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Ted Thompson, 68, GM when Packers won last Super Bowl, dies
Read full article: Ted Thompson, 68, GM when Packers won last Super Bowl, diesThompson was Packers general manager from 2005-17 and drafted many notable players on the current roster, including two-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer, File)GREEN BAY, Wis. โ Ted Thompson, whose 13-year run as Green Bay Packers general manager included their 2010 Super Bowl championship season, has died. Mike Sherman had been working as Packers coach and general manager up to that point. โCertainly heโs a guy whoโs held in the highest regard in this building and, I think, just around the league,โ Packers coach Matt LaFleur said. Gutekunst, who had been working with Thompson as player personnel director, was promoted to general manager and remains in that position.