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Te XAN S<br />
veterans<br />
more yards, all in the season’s first half (83t vs.<br />
Detroit, 61 at Minnesota and 63t in the Tampa<br />
Bay rematch)…was named NFC Offensive<br />
Player of the Week two times (vs. Detroit 9/9 and<br />
vs. Tampa Bay 11/4)…scored on runs of 31 and<br />
83 yards in the season opener against Detroit<br />
(9/9)…ran for 125 yards and one touchdown<br />
on a season-high 29 carries against Chicago<br />
(12/9)…led Green Bay in postseason rushing<br />
with 180 yards and one TD on 37 carries (4.9<br />
avg.)…also had 10 catches for 67 yards…ran 21<br />
times for 86 yards in NFC Wild Card playoff win<br />
over San Francisco (1/13/02), including a nineyard<br />
touchdown romp.<br />
2000 (Green Bay 16/11): Played in all 16 games<br />
for the second time in his career and started 11,<br />
including the final eight contests…responded by<br />
rushing for 1,175 yards on 263 carries to pace the<br />
team and rank sixth in the NFC…also posted 10<br />
rushing touchdowns…recorded a team-leading<br />
and career-high 73 receptions for 559 yards and<br />
three TDs, he became the first Green Bay player<br />
to lead the club in both rushing and receiving in<br />
23 years…total of 1,734 yards from scrimmage<br />
ranked fourth in the NFC…turned in the first<br />
two-TD game of his pro career with two- and<br />
one-yard scoring plunges in 31-28 victory over<br />
San Francisco (10/15)…notched two rushing<br />
touchdowns in season finale against Tampa<br />
Bay (12/24)…also matched his single- game<br />
best for receptions with nine and established a<br />
career high for yards receiving (78).<br />
1999 (Seattle 14/0): Saw action in 14 regular<br />
season games with the Seahawks and was<br />
inactive for the other two contests…also<br />
played on special teams in Seattle’s Wild Card<br />
playoff game vs. Miami (1/9/00)…made his mark<br />
on special teams as the club’s main kickoff<br />
returner, finishing with a 22.7-yard average on<br />
36 returns for 818 yards, ranking sixth in the<br />
AFC…was Seattle’s second-leading rusher with<br />
120 yards on 26 carries (4.6 avg.)…rushed three<br />
times for 29 yards in win over Buffalo (10/24), his<br />
first offensive action of the season…also had a<br />
season-long 54-yard kickoff return against the<br />
Bills…registered a season-high nine carries for<br />
40 yards versus Cincinnati (11/7).<br />
1998 (Seattle 16/0): Appeared in all 16 games in<br />
his rookie season with Seattle and finished with<br />
209 yards and one TD on 35 carries (6.0 avg.)…<br />
made a significant contribution on special teams<br />
with 27 kickoff returns for 620 yards (23.0 avg.)<br />
and also posted six tackles on the coverage<br />
units…made his first NFL action memorable<br />
with 100 yards on just six carries in pro debut<br />
at Philadelphia (9/6), including a season-long<br />
64-yard scamper that led to a six-yard scoring<br />
plunge on the following play for his first NFL<br />
TD…registered a career-long 57-yard kickoff<br />
return in the second half at San Diego (10/25).<br />
COLLEGE: Was a three-year starter from 1995-<br />
97 at Nebraska…part of the national title team<br />
for the Cornhuskers as a freshman in 1995…<br />
finished career with 3,880 rushing yards and<br />
42 touchdowns, both totals good for second<br />
place on the Cornhuskers’ all-time list…also<br />
posted 300 yards and three TDs on 35 career<br />
receptions…in three bowl games, rushed 45<br />
times for 326 yards and three touchdowns…as<br />
a junior (1997), garnered All-Big 12 Conference<br />
recognition and was named second-team<br />
All-America by the Associated Press and The<br />
Sporting News as Nebraska captured the<br />
national championship…registered 278 carries<br />
for 1,877 yards (6.8 avg.) and 22 touchdowns,<br />
a school record for juniors…holds degree in<br />
geography.<br />
PERSONAL: Along with teammate Jason<br />
Simmons, donated money for a down payment<br />
on a house in exchange for the number 30<br />
jersey to a single mother and her autistic son in<br />
2007…monetary donation matched by <strong>Texans</strong><br />
owner Bob McNair…started the Ahman Green<br />
Foundation for Youth Development in 2001…high<br />
school All-America selection and state Player<br />
of the Year at Central High School in Omaha…<br />
rushed for more than 1,000 yards as a junior and<br />
senior…a three-year letter winner in football<br />
as a running back, also played linebacker and<br />
handled the team’s punting duties…in addition,<br />
lettered four years in track and earned one<br />
letter in baseball as a freshman…captured<br />
state titles in the 100- and 200-meter dashes<br />
and was a member of the state championship<br />
400-meter relay team…uncle, Michael Green,<br />
was a running back at Nebraska from 1968-69<br />
and was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in<br />
1970...has two daughters, Ahmani and Myahni.<br />
Was named the<br />
Omaha Press<br />
Club “Face on the<br />
Barroom Floor”<br />
in 2008<br />
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