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Houston Texans' Running Back Ahman Green Still Plays Halo 3

August 13, 4:22 PM
by Quibian Salazar-Moreno, Video Game Examiner
 
 
Back in April, Houston Texans’ running back Ahman Green was in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska hosting a Halo 3 tournament at a local bar. Husker fans came out to compete for the $4,000 prize as well as challenge Green to some Death Matches. Apparently he took a couple of humbling L’s and now with his strained groin sustained from Saturday’s preseason game against the Denver Broncos, he’s out on a day-to-day basis and may have some time to sharpen up his Halo 3 skills.

“Yeah, I play Halo,” Green said. “Right now I’m in the 27th rank range, but I’ve played guys in the 50’s rank. I’m good but I’m not the best. The tournament was just for the fans to come hang out. I played a little bit, didn’t really get involved in the tournament, but I played a little bit and realized where I’m at. A lot of people are better than me. I’m good if I play against my brothers and my nephews and my cousins, I can beat them easy but when you’re online, everybody gets their butt kicked. But it’s all about going out there, going online, playing having fun, you’re going to win some and you’re going to lose some.”

He mostly stays on his Xbox 360, basically confessing his fanboy-ism for the console, and uses his Playstation 3 to mostly watch Blu-Ray movies. Growing up in the 80’s and 90’s Green admits that video games were a staple in his upbringing and it’s still something he holds on to now, even in his 30’s. And he isn’t ashamed about it.

“I’ve been a gamer since I was a kid,” Green said. “I’m part of that generation where video games are a part of my life. If I’m having a bad day or I need to lift my spirits or if I’m bored, we jump on what we call ‘the sticks’ a little bit. I don’t know if people really realize it, but I love video games, I don’t care what it is. Sports games, first person shooter games, role playing games, doesn’t matter, I love ‘em.”

He even challenges his team mates to matches in the locker room citing offensive tackles Ephraim Salaam and Eric Winston and quarterback Sage Rosenfels as his toughest competition. And how are his skills on the potential game of the year, Grand Theft Auto IV?

“My buddy was telling me about it but I’ve been off Grand Theft Auto,” Green said. “Because when Vice City came out on Playstation 2, I was addicted to it. That’s all I would play. There was one day where I played for 10 straight hours. That’s on one game! After that I said, I can’t do this game anymore, that’s bad! Since then I haven’t touched but, my buddy was telling me some things about Grand Theft Auto IV, I was like, man, I might have to get this one, it sounds fun. I’m gonna break down and get it.”

Hopefully GTA IV doesn’t interfere with his rehab. The new season starts in just a couple of weeks!


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