Body in river believed to be son of Packers' offensive coordinator Joe Philbin

Police in Oshkosh, Wis. say they've identified the body they recovered from the Fox River near the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh campus but won't release the identity until notifying the family. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel is reporting some members of the Packers were told the body was that of Philbin's 21-year-old son, Michael Philbin.
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Police in Oshkosh, Wis. say they've identified the body they recovered from the Fox River near the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh campus but won't release the identity until notifying the family. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel is reporting some members of the Packers were told the body was that of Philbin's 21-year-old son, Michael Philbin.

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