Former NFL running back Chris Johnson is reviving the viral Ice Bucket Challenge more than a decade after it swept social media, hoping to spark a new wave of awareness and fundraising for ALS research after revealing his own battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
The 40-year-old, who disclosed in an interview that he was diagnosed with the progressive neurological disease in 2025, said he was inspired to relaunch the campaign after Utah men's basketball player Hunter Mecum honoured him by taking on the Ice Bucket Challenge, rekindling the spirit of the movement that raised millions for ALS research in 2014.
