Favre to report to Packers training camp

[flvegan]

Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - The Brett Favre retirement/unretirement saga apparently took another turn on Friday, with the report that, despite prior indications from the Packers that they would like him to remain retired, Favre plans on applying for reinstatement and reporting to camp with the club.

The NFL Network reported Friday that the currently retired Favre plans to submit a letter to the league applying for reinstatement as soon as possible. According to Adam Schefter of the NFL Network, Favre told Thompson of his plans during a telephone conversation on Thursday. The veteran QB plans on faxing a letter seeking reinstatement to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell as early as Friday, prior to the opening of training camp for the Packers on Saturday.

Schefter's story made it sound like, despite all indications otherwise, the Thompson and the Packers have come to the conclusion that they are better off with Favre under center, which would again relegate Aaron Rodgers to backup duty.

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/news/newstest.aspx?id=4167399

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[LeftyMom]

1. Hey, you sharing that?

:popcorn:

I brought the beer. :toast:

[MrCoffee]

2. You know who's getting the royal shaft in all this? Aaron Rodgers

He should kick Grandpa Favre's ass for being such a tool.

[flvegan]

6. What's the league minimum?

As I understand it, he's not under any contract for pay with the Pack right?

Better yet, put him in as nose guard.

[madinmaryland]

7. Favre is under contract for two more years with the Pack.

[flvegan]

9. I see.

Didn't know that.

[madinmaryland]

12. That's the reason for the who kerfuffle!

If he wasn't under contract, he could go anywhere and gb couldn't do anything.

[TZ]

15. Kerfuffle!

BTW, I did hear on ESPN that the Vikings and him are being investigated for tampering.by the NFL.Uh apparantly he used a GB cell phone to call the Vikings....:crazy:

[madinmaryland]

17. My wife and I heard Rachel Maddow use that a few times last week

on Countdown. Now it's stuck in my head.

Bellichick must be happy the focus has been taken off of him for cheating!!1!!

:rofl:

[Swede]

3. Hoo.boy.

They should just release him,let him try out somewhere else. This before it becomes a bigger distraction than it already it.

[SoxFan]

4. Trade him to the Dolphins

That might change Brett's tune in a hurry

[merh]

14. no, trade him to the Saints

everyone knows that they are the jinxed franchise - they never get past the first playoff game, they will never be more than just the aints.

signed: loyal saints fan that never expects greatness

[MrCoffee]

19. That Aint's smiley is the uberawesome.

[DS1]

5. John Madden sighted buying a door knob drill bit at Home Depot

[democracyindanger]

8. Awesome

Go Bears.

[TZ]

10. Thats hilarious...considering

Everybody KNOWS he was trying to make a deal to go to the Vikings..I'm sure thats gonna make for great harmony in Packerville...:rofl:

[flvegan]

11. The newsfolks here were insisting he was a sure thing for the Bucs.

I was actually kind of excited, because I've never seen him play in person. Love him or hate him, he's a great QB.

[madinmaryland]

13. Isn't Jeff Garcia the Bucs qb??

[LeftyMom]

18. The one who got run out of San Francisco on a rail for being a drunk?

:rofl:

[madinmaryland]

20. Terrell Owens said he was

gay.

:shrug:

[LeftyMom]

22. TO says a lot of things.

:eyes:

He did get busted for DUI in San Jose and that's why they cut him loose.

[madinmaryland]

23. He does say a lot of things. Though has half the NFL gotten busted

for DUI???

:shrug:

[LeftyMom]

24. Yeah, but half the NFL is not San Francisco.

They take their so-clean-they-squeak image pretty seriously.

[madinmaryland]

25. Except for the Eddie DeBartolo connection. Kind of negates that

squeaky clean image.

:shrug:

[LeftyMom]

26. Well, and making their money in strip malls ("developer" is Californian for infected street whore)

But "do as I say, not as I do" is the default position of people in power.

[madinmaryland]

27. Isn't that the republican mantra.

Not that I have much room to talk, as Jerry Jones is a wealthy oil man.

:shrug:

[IndianaJones]

16. Jets have received Packer permission to talk to Favre. nt.

[KitchenWitch]

21. nom nom nom

:popcorn:

Hey, ya got any root beer with that?

[Debi]

28. No, but I got some DiGiorno!

[KitchenWitch]

29. It's not delivery?

[flvegan]

30. Packer pizza!

[Debi]

31. Farve can't throw pizza

:cry:

[madinmaryland]

32. Favre was on DU and got tombstoned??

:wtf:

[Debi]

33. Not Tombstone