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Green Bay Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy…

Packers executive Mark Murphy speaks at Appleton N…: Nov. 7, 2011: Green Bay Packers team president and CEO Mark Murphy talks with Post-Crescent sportswriter Tim Froberg.

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Packers have held off on paycuts, but they could still happen

The Green Bay Packers haven’t been as affected by the NFL lockout as much as other teams, but Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy said the team isn’t ruling out paycuts for its staff and coaches if the labor stalemate drags on, the Green Bay Press-Gazette reported on Friday.

“It’s based on when we’re going to start missing revenue,” Murphy said.

About 75 percent of NFL teams have imposed a pay reduction of some kind in reaction the lockout, which is approaching its third month. The Packers have been among the holdouts, citing strong revenue across the board.

The Packers have lost some sponsorship money, but Murphy said they can hold off on paycuts until other avenues of the business model falter.

The Packers are defending Super Bowl champions, a fact that no doubt helps keep business booming for the league’s only publicly-owned franchise.

“Each team has to make their own decisions, and some teams have been affected already,” Murphy said. “We’re very fortunate, I think, with the type of fans we have and the success we had last year. We haven’t seen a drop-off in ticket revenue or premium seats, where some of the other teams in the league, they’ve already seen losses in revenue.”

Murphy told the Press-Gazette that if paycuts are imposed, the team would repay lost pay to employees if no regular-season games are missed.

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Green Bay Packers president expects Brett Favre reconciliation at some point

Updated: February 1, 2011, 9:05 PM ET

ARLINGTON, Texas — Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy still expects the team to reconcile with former quarterback Brett Favre at some point.

Speaking at Green Bay’s Super Bowl media day session Tuesday, Murphy says the team plans to reach out to Favre, although it remains unclear when that might happen.

“At the appropriate time, we’ll reach out to him,” Murphy said. “I envision that he’ll come back into the fold. We want to make sure it’s the right time for him and for us.”

Murphy has said he expects the team to eventually repair its relationship with Favre, the former face of the franchise now led by Aaron Rodgers. And Favre seemed to take a step toward reconciliation last month, telling ESPN that he was rooting for the Packers to “win it all.”

Favre had a public falling out with the team’s front office in 2008, amid yet another round of waffling on his retirement. The Packers traded him to the New York Jets, and he later played two more seasons for the rival Minnesota Vikings.

Murphy said he’s proud of the way the team handled a difficult situation. Murphy said the controversy galvanized his working relationships with general manager Ted Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy.

“Few players had a bigger impact on an organization that Brett did,” Murphy said. “It tested us. Obviously, I think a lot of people disagreed with the decision but I’m proud, looking back, [of how] the organization handled it. Also, as I look back on it, one of the benefits was that early on in my tenure, it forced Ted and myself and Mike to really come together on an issue. I think looking back on it now, it’s been really positive.”

Of course, it wouldn’t have worked out so well if Rodgers hadn’t become the player he is today.

“I’m really glad that Aaron’s a good player,” Murphy said.

Thompson said he expects Packers fans to embrace Favre at some point, but didn’t want to discuss the circumstances of his split with the team.

“I think certainly Brett is a very important part of the Packers’ history and yes, he will be embraced by the Green Bay Packers and all those things,” Thompson said. “The other part, we’ve moved on from.”


Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press

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Packers Murphy hopes for a special year

Green Bay Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy had just said hed learned a lot about public relations when the Favre question arose.

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