September 25, 2025
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Former Packers lineman Bill Ferrario dies at 47

Bill Ferrario, a former Wisconsin Badgers standout and fourth‑round pick of the Green Bay Packers in the 2001 NFL Draft, died unexpectedly at age 47, according to an obituary and local reporting. Ferrario played 16 games for the Packers in 2002, was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and his obituary appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; the cause of death has not been announced.

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Bill Ferrario, former Wisconsin standout lineman who played in NFL for Packers, dead at 47
Fox News September 25, 2025
New information:
  • Bill Ferrario, 47, died 'unexpectedly' (reported Sept. 25, 2025).
  • Ferrario was selected in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft and appeared in 16 games for the Green Bay Packers in 2002.
  • Obituary reporting published by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and local Times‑Tribune; Ferrario was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania and was a member of the Wisconsin Badgers offensive line that blocked for Heisman winner Ron Dayne.