Former Packers GM Thompson dies

Ted Thompson, whose 13-year run as Packers general manager included their 2010 Super Bowl championship season, died Wednesday night at his home in Atlanta, Texas. He was 68. Thompson announced in May 2019 he had been diagnosed with an autonomic nerve disorder. He was the GM from 2005-17 and drafted many notable players on the current roster, including two-time MVP QB Aaron Rodgers. He acquired 49 of the 53 players on the Packers’ 2010 championship team. “He, in my opinion, is the best talent evaluator, especially when it comes to the draft, that I’ve ever seen or been around,” said Brian Gutekunst, who worked alongside Thompson with the Packers before succeeding him as GM. “He had a very unique way of seeing what a player was going to become and the greatest he could become.” Thompson spent more than two decades in the Packers front office and was the team’s director of pro personnel when the Packers won the Super Bowl in the 1996 season.