Brett Farve "asks" to be released

["THE" MoSav]

LOL@not top 5, cmon Spice...Brady and Peyton I will give you, BUT THATS IT. Romo, maybe. But who would u deep down rather have for one game? Romo or Favre, spice? All hate aside..Be Honest..And Favre>>Palmer, Roth, And Brees.
2008 he had 28 tds 95.6 rating, 66% percent Completions, and 4200 yds and remember he had 8 weeks of no run game and they were still scoring 30 a game and he looked amazing all year. Hes still top 3 imo, if not you can at least argue it and he is DEF top 5...
Look at all the talent Palmer and Bress play with, and they still led there teams to avg seasons...

favre's line > cinci, pitt and NO's lines


your telling me FAVRE at age 50 is better than carson palmer???

playa please

hes not 50 but right now yes, FAVRE>>>PALMER
Did u watch Carson play last year, a bit dissapointing...

who was Carson's RB?  oh thats right, rudi johnson and insert felon were non existant in 07

who were his WRs?  oh thats right, Mr. Skitzofranic Chad Johnson , TJ (no complaints) and Chris Henry who's wearing prison stripes rightn ow, not bengal stripes


man, if you put Palmer on GB last year and Brett on Cinci, Cinci goes 5-11 and GB still goes 12-4 or wahtever they were

The Packers were 8-0 before Favre ever had a run game. Enuff said and even tho Chad is Skitzo he still makes plays, bottom line and nothing wrong with Chad and TJ as ur combo thats just as good as Jennings and Driver if not better...

[jeromechickenbone]

A lot of Favre's success last year was due to McCarthy being an offensive genius.  If he goes somewhere else he'll have a sucky year.

[Fuck Your Existence]

lol @ gb for filing tampering charges against minnesota....for a player thats currently retired and that they supposedly dont need/want anymore

[eS El Duque]

lol @ gb for filing tampering charges against minnesota....for a player thats currently retired and that they supposedly dont need/want anymore

still breaking rules...Becuase Favre is still signed for another 2-3 years at 10 million lol...PLus iits the vikings

The Packers have filed tampering charges with the NFL against the Minnesota Vikings for what they deem to be "illegal contact" with Favre, reports NFL Network's Adam Schefter

[Fuck Your Existence]

lol @ gb for filing tampering charges against minnesota....for a player thats currently retired and that they supposedly dont need/want anymore

still breaking rules...Becuase Favre is still signed for another 2-3 years at 10 million lol...PLus iits the vikings

The Packers have filed tampering charges with the NFL against the Minnesota Vikings for what they deem to be "illegal contact" with Favre, reports NFL Network's Adam Schefter

true, but why not make a move. either release him or trade him. the longer it drags on the uglier the situation gets. they say they worry bout his legacy lol....whats better...goin out on your own terms as a starter on a diffrent team or bein a cheerleader carrying a clipboard?

[eS El Duque]

lol @ gb for filing tampering charges against minnesota....for a player thats currently retired and that they supposedly dont need/want anymore

still breaking rules...Becuase Favre is still signed for another 2-3 years at 10 million lol...PLus iits the vikings

The Packers have filed tampering charges with the NFL against the Minnesota Vikings for what they deem to be "illegal contact" with Favre, reports NFL Network's Adam Schefter

true, but why not make a move. either release him or trade him. the longer it drags on the uglier the situation gets. they say they worry bout his legacy lol....whats better...goin out on your own terms as a starter on a diffrent team or bein a cheerleader carrying a clipboard?

he needs to be re-instated before they can do anything(not 100% sure)...Favre hasn't done filed any papers. So the Packers can wait till he does.

[OG Hack Wilson]

lol @ gb for filing tampering charges against minnesota....for a player thats currently retired and that they supposedly dont need/want anymore

eh they hate Minny and vice versa

not surprised, why not get what you can

["THE" MoSav]

this is gettin out of hand. TRADE HIM!!!!

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

this is gettin out of hand. TRADE HIM!!!!

Why give him what he wants? Dude only retired cuz he didn't wanna honor his contract... LOL@thinking he can shit all over the system with his manipulative schemes.

[eS El Duque]

this is gettin out of hand. TRADE HIM!!!!

lol...he hasn't asked to be reinstated yet. So the Packers dont have to do anything. Tell he does...then Packers have 24 hours to either put him on the roster or release him. So rgiht now...Brett Favre isn't "back" till he says he is.

[Fuck Your Existence]

Sources: Jets can talk to Packers; Favre ready to report

ESPN.com news services

Updated: July 25, 2008, 8:03 PM ET

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The New York Jets have received permission to talk to retired Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, a source told ESPN's Chris Mortensen on Friday.

Also Friday, a Packers source told Mortensen that Favre informed Packers general manager Ted Thompson by phone on Thursday that he was planning to report to the team's training camp this weekend.

The Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have expressed interest in Favre, according to a Packers source.

Favre, who retired in April, hasn't made a decision on whether to send in his reinstatement letter but would need to do so in order to report to camp.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told ESPN's Sal Paolantonio in an e-mail: "Favre was put on the reserve/retired list. A player who is put on that list has to file paperwork or make it known to the league that he is retired. That's what #4 did by virtue of his very public retirement press conference months ago.

"To get off that list, a player must file paperwork to be considered for reinstatement."

Favre has asked to be released from his contract and is aware of the Jets' and Bucs' interest, the source said. The Packers have no intention of releasing Favre from his contract, which expires after the 2010 season.

At training camp on Friday, Jets coach Eric Mangini did not deny that the Jets have been given permission to talk to Favre.

