (a con man sentenced to prison for fraud). The film includes a handful of scenes with Green portraying a prison gang leader
  • In 2005, became one of three investing partners in an underwear line called Big Headed Boxers, based in Beverly Hills, Calif.
  • After taking classes at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in 2001, at Nebraska in 2002, and through correspondence courses, completed work toward a degree in geography in August of ’02; walked across the stage with his fellow graduates on campus at Nebraska, May 10, 2003
  • As a young football player idolized the late Walter Payton; he watches the highlight film Pure Payton the night before every game as a part of his preparation
  • An enthusiastic fan of Batman, owns an extensive collection of comic books, pictures and posters
  • In appreciation of his teammates’ contributions to his success, in 2002 presented many of them (offensive line, fullback, tight ends, wide receivers) with rings commemorating his back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. Designed by Green, the rings had the ‘Batman’ emblem on top, with each player’s name and number on one crest and the phrase, “Tough times go away, not tough people,” on the other crest
  • Residence: De Pere, Wis.
Player StatsBack To Top
RushingReceiving
Year GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD
1998 Seattle 16 0 35 209 6.0 64 1 3 2 0.7 3 0
1999 Seattle 14 0 26 120 4.6 21 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
2000 Green Bay 16 11 263 1,175 4.5 39t 10 73 559 7.7 31 3
2001 Green Bay 16 16 304 1,387 4.6 83t 9 62 594 9.6 42 2
2002 Green Bay 14 14 286 1,240 4.3 43 7 57 393 6.9 23t 2
2003 Green Bay 16 16 355 1,883 5.3 *98t 15 50 367 7.3 27 5
2004 Green Bay 15 15 259 1,163 4.5 *90t 7 40 275 6.9 48 1
2005 Green Bay 5 5 77 255 3.3 13 0 19 147 7.7 20 0
NFL totals (eight years) 112 77 1,605 7,432 4.6 98t 49 304 2,337 7.7 48 13
Green Bay totals 82 77 1,544 7,103 4.6 98t 48 301 2,335 7.8 48 13
*Led NFL

Playoffs
Year GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD
1999 Seattle 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
2001 Green Bay 2 2 37 180 4.9 49 1 10 67 6.7 13 0
2002 Green Bay 1 1 11 34 3.1 14 0 1 3 3.0 3 0
2003 Green Bay 2 2 48 222 4.6 33 2 8 60 7.5 13 0
2004 Green Bay 1 1 20 80 4.0 12 0 2 16 8.0 14 0
Postseason 7 6 116 516 4.4 49 3 21 146 7.0 14 0

Kickoff Returns
Year No Yds Avg LG TD
1998 Seattle 27 620 23.0 57 0
1999 Seattle 36 818 22.7 52 0
NFL Totals 63 1,438 22.8 57 0
Playoffs 2 33 16.5 20 0

Additional statistics: Threw incomplete pass vs. Ind., 11/19/00; threw 20-yard TD pass to D.Driver, at Det., 10/17/04. Special teams tackles - 6 (5-1) in 1998, 3 (3-0) in 1999; NFL total: 9 (8-1). Miscellaneous tackles - 4 in 2000, 2 in 2001, 2 in 2001 playoffs, 2 in 2002, 2 in 2003; NFL total: 10.

NFL debut: at Philadelphia, 9/6/98, with Seattle
First NFL start: vs. N.Y. Jets, 9/3/00
Packers debut: vs. N.Y. Jets, 9/3/00
Last kickoff return: vs. Miami, 1/9/00, with Seattle

CAREER TRANSACTIONS
1998: Selected after junior season by Seattle Seahawks in third round (76th overall) of '98 NFL Draft, April 18...Signed first contract July 20.
2000: Traded by Seattle with fifth-round selection (WR/KR Joey Jamison) in draft to Green Bay for CB Fred Vinson and sixth-round choice (DT Tim Watson) in 2000 draft, April 15.
2001: Signed five-year contract extension with Green Bay (through 2005), July 24.
2005: Placed on injured reserve (quadricep tendon), Oct. 25.
2006: Signed one-year contract extension with Green Bay (through 2006), March 6.

CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRATION: After 2006

ELIAS Game By Game Packers Stats
Game Date OppRushingReceivingPassingKick ReturnsSacks
NoYdsAvgTDNoYdsAvgTDNoComPctYdsAvgTDIntRateNoYdsAvgTD
Sep 3, 2000 NYJ12413.403217.00000.000.0000000.000
Sep 10, 2000 @BUF11464.204184.50000.000.0000000.000
Sep 17, 2000 PHI331.0011616.00000.000.0000000.000
Sep 24, 2000 @ARI12937.8124924.50000.000.0000000.000
Oct 1, 2000 CHI3206.705418.20000.000.0000000.000
Oct 8, 2000 @DET22693.108769.50000.000.0000000.000
Oct 15, 2000 SF11403.6222512.50000.000.0000000.000
Oct 29, 2000 @MIA15946.303196.30000.000.0000000.000
Nov 6, 2000 MIN23683.015346.81000.000.0000000.000
Nov 12, 2000 @TB16654.107355.00000.000.0000000.000
Nov 19, 2000 IND241536.404276.80100.0000.000039.6000.000
Nov 27, 2000 @CAR12615.119566.20000.000.0000000.000
Dec 3, 2000 @CHI20693.523165.30000.000.0000000.000
Dec 10, 2000 DET271184.414174.31000.000.0000000.000
Dec 17, 2000 @MIN251616.404317.81000.000.0000000.000
Dec 24, 2000 TB27742.729788.70000.000.0000000.000
2000 Totals26311754.510735597.73100.000.00039.6000.000
Sep 9, 2001 DET171579.223206.70000.000.0000000.000
Sep 24, 2001 WAS251164.606305.00000.000.0000000.000
Sep 30, 2001 @CAR19532.8067512.50000.000.0000000.000
Oct 7, 2001 @TB15593.907659.30000.000.0000000.000
Oct 14, 2001 BAL20542.712189.00000.000.0000000.000
Oct 21, 2001 @MIN11736.605367.20000.000.0000000.000
Nov 4, 2001 TB241697.016498.20000.000.0000000.000
Nov 11, 2001 @CHI18935.202178.50000.000.0000000.000
Nov 18, 2001 ATL17623.705377.40000.000.0000000.000
Nov 22, 2001 @DET221024.6124824.01000.000.0000000.000
Dec 3, 2001 @JAC17311.8057414.81000.000.0000000.000
Dec 9, 2001 CHI291254.3124924.50000.000.0000000.000
Dec 16, 2001 @TEN10111.103227.30000.000.0000000.000
Dec 23, 2001 CLE211507.103186.00000.000.0000000.000
Dec 30, 2001 MIN16311.913175.70000.000.0000000.000
Jan 6, 2002 @NYG231014.422199.50000.000.0000000.000
2001 Totals30413874.69625949.62000.000.00039.6000.000
Sep 8, 2002 ATL271555.706427.00000.000.0000000.000
Sep 15, 2002 @NO17814.806538.80000.000.0000000.000
Sep 22, 2002 @DET000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Sep 29, 2002 CAR17734.30188.00000.000.0000000.000
Oct 7, 2002 @CHI271074.004215.30000.000.0000000.000
Oct 13, 2002 @NE311364.413217.01000.000.0000000.000
Oct 20, 2002 WAS24883.733124.00000.000.0000000.000
Nov 4, 2002 MIA19723.8167111.81000.000.0000000.000
Nov 10, 2002 DET12504.203206.70000.000.0000000.000
Nov 17, 2002 @MIN18713.918384.80000.000.0000000.000
Nov 24, 2002 @TB18563.1044010.00000.000.0000000.000
Dec 1, 2002 CHI12786.505459.00000.000.0000000.000
Dec 8, 2002 MIN000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Dec 15, 2002 @SF24903.81300.000000.000.0000000.000
Dec 22, 2002 BUF261164.502178.50000.000.0000000.000
Dec 29, 2002 @NYJ14674.80351.70000.000.0000000.000
2002 Totals28612404.37573936.92000.000.00039.6000.000
Sep 7, 2003 MIN15533.527628.90000.000.0000000.000
Sep 14, 2003 DET231607.01000.000000.000.0000000.000
Sep 21, 2003 @ARI21532.506437.20000.000.0000000.000
Sep 29, 2003 @CHI191769.32441.00000.000.0000000.000
Oct 5, 2003 SEA271184.42177.00000.000.0000000.000
Oct 12, 2003 KC261395.416518.51000.000.0000000.000
Oct 19, 2003 @STL20351.8066210.31000.000.0000000.000
Nov 2, 2003 @MIN211376.5055210.41000.000.0000000.000
Nov 10, 2003 PHI291926.6133210.71000.000.0000000.000
Nov 16, 2003 @TB211095.213155.00000.000.0000000.000
Nov 23, 2003 SF271545.70000.00000.000.0000000.000
Nov 27, 2003 @DET13574.404102.50000.000.0000000.000
Dec 7, 2003 CHI30802.712178.50000.000.0000000.000
Dec 14, 2003 @SD19754.01111.01000.000.0000000.000
Dec 22, 2003 @OAK241275.31122.00000.000.0000000.000
Dec 28, 2003 DEN2021810.92199.00000.000.0000000.000
2003 Totals35518835.315503677.35000.000.00039.6000.000
Sep 13, 2004 @CAR331193.622-3-1.51000.000.0000000.000
Sep 19, 2004 CHI241285.30273.50000.000.0000000.000
Sep 26, 2004 @IND17673.904348.50000.000.0000000.000
