Favre asks for his release
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08/05/2008 -
Green Bay, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre
has reportedly asked the team for his release.
ESPN.com reported that Favre acknowledged that he was at loggerheads with
the organization and believed the "best thing for this team is for us to part
ways."
"We're at a stalemate," Favre told the Web site. "(Coach) Mike McCarthy and I
both agreed last night that me being out there is a distraction and will
continue to be a distraction. We all know the reason I'm here is because the
commissioner (Roger Goodell) reinstated me so we have a lot of things to
figure out. It's simple and complicated, both at the same time."
Following the morning statement, Favre left practice without participating,
saying that another meeting was in the works with Packers general manager Ted
Thompson and club president Mark Murphy.
Favre also said the team once again rejected his request to talk to teams
about a trade within the NFC North.
Favre is friends with Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress, as
well as offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, and it's believed the
signal caller would like to play with Minnesota this season.
McCarthy, the Packers' head coach, responded to the situation in a press
conference late Tuesday.
"My whole purpose of talking to Brett was to have a long healthy conversation.
I thought it was brutally honest," he said. "We agreed to disagree, we
stood on opposite sides of the fence on a number of issues. My question was,
'Is he ready to play football for the Green Bay Packers?' His mindset based on
things that have happened is that's not where he was. With that, we did not
really move ahead.
"I'm not doing the PR thing anymore," McCarthy added when asked if he was in
favor of Favre returning and being an active member of the team. "I'm the head
coach of the football team. He needs to jump on the train and let's go, but I
have to keep the train moving and he respects that.
"I said all along Aaron Rodgers was the starting quarterback of my football
team. Why would I let hypotheticals in my locker room? I wasn't going there.
I think our team did a great job handling that."
Favre originally faxed his letter requesting reinstatement to the league on
Tuesday of last week.
The 38-year-old Favre retired in early March at a tear-filled press
conference, but has apparently had the itch to return for a 17th season. He
met last Wednesday with Murphy in Mississippi.
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Arizona Cardinals 60-1
Atlanta Falcons 50-1
Baltimore Ravens 15-1
Buffalo Bills 50-1
Carolina Panthers 18-1
Chicago Bears 10-1
Cincinnati Bengals 15-1
Cleveland Browns 100-1
Dallas Cowboys 15-1
Denver Broncos 15-1
Detroit Lions 100-1
Green Bay Packers 50-1
Houston Texans 100-1
Indianapolis Colts 6-1
Jacksonville Jaguars 30-1
Kansas City Chiefs 30-1
Miami Dolphins 40-1
Minnesota Vikings 75-1
New England Patriots 10-1
New Orleans Saints 18-1
New York Giants 20-1
New York Jets 30-1
Oakland Raiders 100-1
Philadelphia Eagles 18-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 10-1
Saint Louis Rams 60-1
San Diego Chargers 6-1
San Francisco 49ers 75-1
Seattle Seahawks 20-1
Tampa Bay Buccanneers 75-1
Tennessee Titans 40-1
Washington Redskins 50-1
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