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Brett Favre (H.O.F.)

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CCI;1216535; said:
yeah it looks like Favre might be a Tampa Bay Buc
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One can only hope that this assessment is right.
Personally, I would love to see Brett in a Vikings uniform, but the fact of the matter is that the Packers' organization doesn't want him in the division; and although many could argue, the Packers do have the leverage in this case, and Brett should consider himself lucky to be playing next year, while being on a playoff-caliber team.
 
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Applied for reinstatement yesterday. Could be in camp Friday. Link

"That's obviously the first step in Brett coming back, so we'll deal with that when he is reinstated and we'll definitely have a plan in order," Packers coach Mike McCarthy said after practice Tuesday afternoon.
If Goodell reinstates Favre today, his return to the practice field for the Packers could come Friday. The Packers practice twice today but can wait a day to put Favre back on their active roster. The team does not have a scheduled public practice Thursday.
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According to a source with knowledge of the trade talks, Brett Favre has refused to speak to any of the teams the Packers have identified as possible trade partners, making it unlikely one of those teams would risk giving away a draft pick or a player for someone who might retire again if he doesn't like the trade.
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Report: Packers offer Favre $20 million to stay home - Packers Blog

Report: Packers offer Favre $20 million to stay home

By Greg A. Bedard

Wednesday, Jul 30 2008, 09:51 PM

Green Bay - The Green Bay Packers are so desperate to not have Brett Favre report to training camp that they reportedly offered him a substantial amount of money to stay home.

WTMJ-TV Channel 4 in Milwaukee, citing two sources, reported Wednesday that Packers president Mark Murphy at least floated the idea to Favre of paying him a package in the neighborhood of $20 million over 10 years to remain retired. Murphy met most of Wednesday with Favre and his agent, Bus Cook, in Hattiesburg, Miss.

A source subsequently confirmed that the Packers have discussed monetary compensation with Favre and Cook.

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espn.com

NFL reinstatement delayed again as Favre mulls Packers' $20M offer

ESPN.com news services

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Brett Favre's reinstatement to the NFL was held up again Friday as the three-time MVP mulled getting paid not to play through a marketing deal with the Green Bay Packers that could resolve the standoff over his retirement.
The potential agreement, worth a reported $20 million over 10 years, might end Favre's bid to return just months after retiring. It also would likely keep him from reporting to Packers training camp and a team that is not planning to start him at quarterback for the first time since 1992.
After talking to Packers president Mark Murphy about the non-playing marketing deal Wednesday, Favre confirmed he was actively weighing it to ESPN NFL reporter Ed Werder on Thursday.
Packers coach Mike McCarthy made it clear Friday that, from the team's perspective, the agreement would be more than a buyout to make an awkward situation go away.
McCarthy said the potential contract could benefit Favre and the team. More importantly, it also could resolve their standoff over Favre's retirement. The deal has apparently been in the works for months. McCarthy first heard about it at Favre's retirement news conference in March.
"Brett needs to stay a part of football," McCarthy said after practice in Green Bay on Friday morning. "Obviously, he's a part of the Green Bay Packers. This is really something that's been out there all along."

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New development....

Another source close to the club, said that the Packers have agreed to allow Favre to compete with Aaron Rodgers for the starting job and he won't necessarily be the backup this season. Trade talks with Favre have not advanced and coach Mike McCarthy is expected to come up with a plan that will split the practice repetitions with Rodgers.
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Reasonable choice IMO....
 
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THe scoop I heard today is that Bret is to report to camp tomorrow at noon and has agreed to do so.
The afterthought by the talking head was that he will be traded in a week ... or so. It all sounded pretty rational but the heads can make milk taste like beer in a manner of speaking.
 
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Some other thoughts. Link
4. The Packers were really, really close to winning the Super Bowl last year. Losing in the final seconds to the eventual champ at home on the NFC Title game with a young nucleus almost entirely intact means they should be in the mix again. You'd rather go into said mix with the experienced Favre at the most important position on the field instead of a man who has never started an NFL game.
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How unfunny is it, that every sportscenter the anchors make comments about how ridiculous this story has become and they want it to go away so they can stop talking about it......

ESPN did a 2 hour and 47 minute live show yesterday from Packers camp, reporting no new information, just continually switching to live reporters at Packers camp. Wendi Nix and Ed Warder(sp?) took turns spinning old information and pretending to have close contacts they've been text messaging.

I just wish this story would go away, and I wish another sports network existed so I didn;t have to continually watch ESPN.

Maybe one of the Sportscenter anchors could call out ESPN for creating this disgusting mess.
 
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