Green Bay — Mike Eayrs, the Green Bay Packers' preeminent expert on football information, has retired.
Eayrs, 64, worked his last day Sept. 30. He was the team's director of research and development since being hired by Mike Sherman in March 2001.
Coach Mike McCarthy offered Eayrs a contract extension after the 2013 season. In a compromise, he agreed to work through the first month of the 2015 regular season.
"It was time to let some younger guys do this," Eayrs said Friday. "I love football as much as I ever have.