Packers GM Ted Thompson Won't Rule Out Michael Vick

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson wouldn't rule out signing disgraced quarterback Michael Vick, which is all this Brett Favre-weary town needs to hear.

Asked specifically if there was any way the Packers would sign Vick, Thompson sighed and gave a loaded response.

"Uh, what is the answer that we give to questions like this? We're always looking to improve our team and we look to all options at all times," said Thompson, who is renowned for keeping door open for any player. "I wouldn't care to speculate in terms of the odds or anything like that."

Has Thompson looked at the Vick situation?

"We look at everything," he said, making it worse. "Well, not everything. We don't look at stuff from across the ocean or something."

Have there been specific discussions regarding Vick?

"We have had discussions about a large number of things and we're always talking personnel, different scenarios and things like that," he said.

Thompson was reminded by a stunned media corps that Vick isn't, well, just a normal guy, nor is this a normal situation.

"Yeah, but the routine we go through is the same," Thompson said. "It doesn't mean that we're more likely or less likely to do it. It's a routine that we go through. It's automatic."

Make of it what you will. But the fact Thompson did not slam the door on Vick questions leaves the Packers open to speculation and more questions about a player nearly every team in the NFL has openly rebuffed.

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