JEFF FISHER, MARK MURPHY & KEN WHISENHUNT NAMED TO COMPETITION COMMITTEE

Head coaches JEFF FISHER of the St. Louis Rams and KEN WHISENHUNT of the Arizona Cardinals, along with Green Bay Packers President and Chief Executive Officer MARK MURPHY, have been named to the NFL Competition Committee by Commissioner ROGER GOODELL, the NFL announced today.

Fisher co-chaired the committee from 2002-2010 with current committee chairman RICH MC KAY of the Atlanta Falcons. Whisenhunt has served as a member of the Coaches Subcommittee, which consists of current and former NFL head coaches and makes recommendations to the Competition Committee. Murphy, the Packers’ CEO since 2007, played eight seasons with the Washington Redskins from 1977-84, including two Super Bowl appearances, and was selected to the Pro Bowl following the 1983 season.

The Competition Committee studies all aspects of the game and recommends rules and policy changes to NFL clubs. It consists of the following members:

Rich McKay - Atlanta Falcons - Chairman
Jeff Fisher - St. Louis Rams
Stephen Jones - Dallas Cowboys
Marvin Lewis - Cincinnati Bengals
John Mara - New York Giants
Mark Murphy - Green Bay Packers
Ozzie Newsome - Baltimore Ravens
Rick Smith - Houston Texans
Ken Whisenhunt - Arizona Cardinals

In other football-related committee assignments, THOMAS DIMITROFF of the Atlanta Falcons was named to the General Managers Advisory Committee while DANNY MORRISON of the Carolina Panthers was appointed chairman of the Subcommittee on College Relations.

Following are the members of the Subcommittee on College Relations, General Managers Advisory Committee and Coaches Subcommittee:

Subcommittee on College Relations
Danny Morrison - Carolina Panthers - Chairman
Rod Graves - Arizona Cardinals
Mark Murphy - Green Bay Packers
Gene Smith - Jacksonville Jaguars

General Managers Advisory Committee
Kevin Colbert - Pittsburgh Steelers
Thomas Dimitroff - Atlanta Falcons
Rod Graves - Arizona Cardinals
Tom Heckert - Cleveland Browns
Marty Hurney - Carolina Panthers
Mickey Loomis - New Orleans Saints
Martin Mayhew - Detroit Lions
Scott Pioli - Kansas City Chiefs
Jerry Reese - New York Giants
Gene Smith - Jacksonville Jaguars
Mike Tannenbaum - New York Jets

Coaches Subcommittee
John Madden - Chairman
John Harbaugh - Baltimore Ravens
Sean Payton - New Orleans Saints
Andy Reid - Philadelphia Eagles
Mike Tomlin - Pittsburgh Steelers
Norv Turner - San Diego Chargers
Ken Whisenhunt - Arizona Cardinals