Sheriff’s deputies said they pulled the body of a young man between the ages of 20 and 25 out of the Fox River in Oshkosh yesterday afternoon, but said they would not release the identity of the body until today.
The disappearance comes as the Packers prepare for Sunday’s home playoff game against the New York Giants.
Coach Mike McCarthy said Philbin was in Oshkosh yesterday, and said the team has contingency plans in place if Philbin can’t be there this week.
Chiefs pick Crennel
Going 2-1 and stunning then-undefeated Green Bay as Kansas City’s interim head coach meant a lot more than gratification for Romeo Crennel.
It also persuaded the Chiefs to give the affable defensive specialist a second chance to be an NFL head coach.
The Chiefs announced that Crennel was the official replacement for the fired Todd Haley, removing the interim tag he bore for the last three weeks of the season.
“The three games had a lot to do with where we arrived at this decision,’’ general manager Scott Pioli said. “Some of the things we saw was a great deal of accountability and consistency. There was also a different energy to the football team. A lot of it had to do with those last three games.’’
Warm and personable, the 64-year-old Crennel is a departure from Haley. Often called a “players’ coach’’ he’s been known to write off mistakes as youthful indiscretions. Ironically, being soft with players was a criticism when he was fired after four years as head coach in Cleveland with a 24-40 record.
He was an instant hit with Chiefs players while serving as Haley’s defensive coordinator the past two years. After the Chiefs beat the Packers, 19-14, Dec. 18 in their first game with Crennel in charge, the Chiefs chanted his nickname, “RAC! RAC!’’.
