Green Bay Packers players are supposed to report to training camp on Saturday and conduct their first practice on Sunday. So will Brett Favre be there?Adam Schefter of NFL Network says he will be. According to Schefter, Favre told Packers general manager Ted Thompson on Thursday that he is planning to return to report. Just before he reports, he will fax a letter seeking reinstatment to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, and that's all the paperwork he needs to rescind his tearful March retirement.
After that, the Packers' choices are either cut Favre, trade Favre, or add Favre to their roster. What will they do at that point? Who knows? Some people think he'll get traded to the Bucs, other people think he'll stick with the Packers, at least at first. The only thing we know for sure is the training camp soap opera isn't going away after this weekend -- it's just getting started.
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7-25-2008 @ 1:01PM
Gary Nevala said...
AHhhhhh brett stop breaking your fans' hearts.
it hurts
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7-25-2008 @ 1:25PM
Di said...
ENOUGH ALREADY!!!
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7-25-2008 @ 1:26PM
dan said...
Remember motivation, Brett will Kick Arrons butt in training camp. What ya gona do Ted
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7-25-2008 @ 2:02PM
Ryan said...
It's simple. If Ted Thompson wants to do his job and win this year while they've got a window, he puts his ego aside and welcomes back Favre.
http://williamsandhyattblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/green-bay-packers-ted-thompson-vs-brett-favrejerry-jones-vs-jimmy-johnson/
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7-26-2008 @ 3:23AM
jesse said...
BRETT FAVRE IS A WINNER! IF THE PACKERS WANT TO WIN THIS YEAR...AND MAYBE NEXT YEAR--THEY WILL STICK WITH FAVRE!!! WHY END THE FAVRE ERA PREMATURELY---FOR ROGERS??? WHAT HAS ROGERS EVER DONE---EXCEPT GET INJURED TWICE???
SURE, THE 49'ERS GOT RID OF MONTANA, BUT THEY HAD STEVE YOUNG TO GO TO, WHO WAS ALREADY AN EXPERIENCED QB (ANOTHER HALL OF FAME QB)!
ROGERS IS NO STEVE YOUNG!!!
THE PACKERS NEED TO STICK WITH BRETT THIS YEAR AND HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR TOO(IF HE PLAYS WELL THIS YEAR-WHICH IS CERTAINLY EXPECTED).
EXBIRDMAN
7-25-2008 @ 2:14PM
joann said...
Just retire and be done. I not only loved watching Brett play the game, but I respected him as a person. Now I have lost some of my respect for him. I thought his loyalty would hold true! I guess I was wrong.
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7-25-2008 @ 5:22PM
jpark04 said...
HE JUST WANTS TO PLAY SOME FOOTBALL.................
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7-25-2008 @ 5:31PM
Jim said...
It's all about Brett, he does not care for anyone but himself.
Jim
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7-25-2008 @ 5:38PM
luckyone said...
jesus christ brett....! too many drugs?
one fry short of a happy meal!!! so 2 years ago....sick of your story....go away, you are too old....you've lost a couple of steps, you came back last year because you said it was the best team ever, .....now your in a knock down drag out fight with management...which is it....now you want to bring in another team to mess with.....get over yourself!!!!! retire, spend time with your wife and kids....help rebuild the katrina fiasco....get a friggin life...dude!!!
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7-25-2008 @ 5:46PM
luckyone said...
if he just wants to play some football, then play in your backyard,
brett, brett, duuuuuddddde! you're turning yourself into a first class jerk....
there's no shame in retirement.....you have been soo lucky, give it a rest....we forgave you for falling down and giving gap-tooth his sack record.... you haven't been hurt you had your time....it's friggin over....go out with grace and class....please stop embarrassing your self, we are embarrassed watching you....god help brett....
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7-25-2008 @ 5:52PM
orish1 said...
brett, brett, ddduuuuuudddeeee!
stop....what are one fry short of a happy meal? too many drugs? wasssuuuppppp?
no shame in retirement....help the katrina fiasco, you've been lucky no major injuries...but....you are turning into a first class jerk..you're embarrassing your self and to watch...you're not that interesting. can we move on?...
leave with grace and class....look at joe montana and how he handled his leaving the niners, wasn't good, was it?
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7-25-2008 @ 6:09PM
bob rogers said...
farve, please go away and enjoy your family. your plight is getting very old
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7-25-2008 @ 6:58PM
lapistola said...
Geezzzzz! Let the guy play football if he wants to! My Lord, who the heck are you guys to tell him to stop? It's simple, play him or trade him. I also agree that if the Packers want to win now/this season, Favre should be their guy behind the wheel. If the team is looking beyond this next season then, Rodgers is the guy because he will NOT be there once his contract is up in 09 if he doesn't get the start.
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7-25-2008 @ 10:52PM
Joyce said...
Brett you have lost my respect by not sticking to your decision. It is time to let football go - you said so in your retirement speech. Were the tears real or fake? Are you for real or are you a fake.
I used to watch the Green Bay Packers game to watch you play. Lets face it the last couple years haven't been the greatest. If you want to be around football why not help your hometown school football teams. They could learn a lot from you and they would respect you and be happy to be around you.
Grow up and be a man of your word!
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7-26-2008 @ 11:35PM
Dolphinfan said...
Piss off Joyce! He has EARNED the right to come back. He played for how many consecutive games? He played hurt, he played when his father passed, he played every moment for 17 years! You shut your pie hole and let the men decide what happens next! Damn - you sound like a frickin Grandma.
7-26-2008 @ 12:47AM
JFCJR said...
Alright.......I've changed my mind on this one. I really want to see that selfish me-first guy back in uniform for the Packers so I can pull for him to get his ass handed to him every Sunday. Then he will finally realize just how lucky he was to get as far as he got last season. I just wish he could spare all of us those tearful waterfall press conferences because it just doesn't work anymore. Favre has taken a stellar HOF career and really tainted the final chapter. Even though I'm not a Packer fan, I cannot believe how I used to pull for and admired this clown. He has totally lost it. C'mon Brett......I can't wait!!!
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7-26-2008 @ 11:33AM
LB said...
If Brett wants to play he should play. All these stupid fans think that he plays for them. He plays because he likes too just like when he was 8 years old.
He has handled it badly but so has the Packers. Their ego has got in the way of winning. They are choosing an inexperienced QB over a legend coming off of an All-Pro season.
In all the years I played sports the basic concept was the best players starts. You earn the position in sports you can't just give someone a position.
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7-26-2008 @ 2:04PM
Barry said...
Here is the scenerio
Brett Returns
End of season another tearful retirement press conference
Brett decides a second time not to retire after all another of season of drama followed by returning again then a third tearful retirement press conference followed by more drama and a third decison not to retire after all
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7-26-2008 @ 4:34PM
BKLYN said...
Brett will look great in GANG GREEN, go get him Mangenuis, if not your a fool!!!!!
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7-26-2008 @ 7:46PM
Darla said...
Maybe if the press & everyone else hadn't been asking him for last 3 yrs if this was the year he was going to retire, he would have taken more time to think about it. No athlete should be allowed to retire within 6 mos of the end of the season; feelings are too raw. And don't give me mgmt needs time to get the next guy ready!!! Isn't that what Rogers is supposed to be doing every week in case Favre gets hurt?!!?! Other athletes have retired & the un-retired. Thompson has to get off his holier than thou, Roger is MY man and let them battle it out in camp. That should have been his answer when Favre said he wanted to come -- Great, welcome back but you need to compete for the starting position. With his drive he would have
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