profootballtalk.com - 8/23/2008
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We’ve previously speculated that, in order to get quaterback Brett Favre on board with the trade that sent him from Green Bay to New York, the Jets told Favre, “Give it a year. If you don’t like it, we’ll let you walk. No strings attached.”
The fact that the post-trade numbers available through the NFLPA’s web site [...]
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Favre to Vikings Rumors Never Die
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Newsday.com - Jets 8/23/2008
For the first time since his retirement and subsequent
return, Brett Favre will face the team that thwarted his attempt at a third Super Bowl appearance and crushed the Packers faithful in the 2008 NFC Championship Game.
