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30 Ahman Green - Biography
HEIGHT: 6-0
WEIGHT: 218
COLLEGE: Nebraska
NFL EXP: 11th season
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||||
| Year | Team | G | GS | rush | yds | avg | lg | td | rec | yds | avg | td |
| 1998 | SEA | 16 | 0 | 35 | 209 | 6.0 | 64 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 1999 | SEA | 14 | 0 | 26 | 120 | 4.6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2000 | GB | 16 | 11 | 263 | 1175 | 4.5 | 39 | 10 | 73 | 559 | 7.7 | 3 |
| 2001 | GB | 16 | 16 | 304 | 1387 | 4.6 | 83 | 9 | 62 | 594 | 9.6 | 2 |
| 2002 | GB | 14 | 14 | 286 | 1240 | 4.3 | 43 | 7 | 57 | 393 | 6.9 | 2 |
| 2003 | GB | 16 | 16 | 355 | 1883 | 5.3 | 98 | 15 | 50 | 367 | 7.3 | 5 |
| 2004 | GB | 15 | 15 | 259 | 1163 | 4.5 | 90 | 7 | 40 | 275 | 6.9 | 1 |
| 2005 | GB | 5 | 5 | 77 | 255 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 147 | 7.7 | 0 |
| 2006 | GB | 14 | 14 | 266 | 1059 | 4.0 | 70 | 5 | 46 | 373 | 8.1 | 1 |
| 2007 | HOU | 6 | 4 | 70 | 260 | 3.7 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 123 | 8.8 | 0 |
| 2008 | HOU | 8 | 1 | 74 | 294 | 4.0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 0 |
| Totals | 140 | 96 | 2,015 | 9,045 | 4.5 | 98 | 59 | 375 | 2,865 | 7.6 | 14 | |
Ahman Green's official websiteGreen's gift helps single mom buy homeTRANSACTIONS: Selected after junior season by Seattle Seahawks in third round (76th overall) of 1998 NFL draft…signed by Seahawks on July 18, 1998…traded by Seahawks with fifth-round pick (WR/KR Joey Jamison) in 2000 draft to Green Bay Packers for CB Fred Vinson and sixth-round pick (DT Tim Watson) in 2000 draft on April 14, 2000…re-signed by Packers on July 24, 2001…placed on injured reserve with a knee injury on October 25, 2005…granted free agency on March 2, 2007…signed by Houston Texans on March 5, 2007...placed on injured reserve on Dec. 7, 2007...placed on injured reserve on Nov. 25, 2008.
HONORS: Played in the 2002, 2004 and 2005 Pro Bowls, named to 2003 Pro Bowl but sat out due to injury, 2004 NFC Offensive Player of the Week (7) 2003 NFC Offensive Player of the Week (4, 12, 17), 2003 NFL Air & Ground Award (Week 4, 5, 9, 17), 2001 NFC Offensive Player of the Week (1 and 8), 2001 All Madden Team, 2001 2nd Team Associated Press All-Pro.
PRO (through 2007 season): Veteran running back with several rushing milestones…limited to only six games in 2007…finished with 70 carries for 260 yards and two touchdowns….rushed for 8,751 career rushing yards on 1,941 carries in 132 games…has also rushed for 56 touchdowns…four-time Pro Bowl selection…holds the Green Bay Packers record with six 1,000-yard seasons…is Green Bay's all-time leader in total yards from scrimmage with 10,870 yards (8,162 rushing, 2,708 receiving)… ranks second on the Green Bay all-time rushing list with 8,162 yards as a Packer, only 45 yards behind Hall of Famer Jim Taylor's total of 8,207.
2008 (Houston 8/1): Started at running back at Pittsburgh (9/7)...recorded 28 yards on five carries and three yards on four receptions... inactive at Tennessee (9/21) and at Jacksonville (9/28) because of an ankle injury...came back from an ankle injury and for 47 yards on 12 carries vs. Indianapolis (10/5)...played at running back vs. Miami (10/12) and rushed eight time for 41 yards and caught one pass for two yards...rushed for 62 yards on 14 carries vs. Detroit (10/19), including a 1-yard touchdown in the first quarter...carried the ball nine times for 41 yards vs. Cincinnati (10/26)...also caught one pass for five yards...inactive at Minnesota (11/2)...rushed four times for 19 yards vs. Baltimore (11/9)...also caught two passes for four yards...rushed for 17 yards on nine carries, including two touchdowns at Indianapolis (11/16)...topped 9,000 career rushing yards with a two-yard gain in the fourth...Green became the seventh active player to rush for at least 9,000 yards, joining Edgerrin James, LaDainian Tomlinson, Fred Taylor, Warrick Dunn, Jamal Lewis and Shaun Alexander...also recorded his 2,000th career cary on the play where he surpassed 9,000 career yards...ran for 39 yards on 13 carries at Cleveland (11/23)...also caught one pass for eight yards.
