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Did Packers want Favre to retire?

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06:42 AM ET 03.05 | Publicly, both Mike McCarthy and Ted Thompson expressed their desire for Brett Favre to return. But to some of those around Favre, there was an underlying feeling that the Packers weren't that interested in bringing him back and didn't feel it necessary to do anything special to urge him to continue. The general feeling among those friends, relatives and colleagues was that Thompson did not do enough to convince Favre it was worth giving it one more try. "I know he wants to play one more year," his longtime agent and close friend, James (Bus) Cook, told the Journal Sentinel shortly after Favre's intentions became known publicly. "I do not know how much conversation there was (between Favre and the Packers) and I don't think anyone forced him to make that decision. But I don't know that anyone tried to talk him out of it."

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

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March 5, 2008  06:57 AM ET

I wonder how long T&R can drag this story out?

March 5, 2008  07:20 AM ET

Maybe he will unretire........who knows.
Miss you on Sundays buddy!

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March 5, 2008  07:48 AM ET

I read all of yesterday's stories about Favre's retirement. Yet, not one mention of his performance enhancing drug use during the early to mid 1990's, all the way up to his Super Bowl winning season of 1996. He illegally obtained the pain killing drug, Vicodin, without a prescription in order to withstand the pain he experienced from playing in the NFL. By his own admission, Favre was addicted to illiegally obtained drugs and alcohol.

Favre took this illegal drug in order to withstand the pain associated with playing in the NFL. Without the illegal use of the drug, would Favre been able to play in every game, and lead his team to all those winning seasons? Would he have been able to complete his Ripkenesque streak of consecutive starts?

Do we take away his MVP awards?

Although he supposedly "manned up" and admitted his dependence, entering rehab in May 1996, who knows whether he had to take some more pills to get through the Super Bowl winning season of 1996. Was their any drug testing administered?

Poor Roger Clemens. He threw a ball for a living, too, and has denied his use of PED's. He has never failed a drug test of any kind, yet baseball writers will not vote him for the Hall of Fame. But, Favre gets a free pass to Canton, with Peter King of SI probably driving Favre in a limo to the ceremony.

Should have admitted it Roger. America loves to rally around people who admit their prior transgressions.

Just ask Brett Favre.

March 5, 2008  07:52 AM ET

Brett Favre was a class act, a tough competitor, and the NFL is better to have had him as a part of it. Thanks Brett.

March 5, 2008  07:58 AM ET

Favre was a great player...but his waffling during the off season last couple of years was selfish

March 5, 2008  08:06 AM ET

For some reason, I believe there will be a "Favre Watch" this time next year as well..

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March 5, 2008  08:08 AM ET

Enough already. The guy played and had a great career. It's not like the guy solved world hunger, this is football. Let the man leave and have his time. It was a nice run. Bye

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March 5, 2008  08:11 AM ET

Best wishes Favre in everything you do.You were one hell of a QB!!

March 5, 2008  08:12 AM ET

Pain-killers are not a performance-enhancing drug. They might make it *easier* to get out there on the field because you're not feeling the pain, but a) you could get out there if you had to, and Brett Favre always felt like he had to for his team, and b) being dopey doesn't make you a better player, especially not in the NFL when you need to be able to make very quick decisions.

It'd be like saying Randy Moss is setting records because he smokes/smoked/smokes pot. :p

March 5, 2008  08:20 AM ET

Pain-killers are not a performance-enhancing drug. They might make it *easier* to get out there on the field because you're not feeling the pain, but a) you could get out there if you had to, and Brett Favre always felt like he had to for his team, and b) being dopey doesn't make you a better player, especially not in the NFL when you need to be able to make very quick decisions.

It'd be like saying Randy Moss is setting records because he smokes/smoked/smokes pot. :p

bobisimo | 03/05/08, 08:12 AM

When Ricky Williams stopped smoking his career went downhill..

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March 5, 2008  08:34 AM ET

born on the bayou, now go back to eatin' shrimp and grits and wrasslin gators.

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