Ted Thompson
Ted Thompson
Ted Thompsonis the current general manager of the National Football League's Green Bay Packers. Thompson was named to the post on January 14, 2005, by former Packers president and CEO Bob Harlan. Thompson took over the general manager duties from Mike Sherman, who had been serving as both head coach and general manager. Prior to becoming the Packers' general manager, Thompson served with the Seattle Seahawks as their vice president of operations from 2000 to 2004. Thompson had previously worked...
ProfessionSports Executive
Date of Birth17 January 1953
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He goes out there everyday. That helps your cause when it comes down to who's going to be on your team. A lot of times that's underrated in the public's eyes.
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He looks like what you would draw up. You want him to get off the bus first.
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Sure we do. And we're assuming he will be back.
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Sure. In either scenario (if Favre retires or if he doesn't). I think you have to take the best player available when you're picking that high.
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He was playing behind a 6-8 guy, or whatever he is. That's tough to play. I think you almost have to front that pass.
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I think, quite frankly, everybody would like to know what the answer is. It?s just not there yet. We understand that.
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I think, quite frankly, everybody would like to know what the answer is and I think Brett would especially like to know. It's just not there yet. We understand that. It's obviously a very high profile decision because of the quality of the player. We want him to play. But it's up to Brett and (his wife) Deanna to decide, to make that decision. Any communication we've had is just to try to do whatever we can to help him along in that decision- making process.
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I think he can still play, and I think he still has the passion to play.
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We're working on a lot of things at a lot of positions. Obviously, we're looking to find somebody to help our team.
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I wasn't comfortable, first of all, in having to release Mike Sherman. I don't like to do stuff like that. I'm not comfortable. That's not my nature. I don't think it's anybody's nature.
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We intend to follow all of the guidelines that the NFL has set up to hire coaches.
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We've talked to Brett and (wife) Deanna, and I've said all along that they'll decide when they decide.
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He's a big part of our team and we're heartbroken that he's not going to be able to play, ... But we want to make sure he gets back healthy and running like he always has.
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He's a good deep snapper and he's been a good deep snapper.