Or maybe he has a heart that’s been stuffed too full of artery-clogging cheese. John Jones, the relatively newly minted president and COO of your Green Bay Packers, is going to take an indefinite leave of absence to “recharge his batteries.”

This is the same president that just a few weeks after he landed the job as the head cheese in Titletown promptly had a heart attack and went on injured reserve for several months. (A few weeks after he had the multiple bypass surgery he did an interview for one of the local news stations, with the wires from a heart monitor sticking out of the bottom of his shirt.)

According to Peter Platten, speaking on behalf of the Packers Executive Committee, said: “We determined that it would be mutually beneficial for John to take a leave of absence while we continue our evaluation of the situation and collectively determine next steps,” said Platten. “John will be on leave until the Executive Committee and John conclude that process.”

So after getting the job roughly a year ago, and only serving his duties in the job for a few months, he’s leaving again, this time at the request of the executive committee.

I don’t speak Japanese, but I’m pretty sure that’s code for “Sayonara, Mr. Jones.”

Bob Harlan will continue to serve as CEO/COO/President until the next one can be selected Jones can recharge his battery.

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