Most of the 9,375 shareholders attending the meeting pleasantly applauded Thompson and team president and CEO Mark Murphy, then gave a raucous standing ovation to head coach Mike McCarthy. The reaction seemed to indicate that many of the fans who own a tiny stake in the team they love are backing the front office in its ongoing standoff with the semiretired franchise quarterback.
Support for Favre Muted as Pack Shareholders Meet
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - July 24, 2008
But the meeting hardly turned into a bring-back-Brett Favre
rally.
