Published 7/31/2008
by Mark Maske
at Mark Maske's NFL Insider
According to media reports in Wisconsin, the Green Bay Packers made a financial offer Wednesday to quarterback Brett Favre to try to induce Favre to remain retired and not report to the team's training camp. WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee reported that the Packers offered Favre approximately $20 million over 10 years to remain retired. The offer was made during Wednesday's meeting between Favre and Packers President Mark Murphy in Hattiesburg, Miss. Favre's agent, Bus Cook,...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.
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