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FAVRE TO SPEAK ON FOX NEWS
Published 7/14/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
Packers quarterback Brett Favre will end his silence regarding the recent events surrounding his unretirement via an exclusive interview with . . . Greta Van Susteren? Seriously. Favre was interviewed on Monday by Van Susteren, who likely doesn’t know whether you put air in a football or give it a facelift, and who hosts an evening show on the Fox News Channel. In a crypic blurb on her show’s web site, Van Susteren says that Favre “accepts” the decision of G.M. Ted Thompson  not to grant his release, but she also reiterates Favre’s desire to exit the Packers. The interview will ...

Packers finally have to face Favre situation
Published 7/15/2008 at Goal-Line Stand
... and here , and you’ll have all the confirmation you need that no. 4 wants to play, no matter where it is. Favre doesn’t come across as angry at the Packers for moving on, but he also doesn’t want to be a backup. If the Packers think he’s too valuable to go somewhere else and compete against them, then he’s probably good enough to start over Aaron Rodgers. The fact is, the Packers began to move on. But every GM reminds us that he’s “always looking to improve the team.” Favre obviously improves the team, so there’s no excuse for taking him back and naming him your backup. ...

Brett Favre Fox News Interview
Published 7/15/2008 by David Kindervater at EMQB NFL Blogcast
... going to be 100 percent commitment, and it’s not going to be in March. And so, if you’ve moved on, you tell me one thing. Don’t come back and tell the public … just say, ‘We’ve moved on. We’ll work with Brett on whatever it is.’ Don’t make up a lot of stuff or give half of the truth and say we want to let you be the backup and he’s got to understand and all this. I mean it’s ridiculous. It really is. Source: Fox News, Photo: Newscom Tags: Brett-Favre, Green Bay Packers ...

Brett Favre Fox News Interview Part 2
Published 7/16/2008 by David Kindervater at EMQB NFL Blogcast
... know me, would say, ‘You know, now this makes more sense. That’s kind of what we thought.’ I’m not here to convince people. I’m here to tell the truth. And I hope the fans know it’s not about them. Obviously it’s not. Because I can’t go nowhere else and get what I’ve got in Green Bay. Never will. No one can. And I was fortunate through those years to appreciate it, witness it, feel it. There’s nothing like it. Source: Fox News, Photo: Newscom Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Brett-Favre, ...