Story Created:
Jul 31, 2008
Story Updated:
Jul 31, 2008
The Packers have supposedly tried to buy Brett Favre off to keep him retired.
Apparently, it's not working. And a report says a trade to the Vikings or Bears may be the only thing that will.
Packers President Mark Murphy traveled to Hattiesburg, MS, where Favre lives, to meet with him and his agent, James "Bus" Cook.
Today's TMJ4 reports that the Packers offered Favre around $20,000,000, an approximate 10-year, $20,000,000 agreement, to stay retired.
Yet after the meeting, Cook divulged that the odds are against Favre taking that deal.
When asked whether Favre would head to Green Bay and partake in training camp on Friday, Cook stated, "That's a very good possibility."
After the meeting, Murphy made a public statement:
"I was in Hattiesburg today and had a nice visit with Brett Favre," says Murphy.
"We discussed a number of topics not related to football, including Brett’s long-term relationship with the Packers. I consider our conversation to be confidential and am going to be respectful of Brett and his family and keep the details private."
In the meantime, National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell will probably call Favre today before taking action on his request for reinstatement in the National Football League.
Trade Within the NFC North?
It's likely that Goodell will act today on granting the request.
That means that within 24 hours of Favre's reinstatement, the Packers must either release him (his original request of Green Bay), trade him or place him on the active roster, meaning Favre would probably participate in training camp.
There is also the option of putting him on the active roster and trading him at a later time, and there's much speculation the Packers could wait for a team in Super Bowl contention to have a quarterback suffer an injury, in order to maximize the demand - and potential return - for a Favre trade.
The Journal Sentinel reports that the Packers have had internal discussions on doing something that Packers general manager Ted Thompson has flatly denied would happen - a trade within the division to the Chicago Bears or Minnesota Vikings.
The newspaper says the trade possibility is due to a lack of willing trading partners and pressure from Goodell.
