A Scout’s Take on Ted Thompson’s Contract Extension

August 2, 2014   ·   Bob Fox   ·   Jump to comments

Ted Thompson has run the front office of the Green Bay Packers since 2005. Thompson's official title is executive vice-president, general manager and director of football operations. But forget about the titles; Thompson will always be a scout, first and foremost.
Thompson had a 10-year playing career in the NFL when he was a linebacker for the Houston Oilers from 1975 to 1984.
The Texas native got his first front-office job in 1992 when he was hired by Ron Wolf of the Packers as an assistant director of pro personnel. One of his first duties under Wolf was to evaluate a first-year quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons whom Wolf was interested in trading for.
That quarterback was Brett Favre. Thompson gave Wolf a thumb's up after looking at tape of Favre, and a trade was consummated in February 1992. As they say, the rest is history.
Coincidentally, Thompson's first draft pick as general manager of the Packers was quarterback Aaron Rodgers in 2005.
Since he was f...

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