Ex-Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson -- who made some of the most important moves in franchise history -- has died.
He was only 68.
Thompson (a former linebacker) spent 10 years in the NFL as a player -- signing with the Houston Oilers as an undrafted free agent in 1975 -- before getting into the operational side of the business.
He started with the Packers in 1992 as a scout -- and worked his way up to GM in 2005 ... and that's when he really got cookin'.
Ted's first draft pick as GM?