Oct 3, 2004 NYG15583.9034816.00000.000.0000000.000
Oct 11, 2004 TEN10333.30252.50000.000.0000000.000
Oct 17, 2004 @DET21813.90331.0011100.02020.010158.3000.000
Oct 24, 2004 DAL1516310.92341.30000.000.0000000.000
Oct 31, 2004 @WAS24702.9247318.30000.000.0000000.000
Nov 14, 2004 MIN211456.90273.50000.000.0000000.000
Nov 21, 2004 @HOU5153.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Nov 29, 2004 STL000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Dec 5, 2004 @PHI11373.403175.70000.000.0000000.000
Dec 12, 2004 DET23763.305204.00000.000.0000000.000
Dec 19, 2004 JAC17945.502115.50000.000.0000000.000
Dec 24, 2004 @MIN19643.414266.50000.000.0000000.000
Jan 2, 2005 @CHI4133.3012323.00000.000.0000000.000
2004 Totals25911634.57402756.9111100.02020.010158.3000.000
Sep 11, 2005 @DET12584.805346.80000.000.0000000.000
Sep 18, 2005 CLE16543.405459.00000.000.0000000.000
Sep 25, 2005 TB19583.103279.00000.000.0000000.000
Oct 3, 2005 @CAR14362.604235.80000.000.0000000.000
Oct 9, 2005 NO000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Oct 23, 2005 @MIN16493.102189.00000.000.0000000.000
Oct 30, 2005 @CIN000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Nov 6, 2005 PIT000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Nov 13, 2005 @ATL000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Nov 21, 2005 MIN000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Nov 27, 2005 @PHI000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Dec 4, 2005 @CHI000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Dec 11, 2005 DET000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Dec 19, 2005 @BAL000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Dec 25, 2005 CHI000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Jan 1, 2006 SEA000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
2005 Totals772553.30191477.70000.000.00039.6000.000
Sep 10, 2006 CHI201105.503227.30000.000.0000000.000
Sep 17, 2006 NO16422.606488.00000.000.0000000.000
Sep 24, 2006 @DET22632.908688.51000.000.0000000.000
Oct 2, 2006 @PHI000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Oct 8, 2006 STL000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Oct 22, 2006 @MIA181186.61000.00000.000.0000000.000
Oct 29, 2006 ARI211065.1222713.50000.000.0000000.000
Nov 5, 2006 @BUF231225.30188.00000.000.0000000.000
Nov 12, 2006 @MIN22552.50000.000000.000.0000000.000
Nov 19, 2006 NE13282.20100.000000.000.0000000.000
Nov 27, 2006 @SEA14443.115397.80000.000.0000000.000
Dec 3, 2006 NYJ141027.304389.50000.000.0000000.000
Dec 10, 2006 @SF21773.7111313.00000.000.0000000.000
Dec 17, 2006 DET22793.607446.30000.000.0000000.000
Dec 21, 2006 MIN18422.304276.80000.000.0000000.000
Dec 31, 2006 @CHI22713.204399.80000.000.0000000.000
2006 Totals26610594.05463738.11000.000.00039.6000.000
Sep 13, 2009 CHI000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Sep 20, 2009 CIN000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Sep 27, 2009 @STL000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Oct 5, 2009 @MIN000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Oct 18, 2009 DET000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Oct 25, 2009 @CLE000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Nov 1, 2009 MIN210.5011212.00000.000.0000714120.100
Nov 8, 2009 @TB6457.5011010.00000.000.000025527.500
Nov 15, 2009 DAL393.001-4-4.00000.000.0000000.000
Nov 22, 2009 SF000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Nov 26, 2009 @DET000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Dec 7, 2009 BAL5234.60000.00000.000.0000000.000
Dec 13, 2009 @CHI5112.20000.00000.000.0000000.000
Dec 20, 2009 @PIT000.00000.00000.000.0000000.000
Dec 27, 2009 SEA8293.61000.00000.000.0000000.000
Jan 3, 2010 @ARI12423.50000.00000.000.0000000.000
2009 Totals411603.913186.00000.000.00039.6919621.800
Packers Totals185183224.55435027267.8142150.02010.010125.0919621.800

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