Expect Favre Deal By the End of the Day

That's my prediction.

With Goodell wanting this thing done by the time the Packers report for camp (which is Sunday) and the rumblings all over about trade particulars being hammered out, I fully expect word to leak/the Packers to announce a trade of Brett Favre sometime late this afternoon or sometime early this evening. It's PR 101. Always release bad news at the end of a Friday so as to minimize the press coverage. Though somehow I doubt that will matter much... ;)

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astyak's picture

July 25, 2008 at 12:56 pm

Wow. Took the family to Yellowstone this week. No cell phone, no internet, no newspaper. It was so hard not knowing. Got to turn on Sirus NFL a couple times but the wife was trying to impose a technology blackout so...

Good to know I can go one place this morning in the few hours I have wifi and get all my packer news here.

You guys are doing a great job with the Blog. Thanks. Can't wait for this season to get going.

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PackerAaron's picture

July 25, 2008 at 02:07 pm

A technology blackout? I'd die. ;)
Thanks for your kind words astyak...

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Andrew's picture

July 25, 2008 at 02:16 pm

Fine Brett. I hope you enjoyed being the icon of the most fervent and loyal fanbase in sports. Now you get to be a novelty act for a crappy team that could barely sell out its home playoff game last year. A novelty act. These fans have no connection to you.

I'm very bitter about all of this.

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PRC's picture

July 25, 2008 at 03:40 pm

ESPN reporting that the JETS have recieved permission to talk to Farve:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=3504613&type=story
Sources: Favre, Packers weighing possible trade scenarios
ESPN.com news services

The New York Jets have received permission to talk to retired Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, a source told ESPN's Chris Mortensen on Friday.

The Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have expressed interest in Favre, according to a Packers source. Favre, who retired in April, hasn't made a decision on whether to send in his reinstatement letter. Favre has asked to be released from his contract and is aware of the Jets' and Bucs' interest, the source said. The Packers have no intention of releasing Favre from his contract, which expires after the 2010 season.

Also Friday, a Packers source told Mortensen that Favre informed Packers general manager Ted Thompson by phone on Thursday that he was planning to report to the team's training camp Sunday.

The Packers made phone calls Tuesday to several teams after being encouraged by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to resolve the controversy surrounding Favre before camp opens, according to league and players union sources.

On Wednesday, NFL officials said privately that Favre and the Packers have been talking about which teams he'd be willing to go to in a potential trade, according to ESPN's Sal Paolantonio.

It was the clearest signal yet that the Packers will deal Favre to resolve the current stalemate. Green Bay, which has committed to Aaron Rodgers as its quarterback of the future, wants to keep Favre away from its NFC North rivals -- especially the Minnesota Vikings.

Goodell has been briefed by Thompson on the status of the team's approach with Favre. Goodell has encouraged the Packers to accelerate that process by surveying teams around the league to determine if there is a trade partner, sources said.

Goodell also has spoken with Favre, the sources said, telling the veteran passer that he was willing to assist in the process, if necessary.

Several teams in the AFC and NFC confirmed they have been contacted by the Packers.

On Thursday, at the Packers' annual shareholders meeting, team president and CEO Mark Murphy hinted at the possibility of Favre playing for another team by conjuring the image of Joe Montana in a Kansas City Chiefs uniform.

"We want to have positive feelings about Brett and the Packers, and we want him to continue to be a part of the Packer family," Murphy said. "I think the way this is handled will be important in terms of how that plays out in the future. But I'm also cognizant of some of the things that have happened in the past with Joe Montana ending his career with the Chiefs, now you look back on it, most people might not remember that he played with the Chiefs. They remember he was a 49er."

ESPN reporter Sal Paolantonio covers the NFL. ESPN's Chris Mortensen and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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