Over the past few month, Green Bay Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy has found himself in the national spotlight more than usual. Of course, his work in bringing the 2025 NFL Draft played a big part in it, but so did his proposal at the NFL owners meetings to ban the tush push.
The general consensus, though, is that the proposed tush push ban was really not his idea. Instead, the NFL took advantage of the fact that Murphy has to retire in July and will not face constant scrutiny in the same way a typical owner would.
Indeed, the way the Packers are run, without a traditional owner, is truly unique. Murphy has been the President and CEO of the team since 2007, and while he has done an admirable job, will be retiring on his 70th birthday in accordance with Green Bay’s bylaws.
He will be succeeded by Ed Policy, who has previously worked as the Packers’ COO.
The Work Mark Murphy Did with the Green Bay Packers May Be Worthy of the Hall of Fame
Prior to being hired by the Packers to be their President and CEO, Murphy was the athletic director at Northwestern. When he arrived in Green Bay in 2007, the former NFL defensive back knew that he was inheriting a powder keg.
Two years prior, then-general manager Ted Thompson had drafted a young quarterback by the name of Aaron Rodgers, who everyone now knows went on to become on of the best players in NFL history.
The problem, though, was that Green Bay had Brett Favre under center at the time, and he was not very happy about the team drafting Rodgers to replace him.
One year after taking the helm of the organization, Murphy oversaw the dramatic and (at the time) unpopular transition from Favre to Rodgers. Fast forward 15 years, and he did it again, helping the franchise move on from Rodgers to Jordan Love.
Additionally, Murphy helped the team through a major front office change, as Thompson stepped down from his role as general manager due to health concerns. Murphy hired current general manager Brian Gutekunst, who had been with the Packers for over a decade himself, to take his place.
During his tenure, Murphy saw Green Bay win Super Bowl XLV, he helped develop the Titletown District outside of Lambeau Field, and, as mentioned, he brought the NFL Draft to the league’s smallest market.
Mark Murphy Thinks the 2025 Green Bay Packers Will Be Special
On Thursday, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur invited Murphy to close out mandatory minicamp by addressing the players one last time. When they return for training camp in five weeks, Murphy will have retired and Ed Policy will be in the role of President and CEO.
Murphy gave the players a very encouraging message:
A moment for Mark at his last minicamp pic.twitter.com/4RJPCfVIew
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) June 12, 2025
“I’ll be very brief,” Murphy began. I tell ya, I’ve been around the NFL a long time, you know, as a player and certainly 18 years here. I really sense something special with this team. Hopefully you see the same thing.
“The last thing I’d say, you have to believe it to achieve it.”
He then broke the huddle with the players gathered around him, by saying, “1, 2, 3,” and all the players and coaches yelled, “Super Bowl!”
It is clear what the Packers expect to do this season, and it sounds like they would like to do it for their outgoing President and CEO.
After the special moment on the field, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic shared this photo of Murphy, walking the tunnel for what could be his last as the team’s President:
Mark Murphy walking through the Lambeau tunnel. The helmet he’s holding is filled with signatures from the team. His 17-year tenure as Packers president ends next month when he reaches his mandatory retirement age of 70. Murphy broke down the huddle with “1, 2, 3, Super Bowl”… pic.twitter.com/xWowUuSXuC
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) June 12, 2025
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