Former Packers GM Ted Thompson Died Last Night
ARLINGTON, TX - FEBRUARY 06: General Manager Ted Thompson of the Green Bay Packers celebrates after the Packers won 31-25 against the Pittsburgh Steelers during Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium on February 6, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Ted Thompson, the former general manager of the Green Bay Packers who drafted Aaron Rodgers and built the 2010-11 Super Bowl-winning team, has died. He was just 68 years old.
Thompson joined the Packers front office in 1992, less than a decade after his decade-long career as a linebacker for the Houston Oilers. He served as director of pro personnel for the team when it won Super Bowl XXXI at the end of the 1996-97 season. After leaving the franchise with Super Bowl-winning coach Mike Holmgren to become vice president of football operations in 2000, he returned to Green Bay as general manager in 2005.