Published 7/11/2008
by FROM SUN-TIMES SPORTS STAFF
at Chicago Sun-Times Bears
Brett Favre wants the Green Bay Packers to release him so he can return to the NFL with another team, according to an ESPN report. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported Friday that sources close to Favre and the team told him agent James ‘‘Bus’’ Cook formally asked the Packers for Favre’s release in a letter because the Packers were not receptive about Favre wanting to play again.
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