Packers CEO downplays Favre 'itch'
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Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Whether intentional or otherwise, a group of caravanning Green Bay Packers spent part of Tuesday painting quarterback Brett Favre as a retired player who misses the game -- and not one who is trying to get back into it. Mark Murphy, the Packers' new president and CEO, told the Green Bay Press-Gazette that "no player leaves the game gracefully." During a promotional visit to Fond du Lac High School, Murphy added: "It's kind of the nature of what makes great players great, is they're competitors and they always want to compete and they want that next challenge, and it's hard to find that next thing that's going to give you that ...
PACKER EXECS DON’T THINK FAVRE WANTS TO RETURN
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We’ve covered, ad nauseum, the difficult position the Packers would be in if and when Brett Favre writes the letter saying he wants to return. It feels a lot more like when than if, though. From Bus Cook’s comments to Favre’s alleged text message to Ted Thompson to Favre’s refusal to say “I shall NOT return,” it seems like the Packers will need to have a plan in place to deal with Favre. Team CEO Mark Murphy and Chairman Emeritus Bob Harlan aren’t ready to do that, however. Even though neither man has spoken with Favre, they remain convinced (or have convinced themselves) that he’s staying retired ...
NFL Tuesday: All Favred Up
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My Two Cents: All the Favre hyperbole aside, why wouldn’t the Packers want a quarterback who just led them to the NFC Championship game. A game so close, the Packers lost in overtime. Yes, Favre threw an ugly interception at the end of the game, but this is the guy they begged to come back two years ago. Has led the Packers to their only World Championship of the past 40 years. If the guy wants to come back for one more grab at the brass ring, I say let him do it.
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... The Packers' annual Tailgate Tour is out on the road. Former and current Packer presidents Bob Harlan and Mark Murphy deal with Favre questions on a daily basis. ...
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... , and could soon become a Buccaneer. It’s a nice fit for Jones, who will get plenty of reps in the Tampa offence. Ron Dayne and Shaun Alexander continue to look for work. Edit : Cedric Benson remains on the market as well. • This Brett Favre-Ted Thompson drama continues to feel like a bad break-up. The way we’re seeing it, Favre broke up with Thompson a bit hastily. Thompson took it hard, but began to move on. Now Favre realizes that the break-up was a mistake, and has come crawling back to Thompson, who isn’t eager to let him off the hook. Maybe Thompson is a bit insecure ...