"With all discussions, those things are internal and that really hasn't changed," Mangini said, adding that he and Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum talk every night about "a lot of different things" but always keep them internal.

Mangini reiterated that he was happy with the team's top quarterbacks, Chad Pennington and Kellen Clemens.

"I feel the same way as I felt yesterday and nothing's changed," Mangini said. "With any conversations me and Mike have, Mike likes to talk about a lot of different scenarios and he enjoys a good chart, he enjoys a good graph and he enjoys a lot of scenarios. That's what he does, and that's what he's supposed to do.

"So, just normal discussions that we always have."

Pennington, meanwhile, said Friday that Tannenbaum told him the team has talked to the Packers about Favre. It didn't sound as though Tannenbaum assured Pennington that the Jets aren't interested.

"Bottom line, an organization has to take a look at every player available in this league. Period," Pennington said. "A general manager and a head coach is going to do everything they can do to make their team as good as they can make it. That's their job."

Tannenbaum would not confirm conversations with the Packers.

Pennington, who already is competing with Clemens for the starting job in Jets camp, said he wasn't overreacting to the Jets' potential trade for Favre.

"My whole focus is on this camp," Pennington said. "Winning this starting quarterback battle, so I don't really have any thoughts. It's part of the business: speculation, calls, one organization calling another about players. There's nothing to be said. As a player, you never react until it's actually done."

A league source familiar with the Packers told ESPN's Michael Smith that the Packers are asking for a first-round pick in exchange for Favre in conversations with potential trade partners. The same source added that no team is likely to meet that asking price.

The Packers made phone calls Tuesday to several teams after being encouraged by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to resolve the controversy surrounding Favre before camp opens, according to league and players' union sources.

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Green Bay, which has committed to Aaron Rodgers as its quarterback of the future, wants to keep Favre away from its NFC North rivals -- especially the Minnesota Vikings.

Goodell has been briefed by Thompson on the status of the team's approach with Favre. Goodell has encouraged the Packers to accelerate that process by surveying teams around the league to determine if there is a trade partner, sources said.

Goodell also has spoken with Favre, the sources said, telling the veteran passer that he was willing to assist in the process, if necessary.

Several teams in the AFC and NFC confirmed they have been contacted by the Packers.

On Thursday, at the Packers' annual shareholders meeting, team president and CEO Mark Murphy hinted at the possibility of Favre playing for another team by conjuring the image of Joe Montana in a Kansas City Chiefs uniform.

"We want to have positive feelings about Brett and the Packers, and we want him to continue to be a part of the Packer family," Murphy said. "I think the way this is handled will be important in terms of how that plays out in the future. But I'm also cognizant of some of the things that have happened in the past with Joe Montana ending his career with the Chiefs, now you look back on it, most people might not remember that he played with the Chiefs. They remember he was a 49er."

Meanwhile, on the heels of a report that said Favre had used a team-issued phone to contact the Vikings, the player's agent confirmed a subsequent Green Bay Post-Gazette report that said the story was unfounded.

"I promise you the Green Bay Packers have never provided or paid for a cell phone for Brett Favre. That is completely erroneous," James "Bus" Cook told ESPN's Mortensen.

another L for pennington?

[.:DaYg0sTyLz:.]

The Pack need to just trade him or release him. For their sake, trade him. They are gonna come out the bad guys here. They might as well get a 1st round pick for him if possible. They pressured him to make a decision after the season (understandibly, they needed to know what direction to take in the draft) and he retired. Im sure, just like every other player...once that time came around where you typically start working out for next season...he realized he made a mistake and wanted to come back. The Packers are best to just stick with Rogers...and move forward. He is their future. But they should have nipped this Favre issue in the bud. All this distraction only ADDS to the pressure that Rogers will already be under.

[Fuck Your Existence]

The Pack need to just trade him or release him. For their sake, trade him. They are gonna come out the bad guys here. They might as well get a 1st round pick for him if possible. They pressured him to make a decision after the season (understandibly, they needed to know what direction to take in the draft) and he retired. Im sure, just like every other player...once that time came around where you typically start working out for next season...he realized he made a mistake and wanted to come back. The Packers are best to just stick with Rogers...and move forward. He is their future. But they should have nipped this Favre issue in the bud. All this distraction only ADDS to the pressure that Rogers will already be under.

real talk..in defense to the pack they would be the bad guy regardless especially in the eyes of the majority of the gb faithful...i just wanna see him continue to play with a contender if at all possible cause it will be pointless if he doesnt imo

["THE" MoSav]

The Pack need to just trade him or release him. For their sake, trade him. They are gonna come out the bad guys here. They might as well get a 1st round pick for him if possible. They pressured him to make a decision after the season (understandibly, they needed to know what direction to take in the draft) and he retired. Im sure, just like every other player...once that time came around where you typically start working out for next season...he realized he made a mistake and wanted to come back. The Packers are best to just stick with Rogers...and move forward. He is their future. But they should have nipped this Favre issue in the bud. All this distraction only ADDS to the pressure that Rogers will already be under.

real talk..in defense to the pack they would be the bad guy regardless especially in the eyes of the majority of the gb faithful...i just wanna see him continue to play with a contender if at all possible cause it will be pointless if he doesnt imo

real spit. I just cant imagine seein him on the bench. He could make the Jets legit. Pretty solid defense, if there offense can stay on the field. Solid WR's Coles and Mccarreins and Cotchery can be a pro bowl type guy imo.

[Lunatic]

^Mccarriens? lol..he's in Tennessee bro..