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New York Jets wouldn't mind if Brett Favre decides to retire
nj.com - 1/2/2009
New York Jets wouldn't mind if Brett Favre decides to retire
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Chris Faytok/The Star-LedgerBrett Favre (l.) and Thomas Jones celebrated a Jets TD on Sunday, but Jones said this week that Favre should have been benched, and Jets management won't mind if Favre retires. As the Jets continue to compile a...
Manning joins Favre as 3-time MVP
sports.espn.go.com - 1/2/2009
Manning joins Favre as 3-time MVP
— sports.espn.go.com — Peyton Manning can tell Brett Favre to move over and make room for him atop the roster of NFL Most Valuable Players. (more) Manning joins Favre as 3-time MVP

3 Comments vote down The Zoner The Zoner posted 1/2/2009posted this
It's Time To Go For Brett Favre
sftsports.com - 1/3/2009
It's Time To Go For Brett Favre
— sftsports.com — All right boys I'm calling it. It's time for another one of those teary-eyed press conferences for the "future hall of famer" Brett Favre. He needs to do everyone a favor and go ahead and retire. (more) It's Time To Go For Brett Favre

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Thomas Jones blasts Brett Favre for interceptions, says 'team doesn't like it'
nydailynews.com - 1/1/2009
Thomas Jones blasts Brett Favre for interceptions, says 'team doesn't like it'
— nydailynews.com — Brett Favre is worshipped by owner Woody Johnson and widely respected in the Jets locker room, but that doesn't mean he is immune to criticism. The first dose comes from an unlikely source - Thomas Jones. (more) Thomas Jones blasts Brett Favre for interceptions, says ...

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Jets Want Favre To Retire?
The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors — Jets Want Favre To Retire? From Dave Hutchinson of The Newark Star-Ledger : As the Jets continue to compile a list and schedule interviews for their vacant head-coaching job, there are some in the organization who might not mind having to find a new quarterback as well. Nobody associated with the Jets is pressing Brett Favre to make a decision on his future, in part because they don’t want to be seen as the team that ran a future Hall of Fame quarterback out of town. But there are those, including owner Woody Johnson and general manager Mike Tannenbaum, who privately ...

Shots Heard 'Round The Web - Patriots Links 1/2/09
Pats Pulpit — ... Pioli, too.  Can they get them both?  Here's where the candidates stand as of Jan. 1st. Fred Goodall (AP) Browns meet with New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo; GM search continues. Ross Tucker (SI) talks about what non-playoff players do now that season is over. Jason Whitlock (Fox Sports) NFL Truths: It's all about character. Dave Hutchinson (Newark Star-Ledger) New York Jets wouldn't mind if Brett Favre decides to retire.

Jets: Beat it Brett
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog — ... According to the Star-Ledger, most people in the Jets organization wouldn’t mind if quarterback Brett Favre retired. ...

Now Jets Owner & GM Want Favre To Call It Quits
SPORTSbyBROOKS — Another day, another way for Jets fans to twist and turn: According to the NEWARK STAR-LEDGER, team owner Woody Johnson and GM Mike Tannenbaum have tired of the Brett Favre comeback storyline and just want him to retire already . ...

Jets Fans Are Not Taking This Well, Video
NESW Sports, Sports Videos — ... This Well, Video. I had to blow the You Tube footage of these two kids crying up to full screen to make sure one of them was not wearing a Packers shirt. The way they are crying it reminded me of Brett Favre’s last four press conferences as a Packer. As it turns out they are both wearing Jets outfits, poor kids. They do bring to mind the recent words of Thomas Jones, basically a non-achiever in the NFL, criticizing a future Hall of Famer for playing in pain. ...

