Ahman Green Retires As A Packer
Running back [intlink id="584" type="category"]Ahman Green[/intlink], who played last season in the UFL, has decided to call it a career and did so as a member of the Green Bay Packers.
The Packers signed Green, their all-time leading rusher, to a one-day contract Thursday and he announced his retirement with a press conference at Lambeau Field.
Green rushed for 8,322 yards in his Packers career and made four Pro Bowls. He finished his NFL career playing two seasons for the [intlink id="275" type="category"]Houston Texans[/intlink] before returning to the Packers for the 2009 season.
Green was acquired from the [intlink id="147" type="category"]Seattle Seahawks[/intlink] in 2000 in what was perhaps one of Ron Wolf’s best trades. Wolf fleeced former coach [intlink id="180" type="category"]Mike Holmgren[/intlink] by dealing cornerback Fred Vinson for Green and a fifth-round pick.
Vinson tore his ACL playing basketball prior to the 2000 season and never played another NFL snap.
Green, meanwhile, racked up six 1,000-yard seasons in Green Bay, including an 1,883-yard, 15-touchdown campaign in 2003.
Green will join the Big Ten Network as a sideline reporter this fall.
Godspeed, Ahman.
08/11/2011 - 7:01 pm
Class act and a solid Packer. Enjoy life after football Ahman.
08/11/2011 - 8:46 pm
Among the Jim Browns, Eric Dickersons, and Earl Campbells as one of the best combos of power and speed to ever play football. A pure joy to watch run with the football.
08/11/2011 - 11:50 pm
Very solid! Enjoy life man!
08/12/2011 - 5:27 am
One of the Great Packers of this era. BatMan!
08/12/2011 - 8:33 am
Legend!!
Starks will probably overtake his numbers i reckon :)