2007 (Houston 6/5): Played in only six games with five starts before being placed on injured reserve with a knee injury…inactive for games at Atlanta (9/30), against Miami (10/7), at San Diego (10/28), against New Orleans (11/18), at Cleveland (11/25) and at Tennessee (12/2)…started the season with 16 carries for 73 yards and four receptions for 23 yards against Kansas City (9/9)…recorded his first touchdown of the season on a 13-yard run, while also contributing 71 rushing yards at Carolina (9/16)…rushed four times for five yards before leaving the game with injury against Indianapolis (9/23)…returned to action after missing two games with injury and rushed 16 times for 44 yards at Jacksonville (10/14)…finished with 11 carries for 39 yards and five receptions for 32 yards against Tennessee (10/21)…played in his final game at Oakland (11/4) and rushed eight times for 28 yards, including an eight-yard touchdown run, and caught a career-high pass of 53 yards.
2006 (Green Bay 14/14): Started 14 games and was inactive for two others…missed consecutive contests (Weeks 4-5) with a hamstring pull, then returned after the bye week…with a sixth 1,000-yard season, took sole possession of the franchise's career record…led the team with 1,059 yards on 266 carries (4.0 avg.) with five touchdowns and five of the Packers' seven 100-yard rushing performances…finished second on the club with 46 receptions for 373 yards and one touchdown…started the season opener and had a game-high 110 rushing yards on 20 attempts Chicago (9/10)…ran for a game-high 106 yards on 21 carries with two touchdowns against Arizona (10/29)…posted a season-high 122 yards on 23 carries at Buffalo (11/5)…collected 110 total yards (22 rushes for 71 yards, four catches for 39 yards) in the season finale at Chicago (12/31).
2005 (Green Bay 5/5): Started five games and was inactive for one other contest before being placed on injured reserve (10/25)… ruptured his right quadriceps tendon at Minnesota (10/23) and underwent season ending surgery two days later…finished second on the team with 255 yards rushing on 77 carries (3.3 avg.) and also made 19 catches for 147 yards to go over 300 career receptions.
2004 (Green Bay 15/15): Started 15 games...a key component of an offense that set a Packers franchise record with 6,357 yards…voted to the Pro Bowl for the fourth straight year…finished fourth in NFC rushing with 1,163 yards (259 carries, 4.5 avg., seven TDs)…also made 40 receptions for 275 yards and one TD…completed a 20-yard touchdown pass to WR Donald Driver at Detroit (10/17), his first TD toss as a pro…surpassed the 1,000-yard mark for a fifth consecutive season to tie the Green Bay franchise record…recorded a multitude of accomplishments in victory over Dallas (10/24) in running for a season-high 163 yards and two touchdowns, including a 90-yard score, on 15 carries as he captured NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors…his 90-yard TD was the longest run ever against the Cowboys and was voted as the ‘Levitra Play of the Week' for Week 7…the performance against Dallas put him over 10,000 all-purpose yards as a professional, including his kickoff returns during the 1998-99 seasons with Seattle…had a career-high 33 carries for 119 yards (3.6 avg.) and two TDs in the season-opening Monday night game at Carolina (9/13)…also started NFC Wild Card playoff game against Minnesota (1/9/05).
2003 (Green Bay 16/16): Started all 16 regular…tied for the seventh-best rushing season in NFL history with 1,883 yards and was second only to Baltimore's Jamal Lewis (2,066 yards) for the league rushing title…twice broke the Packers' single-game rushing record over the course of the season… first set the mark with 192 yards on Monday night against Philadelphia (11/10), surpassing the prior club record of 190 set by Dorsey Levens in 1997…later, in the regular season finale with Denver (12/28), became the first Green Bay player to rush for 200-or-more yards in a game with a 218-yard effort (adding a nine-yard reception, his 227 yards from scrimmage were a club single-game record by a RB)…set a team record with an NFC-best 2,250 yards from scrimmage, surpassing his own 2001 mark of 1,981 and becoming first Packer to top 2,000 in a single season…second-team All-Pro selection by Football Digest and was named to the All-NFC team of Pro Football Weekly…a three-time selection as NFC Offensive Player of the Week, earning the honor for showings at Chicago (9/29) and against San Francisco (11/23) and Denver (12/28)…won the inaugural FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Year award…ripped off a 65-yard touchdown on the second play of the game against Detroit (9/14)…enjoyed his third straight 100-yard day (139) against Kansas City (10/12)…ran for a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns in Wild Card playoff victory against Seattle (1/4/04)…ran for a Green Bay postseason record 156 yards in Divisional playoff game at Philadelphia (1/11/04).