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COWHER DIDN’T WANT FAVRE?
profootballtalk.com 1/1/2009 — According to the New York Post, Bill Cowher ultimately opted against coaching the New York Jets because Cowher doesn’t want Brett Favre to be his quarterback. “There’s no way he’s taking Brett Favre as his quarterback,” ...
Report: Jets locker room resented aloof Favre
myespn.go.com 1/2/2009 — Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham Favre A distaste for Brett Favre apparently isn't limited to head coaching candidates, Newsday reporter Arthur Staple writes in an article for Thursday's editions. An unnamed New York Jets player told Staple ...
FAVRE TO HAVE MRI ON MONDAY
profootballtalk.com 12/29/2008 — So quarterback Brett Favre’s shoulder has been bothering him for several weeks. But he didn’t undergo an MRI exam of the joint. And now that the 2008 season is over for the Jets, Favre reportedly will have an MRI. Is it just us, or does ...
Brett Favre Doesn't Care for Eric Mangini
nfl.fanhouse.com 12/29/2008 — by Josh Alper Now that the Jets have gone down in flames and started their offseason, we can begin debating two questions in earnest. The first is whether Eric Mangini will be fired for steering the team from 8-3 to 9-7, while the second involves ...
Dolphins Win The AFC East!
myteamrivals.typepad.com 12/30/2008 — …And I was there to see it! I was in East Rutherford, NJ amongst many, many angry Jets fans who spent half the game calling for the firing of Jets head coach Eric Mangini and today, they got their wish. If even Brett Favre could not save the Jets season, then someone had to pay and Mangini is out.
FAVRE CRITICIZED BY JETS’ MVP
profootballtalk.com 1/1/2009 — New York Jets star quarterback Brett Favre recently caught some not-so-friendly fire from Jets running back Thomas Jones, who sharply criticized the veteran signal caller and suggested that Favre should have been benched during a three-interception ...
Jets Players Throwing Brett "God" Favre Under The Bus
blacksportsonline.com 1/2/2009 — So Jets players are coming out of the shadows to blame "God" Favre for their failure to make the playoffs. Here are a couple of the quotes: From Thomas Jones: "We're a team and we win together ... but at the same time, you can't turn the ball over and expect to win," Jones said in ...
Jets running back Jones blasts Favre for interceptions
sports.yahoo.com 1/2/2009 — New York Jets running back Thomas Jones , during a radio interview Tuesday, blasted quarterback Brett Favre , according to the New York Daily News. Jones hinted that Favre should have been benched during his three-interception ...
Kerry Rhodes Wants Brett Favre to Make 100% Committment to Offseason Workouts — FanHouse
by Ryan Wilson Brett Favre Fallout, Day 5. The Jets were eliminated from the playoffs on Sunday, and, apparently, we can attribute it to too much gungslingin'. On Wednesday, Jets running back Thomas Jones suggested Favre should've been benched during his Week 17, three-pick performance , and ...
Thomas Jones Makes It Clear He Doesn’t Want Brett Favre Back — Sportaphile
Thomas Jones appeared on ESPN’s ‘First Take’ to discuss his recent comments about Brett Favre hurting the team with his string of interceptions late in the season. In the video you’ll hear Dana Jacobson repeatedly ask Jones “would you like Brett Favre back on the ...
Jets Just Fine w/ Any Decision Favre Makes — Jets Gab
From: Newark Star Ledger Nobody associated with the Jets is pressing Brett Favre to make a decision on his future, in part because they don’t want to be seen as the team that ran a future Hall of Fame quarterback out of town. But there are those, including owner Woody Johnson and ...
The Backlash Against Favre Isn't Limited To Fantasy Owners — FakeTeams
The latest word out of New York is that Brett Favre is considering whether or not to return to the Jets, and that the Jets absolutely want him back. Well, maybe ALL the Jets. Running back Thomas Jones publicly tore into Favre over the holiday, essentially saying he should have been benched ...
Thomas Jones throws Brett Favre under the Bus — InGameNow
