Brett Favre

[kmanharris]

How do you feel about all the shit going on with him now?

Is he going to come back? Is he going to stay retired? Will he play for the Packers? Will he go to the Bears or Vikings. IMO this shit is getting old but what do you guys think?

[BerkB33]

As much as I've loved Brett over these last 17 years....this drama is getting a little old. The Packers have been trying to move on for 3 years and he's been holding them under his thumb trying to make up his mind. ESPN radio just reported that he sent the Packers a letter today and asked to be released. The Packers said he may apply for re-instatement and that they would then "do what's right." IMO they will shop him.........and not to teams in their division (Vikings, Bears, etc.). The beat goes on..........

[TheMark]

Favre earned his right to come back out of retirement. If he want's another shot more power to him. I can see the Packers holding back a bit. Any young QB will have a hard time coming to his own being in the shadow of Farve. It appears the Packers is looking at the big picture. Favre coming back is a short term fix.

[htxtim]

I think he should stay retired. Time to move on.

[LadyWrestler]

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"Favre wants release from Packers
Friday, July 11, 2008 7:40:33 PM
By CHRIS JENKINS

The Green Bay Packers want to do the right thing in response to Brett Favre's latest round of flip-flopping on his future in football.

And as far as the team is concerned, that might mean showing No. 4 the door -- although working out a trade might be more palatable to the Packers than granting Favre the release he has requested.

Favre asked the Packers to release him so he can return to the NFL with another team after apparently being told his latest retirement reversal wasn't welcome news in Green Bay. The team said it would do "what's right" in response to Favre's request, which was first reported by ESPN on Friday.

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earned and exercised the right to retire on his terms," the team's statement said.

"We wanted him to return and welcomed him back on more than one occasion. Brett's press conference and subsequent conversations in the following weeks illustrated his commitment to retirement. The finality of his decision to retire was accepted by the organization. At that point, the Green Bay Packers made the commitment to move forward with our football team."

The 38-year-old Favre retired March 6 after a 17-year career, openly sobbing as he contemplated a future without football. But almost immediately, he began dropping hints that he was having second thoughts.

The most recent and intense round came Friday, when ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported that sources close to Favre and the team told him agent James "Bus" Cook asked the Packers for Favre's release in a letter because the Packers were not receptive to the idea of Favre wanting to play again.

The Packers' front office has spent the past several offseasons dealing with weeks and months worth of speculation about the three-time MVP's future plans. But this time, they're apparently not biting.

The Packers' statement said Favre, who was placed on the reserve/retired list, has the right to petition NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to be reinstated -- a request the league would grant automatically. After that, Favre would return to the team's active roster.

But the statement did not specify what the Packers would do after that, beyond doing "what's right and in the best interest of the team."

If the team has committed to moving forward without Favre, their options once he was reinstated would include trading him to another team or releasing him so he would be free to sign with the team of his choice.

The Packers have made it clear they're committed to going with quarterback Aaron Rodgers, a first-round pick in 2005 who has been sitting behind Favre for his first three seasons in the NFL."

[jacksandback]

All of this just shows that, while Brett's one hell of a QB, he's not really a man.......cuz if he didn't really know whether or not he wanted to come back, he shouldn't have had his retirement press conference in the first place. I say, if the Lions can treat Barry Sanders the way they treated him, by not trading or releasing him from his contract, why is Brett too good for the same treatment?

Being a true Packer fan, I wish Brett would man up, sign his retirement papers, & get a life.......so the team he claims he loves can move on.

[speedracer75]

I hope he comes back for the Packers this year. The Packers certainly have the right to tell him he's no longer welcome this year, and he's also got the right to ask to be traded or released... but the only jersey he belongs in is green and gold.

[superjj]

he's back

[kmanharris]

I wish he would just retire. He is killing the packers but the Packers can trade or release him which is what I think they should do. Other teams have done it. If he goes to another team he will be bad though. The GB offense is the only offense that suits him because their WRs are great at YAC

[billybob]

He has been one of the best!!! But, his time is over, i can not figure why some one would want him now. Look for tampa to end up with him, just my opinion.