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Bruce BostwickBrett Favre Wants to be Released by the Packers
July 11th 2008 22:09
It Is No Longer Just Rumor
Brett Favre’s agent James Cook sent a letter overnight to the Green Bay Packers from Favre requesting his unconditional release from the team. This comes after a conference call on Tuesday between Favre, Cook, and Packers general manager Ted Thompson, and head coach Mike McCarthy.
During the conference call Favre expressed that he really did want to play again. Thompson and McCarthy pointed out how he had said back in March that he wasn’t 100% committed to playing football. Favre said he has never really felt 100% committed to football in previous years in the month of March, but felt pressure from the team to make a decision one way or another.
Apparently neither the GM or coach liked the idea of Favre unretiring, and were not really receptive of the idea during the conference call. This is what caused Favre to have Cook send the letter requesting he be released from his contract which has three years left on it worth $39 million. The letter suggested how Favre’s list of accomplishments with the Packers merited the team honoring his request. The letter also states how they want it to be “no strings attached.” He doesn’t want to be traded, or be given a list of teams he can’t sign with. He wants to be a free agent, free to sign with any team of his choosing.
This is Favre’s way of parting on good terms with the franchise he has thrown all but four of his career regular season passes for during his 17 year career. If for some reason they refuse he can force the Packers to do something by writing a second letter requesting his reinstatement to the active 80-man roster. If he does this the team will be forced under league policy to either comply and keep him on the roster, or release him.
I know the team wants to move on and have been preparing Aaron Rodgers to become the teams new quarterback, but I find it hard to believe that they are telling their franchise player for almost two decades that he can’t comeback. . . with them. It seems they were expecting all along that if they said no in a subtle way without really saying it, that Brett would reconsider and just stay retired. What they didn’t expect was that his desire to continue playing was strong enough that he would take his ball and go elsewhere to play.
Where will he end up taking snaps this coming season? Who knows, but I know of a few other NFC North teams that wouldn’t be stupid enough to say “No” to the guy who might be the best-ever quarterback in the league’s history. Some team is going to be lucky enough to get a guy who will automatically put them in contention for a playoff spot. He has suited up in a Jets uniform, and a Falcons uniform before. Please pardon the pun but, either of those teams could be just an outstanding quarterback away from making their division battle a real “dog fight.”
Brett Favre is now looking to leave the Frozen Tundra behind. Could he end up in another team in a cold climate? Chicago, the domes in Detroit, or Minnesota?
During the conference call Favre expressed that he really did want to play again. Thompson and McCarthy pointed out how he had said back in March that he wasn’t 100% committed to playing football. Favre said he has never really felt 100% committed to football in previous years in the month of March, but felt pressure from the team to make a decision one way or another.
Apparently neither the GM or coach liked the idea of Favre unretiring, and were not really receptive of the idea during the conference call. This is what caused Favre to have Cook send the letter requesting he be released from his contract which has three years left on it worth $39 million. The letter suggested how Favre’s list of accomplishments with the Packers merited the team honoring his request. The letter also states how they want it to be “no strings attached.” He doesn’t want to be traded, or be given a list of teams he can’t sign with. He wants to be a free agent, free to sign with any team of his choosing.
This is Favre’s way of parting on good terms with the franchise he has thrown all but four of his career regular season passes for during his 17 year career. If for some reason they refuse he can force the Packers to do something by writing a second letter requesting his reinstatement to the active 80-man roster. If he does this the team will be forced under league policy to either comply and keep him on the roster, or release him.
I know the team wants to move on and have been preparing Aaron Rodgers to become the teams new quarterback, but I find it hard to believe that they are telling their franchise player for almost two decades that he can’t comeback. . . with them. It seems they were expecting all along that if they said no in a subtle way without really saying it, that Brett would reconsider and just stay retired. What they didn’t expect was that his desire to continue playing was strong enough that he would take his ball and go elsewhere to play.
Where will he end up taking snaps this coming season? Who knows, but I know of a few other NFC North teams that wouldn’t be stupid enough to say “No” to the guy who might be the best-ever quarterback in the league’s history. Some team is going to be lucky enough to get a guy who will automatically put them in contention for a playoff spot. He has suited up in a Jets uniform, and a Falcons uniform before. Please pardon the pun but, either of those teams could be just an outstanding quarterback away from making their division battle a real “dog fight.”
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Just imagine the Bears with an actual quarterback, and remember how far they got without one just a couple years ago, or Adrian Peterson having him to hand the ball of to him in Minnesota.
Gene