Thomas Jones has come out and bashed New York Jets QB Brett Favre . In a recent interview with New York’s Hot 97 FM, Jones had only negative things to say about the Jets living legend. “The other day, the three interceptions really hurt us….. If I were to sit here and say, ...
Jet player: Favre created resentment in the locker room — The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog
According to an unnamed Jets player, quarterback Brett Favre created resentment in the locker room this season by being distant and unwilling to socialize. “There was a lot of resentment in the room about him,” a Jets player told Newsday yesterday. He requested anonymity because ...
Thomas Jones Calls Out Brett Favre, Another Teammate Calls Him 'Distant, Old'* — FanHouse
by Ryan Wilson Brett Favre probably shoulda taken the $20 million . Instead, he un-retired, strong-armed his way out of Green Bay, and landed in New York to lead the Jets back to the playoffs. That was the plan, anyway. In reality, the Jets performed well enough to win the division but ...
Jones Blasts Favre — The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors
From Rich Cimini of The New York Daily News: Brett Favre is worshipped by owner Woody Johnson and widely respected in the Jets locker room, but that doesn’t mean he is immune to criticism. The first dose comes from an unlikely source - Thomas Jones. Appearing as a guest Tuesday on New ...
Another Thing Brett Favre Possibly Ruined For The Jets [Bill Cowher] — Deadspin
"Sources close to Cowher said he did not want to have Favre as his quarterback, and that he also wanted to bring in people he was familiar with to handle personnel." [ NY Post ]
Did Cowher Say No Because Of Favre? — The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors
From Brian Costello of The New York Post: There will be no Cowher Power for the Jets. Bill Cowher informed the team last night he is not interested in their head-coaching job, and it could be because he doesn’t want to coach Brett Favre. The former Steeler coach was the clear-cut ...
Will He Or Won’t He? — Kissing Suzy Kolber
[Office of Mike Tannenbaum, New York Jets general manager. Mike is sitting at his desk as Brett Favre walks in] Mike Tannenbaum: Hi Brett, come on in and have a seat. So listen, I want you to know that the Jets are truly committed to having you back for 2009. BRETT FAVRE: Welldatsoll ...
Favre Has Torn Biceps Tendon — The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors
From Ed Werder of ESPN.com: Brett Favre has been told by doctors that pain in his right shoulder is from a torn biceps tendon and some calcification in the area, but the New York Jets quarterback would need nothing more than arthroscopic surgery to repair the injury, sources said. The sources ...
Superstar Brett Favre Might Return, Or He Might Not — MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog
If there is one thing you can say about Brett Favre, besides the fact that he wears Wrangler jeans, has a mainstream media obsessed with his every throw and is simultaneously gritty, gutty and fearless, it’s that he likes to teeter-totter between staying in the game and bowing out for ...
Favre To Undergo MRI Today — The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Brett Favre will have an MRI exam Monday on his ailing right shoulder, a procedure that will help the 39-year-old quarterback decide whether he’ll return for another season with the New York Jets. Favre said he’s been feeling discomfort in his rocket ...
Brett blows it for Jets — tonyblogs.net - Sports news, humor, videos and prognostications.
Brett Favre did on Sunday what he does best, which is play recklessly and hope for the best. When it works, he's a gunslinger who throws caution to the wind. But it didn't work this Sunday and it hasn't for most of the season. Favre threw three interceptions and lost a fumble in a 24-17 ...
A Pats Fan Primer on Rooting for Brett Favre — LEEInks
Yes, yes — by now you’ve heard. The Patriots’ playoff fate could be determined by whether Brett Favre and the Jets can beat the Dolphins. I can’t imagine that our man Fitzy is too psyched about this turn of events. This is the same Brett Favre who, as a member of the ...
Jets RB Jones clarifies radio barb toward Favre — ESPN.com - NFL
