Assuming Brett Favre's Serious, Packers Might Be Reluctant to Let Quarterback Return

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Assuming Brett Favre's Serious, Packers Might Be Reluctant to Let Quarterback Return
Hire Jim Essian! found this 7/3/2008 on sports.aol.com [flag]
In totally believable news, Brett Favre , retired for most of the spring, apparently wants to play one more year . According to ESPN's Chris Mortensen, Favre has relayed this very important nugget to head coach Mike McCarthy , but we'll all have to wait patiently to see how the most predictable comeback in sports plays out. While we twiddle out thumbs, PackerReport.com provides some context ... [link]

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Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “But It’s Only Thursday” Edition
Published 7/3/2008 by Sweet Uncle Lou at Hire Jim Essian!
... Let’s just get the non-baseball news out of the way. Surprise, surprise, Geoff Jenkins Brett Favre may not be done with football quite yet. I couldn’t be more surprised if I woke up with my head sewn to the carpet. ...

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