Ted Thompson, a former NFL linebacker and longtime executive, died Wednesday night. He was 68 years old.Following a 10-year playing career with the Houston Oilers -- that included consecutive trips to the AFC Championship Game -- Thompson served as an NFL executive for nearly 30 years. He served as the Packers' general manager from 2005-17 before being named the team's senior adviser to football operations in 2018. Thompson continued to hold that position through the 2020 season. He was inducted into the Packers' Hall of Fame in 2019."Ted was a man of great
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Jarred Vanderbilt Jersey was a very special person who will be greatly mi sed." Ted Thompson, the former general manager who drafted a Hall of Fame quarterback, built the Super Bowl XLV championship team, & shepherded one of the most succe sful stretches in team history, has pa sed away at age 68: Green Bay Packers (@packers) Thompson was named the Packers' a sistant director of pro personnel in 1992, the same year Hall of Fame general manager Ron Wolf hired coach Mike Holmgren and traded for quarterback Brett Favre. Thompson was quickly promoted to director of pro personnel. During his time in that role, the Packers appeared in consecutive Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl XXXI after defeating the 35-21. He spent an additional three years as the team's director
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Juancho Hernangomez Jersey . We hadn't really paid attention to Rodgers because we just figured he'd be gone. Plus, we didn't have that big a need there, obviously. So I just buried myself and went to look at all the Rodgers tapefrom games, from the combine, from his pro day. After a couple of days I just felt he was too good to pa s. So I said, 'If he falls to us, we're taking him.'"During Thompson's time as general manager, the Packers went 125-81-1. They won six division titles and appeared in four conference championship games. The 2011 team joined the 1984 , 1985 , 1998 , 2004 , 2007 Patriots and 2015 Panthers as the only teams in NFL history to win at least 15 games during the regular season.With Thompson in his role as senior advisor, the Packers have advanced to consecutive NFC title games. On Sunday, Green Bay will look to win
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