Published 1/2/2009
by Chris Schei
at Bleacher Report - NFL
For the second year in a row, Brett Favre has lost respect in his locker room and lost respect among fans. For the second year in a row, he has divided an organization and a fan base.
But some don't care.
Late last season and into the offseason, there were rumblings in Green Bay that Packer players weren't happy about the way Brett Favre was treated. They weren't happy that while the quarterbacks sat in the film room studying, Brett was in his own private office, away from everyone else. Many of those comments from players were blown off, since the Packers were just beginning the playoffs.
The same has happened in New York, but New York is not Green Bay. No comments are blown off. Many will say Thomas Jones should've never said what he said to the media, and went to Favre himself, or just kept it in-house.
That's fine, I can agree with that. But the people saying that trying to make Favre the victim forget that last year, Deanna Favre set up an exclusive interview for her husband on Fox ...
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