Jets running back Thomas Jones clarified on Friday his critical comments of earlier this week on Brett Favre, saying he would expect the quarterback to answer questions the same way about him if he had performed poorly in a key game.
Jets' brass might not be sad to see Brett Favre go — Latest Sporting News Articles for NFL
The New York Jets' disenchantment with quarterback Brett Favre may extend to the team's front office...
JONES: FAVRE HURT TEAM — NY Post: Sports
Jets fans are not the only ones upset with Brett Favre. It is becoming clearer he was not beloved in the Jets locker room. Running back Thomas Jones publicly blasted his quarterback in a radio interview Tuesday. Appearing on Hot 97 FM, Jones...
JETS RB JONES BLASTS FAVRE — NY Post: Sports
Jets fans are not the only ones upset with Brett Favre. It is becoming clearer he was not beloved in the Jets locker room. Running back Thomas Jones publicly blasted his quarterback in a radio interview Tuesday. Appearing on Hot 97 FM, Jones ripped...
Myers: Jets' problem is new coach may inherit same old QB — NYDailyNews.com - Football
Happy New Year to the Jets. They don't have a coach and now they have the Burden of Brett. The Jets have a reputation for being a dysfunctional organization. As the coaching search plays out, Brett Favre could wind up being an albatross.
Brett Favre Is The Real Rocky Balboa — Bleacher Report - NFL
Let me start by saying I'm not a Jets or Packers fan. I'm a Giant's fan who is also a fan of great players like Brett Favre! I'm tired of all the bad press Brett Favre is getting lately. He is the real Rocky of the NFL. Why you may ask? Because ...
Brett Favre: The Real Rocky Balboa — Bleacher Report - NFL
Let me start by saying I'm not a Jets or Packers fan. I'm a Giant's fan who is also a fan of great players like Brett Favre! I'm tired of all the bad press Brett Favre is getting lately. He is the real Rocky of the NFL. Why, you may ask? Because ...
Report: Jets' Favre has torn biceps tendon — Boston.com -- Football news
Jets quarterback Brett Favre reportedly has a torn biceps tendon in his right arm that will not need major surgery to repair, ESPN said Tuesday.
Report: Jets' Favre has torn biceps tendon — Examiner Sports
Jets quarterback Brett Favre reportedly has a torn biceps tendon in his right arm that will not need major surgery to repair, ESPN said Tuesday.
Report: Brett Favre has torn biceps tendon — The Seattle Times: Sports
Jets quarterback Brett Favre reportedly has a torn biceps tendon in his right arm that will not need major surgery to repair, ESPN said Tuesday.
Report: Jets' Favre has torn biceps tendon — The Seattle Times: Sports
Jets quarterback Brett Favre reportedly has a torn biceps tendon in his right arm that will not need major surgery to repair, ESPN said Tuesday.
Report: Favre has torn biceps tendon (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NFL News
Jets quarterback Brett Favre reportedly has a torn biceps tendon in his right arm that will not need major surgery to repair, ESPN said Tuesday. The 39-year-old Favre routinely underthrew receivers and appeared to lose some velocity on his throws late ...
JETS WANT FAVRE BACK — NY Post: Sports
The Jets threw the first bouquets of the offseason at Brett Favre yesterday. Let the wooing begin. Team owner Woody Johnson and general manager Mike Tannenbaum said they would like the 39-year-old quarterback to return next season during the...
Jets players want Favre back if he commits soon — Latest Sporting News Articles for NFL
As Jets quarterback Brett Favre waits for the results of today's MRI on his ailing shoulder and the ...
SAME OLD JETS LOSE FINALE TO PENNINGTON'S DOLPHINS — NY Post: Sports
Go ahead and say it – Same Old Jets. A season that began with raised expectations when Brett Favre arrived that night in Cleveland ended with that same familiar empty feeling so many Jets seasons have concluded with. Miami came to the...
Myers: If Brett Jets, scramble begins for QB — NYDailyNews.com - Football
Brett Favre could be playing his final game for the Jets Sunday, which raises a pretty important question. Exactly who is going to be starting their season opener in September if Favre decides he is done?