Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson is stepping down, according to multiple reports that surfaced Monday afternoon. And that led almost immediately to rumors that Seattle general manager John Schneider could be considered as a replacement.
The reasons why are obvious — Schneider grew up in De Pere, Wis., about six miles from Lambeau Field, where he was a diehard Packers fan and then later got his start in football in the Green Bay organization.
Schneider, in fact, famously got his foot in the door with the Packers by calling then-general manager Ron Wolf out of the blue while a junior in college and saying he was willing to work for free.