NFL Legend Marshall Faulk Opens Up About Parkinson’s Diagnosis
Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk revealed that he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
The 53-year-old, during a podcast on Wednesday, said that with the medication he’s using, he’s not experiencing any physical issues beyond hand rigidity, which he says hasn’t worsened in the last year and a half since he was diagnosed with the disease.
Faulk stated that he gets physicals twice a year and noticed that after playing golf, he would experience “rigidity” in his hands.
“I just thought it was normal nerves when putting and stuff like that,” Faulk said via ESPN. “But it started to be times where … I was playing, but I wasn’t in a match, and it would still do that. And I was like, ‘Wow, is that something — is that normal?’ And the doctor was — he literally was like, ‘You need to go get checked.'”
Faulk became the head coach at Southern University last November after serving on Deion Sanders’ coaching staff at Colorado. Southern holds a 3-5 record this season.
He put together an illustrious 12-year NFL career, during which he played for the Indianapolis Colts and the St. Louis Rams. Faulk was a dynamic running back, known for his versatility as a runner and receiver out of the backfield.
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He was one of the centerpieces of the “Greatest Show on Turf” with the Rams that helped win Super Bowl XXXIV, along with securing an MVP award and three Offensive Player of the Year awards.
He finished with 12,279 rushing yards, 6,875 receiving yards, 100 rushing touchdowns, and 36 receiving touchdowns.