2002 (Green Bay 14/14): Finished with the fifth-best rushing season in Green Bay history, gaining 1,240 yards, good for fourth in the NFC, on 286 carries 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 and was inactive for the other two contests…had a career-high three rushing touchdowns in win over Washington (10/20)…averaged a season-best 6.5 yards per carry (12 attempts for 78 yards) versus Chicago (12/1)…started and rushed 11 times for 34 yards in NFC Wild Card playoff game vs. Atlanta (1/4/03).
2001 (Green Bay 16/16): Started in all 16 games for the first time in four professional campaigns…also started both playoff contests…finished second in the NFC in rushing yards, with 1,387, and total yards from scrimmage, 1,981…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' by analyst John Madden…named as the team's Most Valuable Player…became the first player to lead his team in rushing and receiving in back-to-back years…had three runs of 60-or-more yards, all in the season's first half (83t vs. Detroit, 61 at Minnesota and 63t in the Tampa Bay rematch)…was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week two times (vs. Detroit 9/9 and vs. Tampa Bay 11/4)…scored on runs of 31 and 83 yards in the season opener against Detroit (9/9)…ran for 125 yards and one touchdown on a season-high 29 carries against Chicago (12/9)…led Green Bay in postseason rushing with 180 yards and one TD on 37 carries (4.9 avg.)…also had 10 catches for 67 yards…ran 21 times for 86 yards in NFC Wild Card playoff win over San Francisco (1/13/02), including a nine-yard touchdown romp.
2000 (Green Bay 16/11): Played in all 16 games for the second time in his career and started 11, including the final eight contests…responded by rushing for 1,175 yards on 263 carries to pace the team and rank sixth in the NFC…also posted 10 rushing touchdowns…recorded 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…total of 1,734 yards from scrimmage ranked fourth in the NFC…turned in the first two-TD game of his pro career with two- and one-yard scoring plunges in 31-28 victory over San Francisco (10/15)…notched two rushing touchdowns in season finale against Tampa Bay (12/24)…also matched his single- game best for receptions with nine and established a career high for yards receiving (78).
1999 (Seattle 14/0): 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 Wild Card playoff game vs. Miami (1/9/00)…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, ranking sixth in the AFC…was Seattle's second-leading rusher with 120 yards on 26 carries (4.6 avg.)…rushed three times for 29 yards in win over Buffalo (10/24), his first offensive action of the season…also had a season-long 54-yard kickoff return against the Bills…registered a season-high nine carries for 40 yards versus Cincinnati (11/7).
1998 (Seattle 16/0): Appeared in all 16 games in his rookie season with Seattle 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…made his first NFL action memorable with 100 yards on just six carries in pro debut at Philadelphia (9/6), including a season-long 64-yard scamper that led to a six-yard scoring plunge on the following play for his first NFL TD…registered a career-long 57-yard kickoff return in the second half at San Diego (10/25).
COLLEGE: Was a three-year starter from 1995-97 at Nebraska…part of the national title team for the Cornhuskers as a freshman in 1995…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… as a junior (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…registered 278 carries for 1,877 yards (6.8 avg.) and 22 touchdowns, a school record for juniors…holds degree in geography.
Along with teammate Jason Simmons, donated money for a down payment on a house in exchange for the number 30 jersey to a single mother and her autistic son in 2007…monetary donation matched by Texans owner Bob McNair…started the Ahman Green Foundation for Youth Development in 2001…high school All-America selection and state Player of the Year at Central High School in Omaha…rushed for more than 1,000 yards as a junior and senior after…a three-year letter winner in football as a running back, also played linebacker and handled the team's punting duties…in addition, lettered four years in track and earned one letter 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…uncle, Michael Green, was a running back at Nebraska from 1968-69 and was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in 1970...has two daughters, Ahmani and Myahni.
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