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Green Bay Packers @packers 48m48 minutes ago
Ted Thompson: We're off to the races. Did some interviews last night. Workouts/medical process next. #NFLCombine
Thompson: Our best intentions will be to sign as many of our own players as we can, keep it together. #NFLCombine
Thompson praising two of his top personnel execs Brian Gutekunst and Eliot Wolf as skilled talent evaluators #Packers
Thompson: Strength of draft/positions changes year to year. We don't pay a lot of attention to what the media thinks. #NFLCombine
Wes Hodkiewicz @WesHod 42m
Thompson said March 9 free-agency deadline is just [an artificial] deadline but #Packers have signed a lot of their guys beforehand. Could happen again
Thompson on Montgomery's move to RB: "He’s embraced it - that’s the one thing that’s sometimes overlooked. He took the bull by the horns."
Green Bay Packers @packers 40m40 minutes ago
Thompson: I think our (former & current) players appreciated the fact that the organization tried its best to keep their own players.
Michael Cohen @Michael_Cohen13 53m53 minutes ago
Thompson said the team is working on free agency at the same time as draft prep. "We've done a lot of our hard work." #Packers
#Packers GM Ted Thompson was asked why he cut Josh Sitton in September: "I’m not talking about people that don’t play for us anymore."
Thompson said he built a relationship with new scout Matt Malaspina during their time in Seattle. He called the hiring a "good investment."
Thompson said he doesn't think the NFC North is appreciated enough. Resurgence of the Lions in recent years is a big part of that. #Packers
Thompson said his best intention is to sign as many of his own free agents as possible "to keep things together." #Packers
Thompson on the combine: "It's a tremendous process that we go through and all 32 teams are able to benefit from it." #Packers