[salmonjunkie]

Brett Favre retired? Maybe not

Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, who announced his retirement last month after 17 seasons, could be weighing a comeback with another team.

According to NFL sources, Favre's agent has quietly inquired with teams about their interest in trading for the three-time NFL most valuable player.

Favre, 38, has yet to give written notice of his retirement to the league or the players' union, although that's neither required nor irrevocable. It's also not uncommon for players to delay in doing so, particularly if they are not in immediate need of their pension money.

Reached today, agent James "Bus" Cook said he was not aware of Favre's interest in resuming his career.

"That's news to me," Cook said. "I don't think that has anything to do with anything. He's retired, period, point blank."

Favre's rights still belong to the Packers, who could trade him to another team.

The league sources said Favre's decision to retire was partially influenced by his frustration that the Packers didn't make a more aggressive attempt to sign Randy Moss. The team twice had a chance to do so, first in spring 2007 -- before New England acquired the All-Pro receiver from Oakland -- and again this off-season.

Favre retired a day after the Patriots re-signed Moss to a three-year, $27-million deal. Cook, who, along with agent Tim Dipiero, handles contracts for Moss, denied any link between the receiver and Favre's decision to retire.

"As far as Randy's deal with New England, there were never any negotiations with Green Bay," he said. "As far as I know, Brett retired because he was tired and burned out."

I doubt he'll come back, but this still needs to be said:

FUCK YOU BRETT FAVRE! STAY THE FUCK OFF OF MY SPORTS NEWS!!! I DON'T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT YOU ANYMORE!

But if he does comes back, I swear I will root for every defensive player to cripple him.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

I think Mikey just swallowed his tongue.

[jetskid48]

Blame those fuckups at the LA Times that put out an article that for all intents and purposes seems to have no factual backing at all.

[Angle]

*sigh* I knew it wouldn't last.

[creepy]

Apr 3, 2008 22:09:51 GMT -5 jetskid48 said:

Blame those fuckups at the LA Times that put out an article that for all intents and purposes seems to have no factual backing at all.

Didn't they make up some Tupac/Biggie/Puffy story last week? Or they retracted it. Or something.

[Mikey]

Actually, I hope this happens. There is no pro athlete I hate more than Favre, and him proving himself to be a lying sack of shit and pissing on the Green Bay franchise to get some attention for himself would prove it without a shadow of a doubt.

GREAT PLAYERS MAKE GREAT PLAYS!!

[Mikey]

What happens if Favre comes out of retirement before they retire his jersey?

Season opener. The day Aaron Rodgers is supposed to ascend to the throne... and Favre steals his spotlight AGAIN. But Brett Favre would NEVER cut a teammate off at the knees. NOT BRETT FAVRE!

[Mikey]

This is a SHOCKING revelation..

[Outback Frito Pendejo]

If this happens, I'm not stealing his next retirement speech for an OOWF promo!
(That'll teach him!)

[Tommy]

Apr 4, 2008 10:05:06 GMT -5 Mikey said:

Actually, I hope this happens. There is no pro athlete I hate more than Favre, and him proving himself to be a lying sack of shit and pissing on the Green Bay franchise to get some attention for himself would prove it without a shadow of a doubt.

GREAT PLAYERS MAKE GREAT PLAYS!!

And Brett Favre is a great player?

At least Madden will have something to talk about. I swear to Christ if I hear one more positive thing about this egomanaical jackass I'm gonna freak out.

All Favre has done (and apparently will continue to do) is undermine any confidence Aaron Rodgers has left. I hope the Packers do the right thing and tell him to go fuck himself. Then maybe he can spend the year holding down Matt Ryan or Chad Henne or something.

[salmonjunkie]

Front page of ESPN.com right now.




FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU

[Mikey]

My god, he sent a TEXT MESSAGE!! [/Schiavone]

And the sad thing is, even THAT got intercepted.

[Tommy]

I hope he gets his arm caught and severed off in his tractor. Seriously. I was going to say leg, but they'd probably still bring him back

[Tommy]

As if you needed more reason to hate the prick, look what he's started:

www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/07/13/ap5209283.html

Brett Favre's fans came to his defense Sunday, rallying outside Lambeau Field to pressure the Green Bay Packers to reinstate him as the starting quarterback. The crowd of more than 100 chanted "We want Brett," and carried signs reading, "Favre for President" or "Favre Forever." Many in the parking lot wore No. 4 jerseys, tossed footballs and grilled.

"We've always appreciated the passion of our fans," the Packers said in a statement. Team spokesman Jeff Blumb said there would be no other comment.

The rally in Green Bay, Wis., was the brainchild of brothers Adam and Erick Rolfson, who on Friday tried to think of a way to keep Favre in Green Bay. Another rally is planned for Monday night in suburban Milwaukee and every Sunday thereafter at Lambeau Field until Favre is back.

The brothers also are demanding an emergency meeting of stockholders "to help control the fate of our quarterback," Erick Rolfson said.

A message left for Favre's agent, James "Bus" Cook, wasn't immediately returned Sunday.

