Published 7/27/2008
by Brian Carriveau
at Bleacher Report - NFL
The Green Bay Packers have reported to training camp today, even though the first practice is not until Monday. Players were supposed to report by 7:30 a.m., but Brett Favre was not among them. In a story released on Sports Illustrated's website , Favre said that he "had planned on reporting for the start of Packers training camp Sunday, but Ted Thompson asked if I would give him a couple of days to try to get the situation resolved. I agreed to do that. I don't want to be a distraction to the Packers, and I hope in the next few days we can come to an agreement that would allow me to continue playing football.'' The news that Favre did not report comes at a time when it was previously thought that he would be in camp like everyone else. Thompson and Favre presumably talked since that time. While a trade is looking more and more plausible, reports out of New Jersey say that a deal between the Jets and the Packers isn't likely. Dave Hutchinson of the New Jersey Star-Ledger wrote that, "according ...
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