Ahman Green is the Green Bay Packers all-time leading rusher. These days, he carries the ball for the UFL’s Omaha Nighthawks in the state where he starred in both high school and college. He couldn’t be happier about playing in Nebraska again.
“My family and friends get to see me play, that didn’t get to see me in Seattle or Green Bay,” said the Seahawks 1998 third-round draft pick. “It’s been a lot of fun.”
Green and Nighthawks quarterback Jeff Garcia have to wonder why they aren’t in the NFL, but the running back said it’s not something they’ve discussed.
“We haven’t had that conversation,” stated the former Nebraska Cornhusker. “NFL teams passed me over and we don’t look at that. We just focus on what we’re doing.”
What they’re doing is leading the expansion Nighthawks to a potential berth in the league’s championship game. At 3-1, Omaha is a half of a game out of first place and can take a major step toward the title game when it hosts the 4-1 Las Vegas Locos on Thursday evening.
Green and his teammates can expect a boisterous crowd as the team’s first two home games were sellouts of more than 23,000 fans at famed Rosenblatt Stadium. Thanks to the fan support, the venue has been chosen to host the 2010 UFL Championship Game.
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