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Reports: Packers play waiting game with Favre
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=432426
If Brett Favre wants to pitch his services to the Green Bay Packers, it looks as if he's going to have to wait.
According to WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee, the quarterback's request to speak with general manager Ted Thompson was rebuffed via text message over the weekend. Thompson reportedly responded that he was on vacation and would speak with Favre later.
On Monday, Sports Illustrated reported on its website that Thompson had been ignoring phone calls from Favre's agent, James "Bus" Cook. Teammate Al Harris said on ESPN on Monday that Favre told him he has "the itch." Multiple media outlets in Wisconsin have reported that Favre recently asked for his release after contentious conversation about a possible return to football.
The league's all-time leader passing yards, touchdown passes, completions, attempts, interceptions and wins by a quarterback, Favre retired from the NFL in March after 17 seasons, the final 16 with Green Bay.
The Packers spent the offseason readying for life without Favre, positioning 2005 first-round pick Aaron Rodgers as the starter and selecting Louisville's Brian Brohm in the second round and LSU's Matt Flynn in the seventh round of the April draft.
Sportingnews
7/8/08
Community: Time for Packers fans to let go
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8310566/Community:-Time-for-Packers-fans-to-let-go
Most everybody has had a dog or pet die. The crying, the memories, the funeral (or flushing). It's emotional — thinking about all the great times you had with old Rusty, how fun it was tossing the football around with Bailey, or jogging with Spot. It lasts for a few weeks, maybe a couple months.
Then you get the new puppy.
And how cute little Duke is. Sure he barks a lot, and he bit your hand when you tried to play fetch for the first time. But when he catches that first Frisbee, it's heaven. By now, you're flying high. You're all set to take him to the beach, to the park, heck, to the world.
And you don't need Rusty back.
Listen. Old pets don't return. The times with them are great. They are loved. But when their time comes and they go, they're gone.
Duke is here now.
Whether Rusty and his fans want to accept it or not, Aaron Rodgers has replaced him.
Brett, you're still loved. You will never be forgotten. Look, you're a legend. But you've run your course.
foxsports.net
7/8/08
