On Monday, Chris Johnson, a former first-round pick of the Tennessee Titans and Pro Bowl running back, appeared on Good Morning America to reveal he has been diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Johnson, 40, said he was officially diagnosed last year.
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“There’s no history of ALS in my family,” Johnson told co-anchor Michael Strahan, using a speech-to-text device triggered by his eye movements. “My doctors believe my case is what’s called sporadic ALS, which is actually how the vast majority of ALS cases happen.”
The former NFL star who once rushed for over 2,000 yards in a season said the
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