Super Bowl since the 1969 season.

Hiring Dorsey would be a coup for Packers President Mark Murphy. In his nine years Murphy wisely has remained in the shadows supporting Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy, both of whom came aboard during the tenure of Bob Harlan.

Dorsey, 56, is a hard-charging, hard-working evaluator who spent most of his 23 years in the Packers’ personnel department scouting college players. In Kansas City, he has aggressively used the draft, all forms of free agency, trades and waivers to turn the franchise around.

Although coach Andy Reid was hired shortly before Dorsey and subsequently recommended his former colleague in Green Bay to Hunt, it is Dorsey who has authority over personnel and the 53-man roster. Of the current 53, 48 were acquired by Dorsey.

Dorsey turneddown chances to interview for other GM openings before seeking the job in Kansas City, which he considered an ideal fit. It’s a smaller market with a classic stadium and a fan base not unlike Green Bay’s. Plus, his wife, Patricia, was raised in Abilene, Kan., and practiced law for years in Kansas City.

Although he grew up in Maryland and played linebacker at Connecticut, Dorsey is regarded now as a “Green Bay guy” by many of his close friends in the state.

His oldest son, Bryant, is a prosecutor with the Brown County District Attorney’s office. Another son, Austin, works as an electrician in Milwaukee.

Last summer, Dorsey bought a home in Door County. McCarthy has a home of his own not far away.

“I always thought he was the type