This surely will come as a surprise to many, but it does not come as one to us. Bob McGinn is reporting that the Green Bay Packers board of directors pushed team president Mark Murphy to remove Ted Thompson as general manager.
The board reportedly had concerns about Thompson’s health after witnessing several troubling incidents, such as this.
From McGinn: “Last month, Thompson was just gazing into space hardly mindful why he was attending a meeting of team executives, the source said.”
There’s also the perception factor at play here, of course.