The Morning Hangover - Closer Chatter
10,000 Takes —
... Packers: Here's a shocker: Brett Favre still hasn't filed his retirement papers with the NFL. ...
Thompson giving his thoughts
Railbird Central —
... Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel also reports, "General manager Ted Thompson, however, said he had no concerns about the fact the papers had not been filed and was letting Favre handle that at his own discretion." ...
FAVRE HASN’T FILED RETIREMENT PAPERS
ProFootballTalk.com —
Despite tearfully announcing his retirement from the Green Bay Packers this month, Brett Favre has not filed his retirement papers with the league. That doesn’t mean he’s planning to play this year (at least, we don’t think it means he’s planning to play this year), but it does mean that the $11.4 million Favre was scheduled to make is, for now, counting toward the Packers’ 2008 salary cap. But the Packers don’t seem concerned about that.“ We don’t need the cap room ,” General Manager Ted Thompson told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel . The Packers have more than $20 million in ...
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Huh? Favre Retirement Paperwork Remains Unfiled
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... the world that he’s retired, he “has not yet filed his official papers, however, and it’s unclear when he will.” It’s more than a minor detail, as once Favre files the paperwork, “the Green Bay Packers will strike $11.4 million from payroll and quite possibly lead the National Football League in available salary cap room .” So what’s the holdup? The J-S went to our favorite, all-knowing Southern Mississippi sports agent Bus Cook for the answer. His agent, James “Bus” Cook, said he had no idea where Favre was in the process of filing the paperwork that would finalize his ...
