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Packers | Signing a veteran quarterback is not a priority
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:10:33 -0700

Tom Pelissero, of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, reports Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson said Wednesday, Aug. 13, that the team is not looking at signing a veteran quarterback anymore than they are upgrading their other positions.

Packers | Thompson feels Favre trade was the best solution
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:21:07 -0700

Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson said he felt the trading of QB Brett Favre to the New York Jets was the best solution to a very difficult situation. He said the team is hopeful they will be able to put this past them and the fans will have a reason to forget it, but noted he understands the fans were split over the situation. Thompson said he did not have all of the answers as to how they and Favre got to where they were, but felt a big part of it boiled down to a communication breakdown. He said it got to the point where it was determined parting ways was the best solution.

Packers | Murphy says Favre will always be a Packer
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:11:56 -0700

Green Bay Packers team president and CEO Mark Murphy said Thursday, Aug. 7, the team tried to be fair to QB Brett Favre during the process. He said the team always acted in the best interest of the Packers' organization. Murphy noted it was a bittersweet time for them, as they were happy the stalemate with Favre has come to an end and they were able to work out something that worked for both parties. "He will always be a Packer and he is very important to this organization," Murphy said of Favre. He noted he, general manager Ted Thompson and head coach Mike McCarthy were in agreement with every decision the team made.

Packers | Thompson news conference postponed
Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:49:24 -0700

ESPNews reports Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson's news conference has been postponed until the afternoon Wednesday, Aug. 6.

Packers | Favre situation to be resolved Tuesday?
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:09:53 -0700

Chris Mortensen, of ESPN, reports it appears as though Tuesday, July 29, will be the soft deadline Green Bay Packers retired QB Brett Favre will either report to the team's training camp or be traded. According to Favre, general manager Ted Thompson asked him if he was interested in a trade. "Yeah, but not just to the teams you want me to go to," Favre said, relaying his conversation with Thompson.

Packers | Team not open to Favre competing for job
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:02:26 -0700

Chris Mortensen, of ESPN, reports Green Bay Packers retired QB Brett Favre said team general manager Ted Thompson was not receptive to the notion that Favre compete for the starting quarterback job in training camp. "I said, 'Let me compete, you'll know I'll win this job' and Ted said again, 'Brett, things have changed. Aaron Rodgers is our quarterback.' It's pretty clear - and this is what I told the commissioner - that they want me to go away, stay retired. They would much rather see me in a Packers' uniform, paying me $12 million to be a backup - which you know they really don't want - rather than see me in another uniform, no matter what they say. They'll drag this out, asking a king's ransom (in a trade), hoping it all goes away."

Packers | Team president stands behind GM, coach
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:02:36 -0700

ESPN.com reports Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy restated his support Friday, July 18, for general manager Ted Thompson and head coach Mike McCarthy in their dealings with retired QB Brett Favre. Through a team spokesman, Murphy said he has "full confidence" in how Thompson and McCarthy were handling the matter.

Packers | Favre reportedly sent text message to team
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:01:20 -0700

Updating previous items, ESPN.com reports retired QB Brett Favre sent a text message to Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson over the past weekend, according to WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee. However, Thompson's reply was that he was on vacation and the two men would have to talk later.

Packers | Sullivan to become area scout
Tue, 27 May 2008 09:01:17 -0700

Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson announced Tuesday, May 27, that Jon-Eric Sullivan will become the team's area scout. Sullivan was previously the club's representative to National Football Scouting.

Packers | Williams to join scouting department
Tue, 27 May 2008 09:00:51 -0700

Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson announced Tuesday, May 27, that Richmond Williams will be joining the team's personnel department as a college scout. Williams will serve as the team's representative to National Football Scouting and author evaluations of all prospective seniors in the southwest region.

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