Brian Gutekunst is certain his friend and mentor, Ted Thompson, who passed away at age 68 on Wednesday night, would have loved this Green Bay Packers team.
The Packers have won 14 games and are preparing to play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday. Gutekunst said Thompson, the team’s general manager for 13 years, would’ve “really enjoyed” the spirited collection of players that have the Packers on the doorstep of the Super Bowl.
This team would be easily recognizable for Thompson. Even three years out, his fingerprints remain all over it.