Favre retired March 6 after 16 seasons with the team. He changed his mind and asked for his release because it appeared the Packers were not receptive to having him play again.

On Saturday, general manager Ted Thompson and coach Mike McCarthy said they didn't plan to grant Favre's request. And while Thompson said Favre could rejoin the team in a "different role," the Packers were committed to going with Aaron Rodgers as their starter.

"We wanted to create a forum for fans' voices to be heard," Adam Rolfson, 36, told The Associated Press by phone. "I don't understand how you deny somebody that threw for 4,000 yards (last season) a starting position. I can think of at least 25 teams in the NFL that would jump at the opportunity to have Brett Favre be their starting quarterback."

They had hoped Sunday's rally, only a day in the making, would have attracted more people.

Packers fans are divided on the 38-year-old quarterback. While Favre clearly has his supporters, others seem weary of another offseason of retirement-related drama.

In a poll on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Web site, 47.2 percent of fans said they wanted Favre to play for the Packers next season and 46.5 percent said he should "retire already." Only 6.3 percent of the 17,000-plus fans who voted in the poll as of Sunday afternoon wanted to see Favre play for another team.

The Packers said if Favre wanted to play for them, he had the chance when he told them a few weeks after his tearful goodbye news conference that he was having second thoughts. With Thompson and McCarthy preparing to fly to Mississippi and seal the deal on a comeback, all Favre had to do was say yes. He didn't.

"Ted always wanted Brett back," McCarthy said. "We always wanted Brett back."

In an interview with the AP on Saturday, Thompson called the situation "gut-wrenching."

"We understand where the fans are coming from," he said. "This is a hot-button issue that surpasses anything I've ever gone through."

At the rally, they asked fans to vote on whether they wanted the team to make Favre the starter, whether Favre or Rodgers gives the Packers the best chance at the Super Bowl and whether Thompson should be fired if he trades or releases Favre.

The Web site is selling "Favre 08" shirts, bumper stickers and yard signs. Erick Rolfson, 32, plans to turn his Wauwatosa mortgage company into "Favre '08 Headquarters."

"Last time we checked," he said, "Green Bay is a publicly owned franchise and is owned by the people in the community and by the stockholders, not Ted Thompson."

AP Sports Writer Chris Jenkins contributed to this report.

Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed

Just as my note here, Ted Thompson is the reason the Packers are competitive again, with some great drafts in his tenure. There's lots of buzz that he's going to lose his job over this situation. If he does, I hope Favre comes back and breaks his leg in the first quarter of game 1. Serve those idiot fans right.

[The Jewish Cunthead]

The fans are fucking morons. This is all on Favre. If he didn't retire in the first place, this wouldn't be an issue. Serves them all right.

[Mikey]

I love how Green Bay fans have deluded themselves into thinking that Favre was the reason they got as far as they did last year. Sorry folks... without Ryan Grant, you're 6-10. And I don't think it was Ryan Grant who torpedoed your Super Bowl dreams despite playing with arguably the best homefield advantage in the NFL. But hey, great players make great plays, right?

If the Bears can win the NFC in spite of Rex Fucking Grossman being their QB, there's ZERO reason the Packers can't be competitive with Rodgers under center. I mean, the Central isn't exactly a murderer's row of competitive teams like some of the other divisions in the league.

[Mikey]

Jul 13, 2008 17:50:59 GMT -5 Tommy said:

If he does, I hope Favre comes back and breaks his leg in the first quarter of game 1. Serve those idiot fans right.

Ya know, Favre IS on the Madden cover this year...

[Spinch]

FUCK WISCONSIN.

That is all.

[Outback Frito Pendejo]

I can't believe he used a Packers-issued cell phone to make calls to the Vikings. What a maroon!

[Mikey]

I'm sure THAT was Ted Thompson's fault, too.

[Andy]

www.rotowire.com/roto_to_gnews.htm?ID=145288&sport=nfl

So the Vikings or Bears ideas don't appear to be happening. I sort of liked the idea of him staying in the NFC North. We have a couple Jets fans here, what do you guys think about Brett on your team?

[Tommy]

Aug 1, 2008 7:21:42 GMT -5 Andy said:

www.rotowire.com/roto_to_gnews.htm?ID=145288&sport=nfl

So the Vikings or Bears ideas don't appear to be happening. I sort of liked the idea of him staying in the NFC North. We have a couple Jets fans here, what do you guys think about Brett on your team?

Would you accept a Patriots fan view on Brett Favre becoming a New York Jet?

[salmonjunkie]

Apr 3, 2008 22:09:51 GMT -5 jetskid48 said:

Blame those fuckups at the LA Times that put out an article that for all intents and purposes seems to have no factual backing at all.

Looks like the LA Times were right.


Can I blame Motherfucking Brett Farve now?

[Mikey]

Aug 1, 2008 17:38:46 GMT -5 salmonjunkie said:

Can I blame Motherfucking Brett Farve now?

You can blame that piece of shit whenever the fuck you want to.

[Mikey]

So Favre is coming to training camp.

Aaron Rodgers should demand a trade.