Former NFL running back Chris Johnson has revealed he has been living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), after first being diagnosed last year at the age of 39.
Speaking with anchor Michael Strahan on “Good Morning America,” the former first-round pick for the Tennessee Titans said he learned he had the progressive neurological disease after noticing unexpected weakness in his right hand.
“At first, it was little things like my grip didn’t feel right and I wasn’t as strong as I’ve always been,” he said in the pre-taped interview alongside his wife, Brittany Johnson.
“I thought because of football and his career that it has to be something with that,” Brittany added. “Maybe a pinched nerve or something along those lines, but never ALS.”…
