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Thompson named NFL's executive of the year
Thompson named NFL's executive of the year
Posted March 25, 2008 Thompson named NFL's executive of the year The Associated Press Ted Thompson, the Green Bay Packers' general manager, has been named NFL executive of the year by Sporting News. Thompson's three-year effort to rebuild the Packers' roster boosted the team from a 4-12 record in 2005 to within one overtime period of a trip to the Super Bowl last season. The Packers lost to ...
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Thompson wins award
Railbird Central — ... "Thompson received 19 of 48 votes cast by NFL general managers and other executives," reports the Associated Press. "He beat out Giants GM Jerry Reese, who received nine votes." ...

Thompson is NFL Executive of the Year
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