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Packers announce Ted Thompson out as G.M., now a “senior advisor”

Super Bowl XLV

ARLINGTON, TX - FEBRUARY 06: General manager Ted Thompson of the Green Bay Packers looks on after the Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31 to 25 in Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium on February 6, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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The Packers have made it official: Ted Thompson has been pushed out as General Manager and kicked upstairs to another job within the organization.

Although the team’s official announcement called it a “transition to a role as senior advisor to football operations,” Thompson is reportedly being pushed out at the behest of the Packers’ board of directors.

“It’s been a great honor to serve as the Green Bay Packers’ general manager for the past 13 years,” Thompson said in a statement. “This is a special place and we’ve had some success along the way.”

The Packers are now in the process of searching for a new G.M., who will be hired by team President/CEO Mark Murphy.