The NFL has brought back the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to raise money to find a cure for the deadly nerve disease. On Friday, Goodell, with the help of Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith and Thurman Thomas, did his due diligence and had ice water poured over his head. Commissioner Goodell accepts the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in honor of Chris Johnson with some help from @EmmittSmith22 and @ThurmanThomas. Make a gift… pic.twitter.com/nVGwQbmN25 — NFL (@NFL) August 8, 2026The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge took on a life of its own in 2014, when three men living with ALS started it. It is a rare but vicious nerve disease that attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.