Posts tagged Mark Murphy
Brett Favre Will Be Back Soon, Ya’ll!
May 15th
Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy says Brett Favre will be back in the fold soon. That probably means a number retirement ceremony this year or next.
Mark Murphy Has This to Say… Three Days Later
Sep 28th
Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy does have some thoughts on the loss to Seattle after all. Three days later…
Five More Thoughts on Packers Loss to Seattle
Sep 26th
The dust has settled on the Green Bay Packers loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Here are five more thoughts on what happened and what the Packers need to do to move forward.
Packers Shareholders Meeting [Photos]
Jul 24th
Boy, was than an awesome experience. We’ve just returned from the Green Bay Packers Shareholders Meeting. Here’s how it went down and what you need to know.
Packers Announce Record Profits
Jul 10th
The Green Bay Packers released select numbers from their annual report Tuesday, which show record profits. Here are the numbers and what they represent.
Watch Packers Season Ticket Waiting List Evaporate
Jul 5th
Today, we’ve got someone from NBC telling us how the Green Bay Packers season ticket waiting list is going to evaporate if the team doesn’t upgrade Lambeau Field. We’re sure this will happen.
Mark Murphy Is Leaving! No He’s Not!
May 22nd
There are rumors circulating that president and CEO Mark Murphy could leave the Green Bay Packers for Stanford. The Packers were quick to shoot them down, but we know how these things work.
Murphy: We’re Done Negotiating, You Assholes!
Jul 22nd
Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy has let it be known the NFL is done negotiating, which could either lead to the lockout ending next week or a stalemate that makes it drag on for some time.
Packers Will Have Ring Ceremony Despite Lockout
May 27th
We already know rules don’t apply to the NFL, especially their own. Despite a lockout that isn’t likely to be resolved until late June at the earliest, the Green Bay Packers will hold their Super Bowl ring ceremony on June 16. The league has reportedly granted the team an exemption — their second one this [...]
Packers Will Retire Brett Favre’s Number In ‘A Few Years’
May 12th
Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy stated the obvious again, yesterday: the team is going to retire Brett Favre’s number. There are no plans to do it anytime soon, though. Speaking on the team’s Tailgate Tour, Murphy said the Packers want to make sure Favre is really retired first.
Lockout, Shmockout: Tailgate Tour Goes On
May 11th
Awkward silence, anyone? The 2011 NFL lockout may be in full swing, but that didn’t stop Green Bay Packers players and brass from spending five days on a bus together this week for the annual Packers Tailgate Tour across Upper Michigan and Wisconsin. According to The Associated Press, coach Mike McCarthy, general manager Ted Thompson and several other staff members saw the bus off Tuesday.
All Is Quiet In Green Bay
Apr 27th
A lot of people assumed players would start showing up at team facilities Tuesday morning after they were granted a temporary injunction against the NFL and their lockout on Monday. That didn’t play out in Green Bay. Exactly zero Green Bay Packers turned up at team headquarters. From the sound of it, the Packers wouldn’t [...]
Work Stoppage Does Not Apply To These Packers
Apr 6th
The NFL and their rules are stupid. Here we are in the midst of a lockout, the players no longer have a functioning union, they’re suing the league and the rules dictate players cannot talk to coaches or team executives. Players cannot be at team facilities. No offseason programs can be conducted. Team executives cannot [...]
Mark Murphy’s Words Do Not Inspire Confidence
Mar 15th
No one really seems to be happy about the lockout/lawsuit festival the NFL and the players are going through at the moment, and Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy hasn’t done much to inspire confidence it’s going to end anytime soon. “Having been on both sides of this, this is really disappointing,” said Murphy, who [...]
Packers Have Prepared Well For Work Stoppage
Mar 13th
While most NFL teams are making moves to cut costs because of the lockout, the Green Bay Packers look just fine. The Packers have virtually no debt and have been building a franchise preservation fund, which was worth $127.5 million at the end of the last fiscal year, that will keep the organization operating fairly [...]
Packers Control The World For A Minute
Feb 17th
The Green Bay Packers got to control the world for a minute.
At least that was Charles Woodson’s assessment of what it meant to ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange, which Woodson, teammates John Kuhn, Ryan Grant and Packers president Mark Murphy did, yesterday.
McCarthy Will Get Three-Year Extension
Feb 16th
Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy will get a three-year contract extension paying him an average of $5 million per year, according to Bob McGinn.
The finishing touches haven’t been put on the deal yet, but that seems like a formality at this point. The Packers announced general manager Ted Thompson’s three-year contract extension last week — a deal he signed in December.
Thompson Already Signed Contract Extension
Feb 12th
Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy said he planned to give both general manager Ted Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy contract extensions, after Super Bowl XLV.
Well, it turns out, he already gave Thompson an extension in December.
McCarthy, Thompson Will Get Extensions
Feb 8th
Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy says both general manager Ted Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy will get contract extensions. Their current deals both run through 2012. “We want Ted and Mike to be with the Packers long term, and I’m confident that they will be,” Murphy said. Murphy will handle Thompson’s extension and Thompson [...]