I'm from Wisconsin and I DON'T CARE! He Quit! Let it go. I didn't think his record was in "reality" that darn great anyway. How long is the Brett thing going to be a poll question? Of course, I know there are many football lovers out there, but come on now. HE QUIT, Himself, His Choice. You try getting your job back after YOU quit. The guy makes millions throwing a ball around. WOW! Us meager human beings are lucky to make a living wage. How many can even afford going to a game without taking out a mortgage on your home. Instead of feeling sorry for him and wasting your life, he should be paying YOU for supporting him and having these rallies for his revival! He needs to leave it be. Mr. Favre should quit acting like a big baby. Probably male menopause. Happens to us women when we hit menopause and I suppose it happens to men. Maybe thats why all the whining from him is happening. Maybeeeee. He probably needs a testosterone shot and he'll go back into retirement to spend is millions of billions and be happy as a lark. Good Luck Mr. Favre. YOU QUIT NOW LIVE WITH IT!
@ WHO CARES. It's easy for you to say when you clearly don't appreciate him, the team, or the game in the same way others do. And don't make a big deal about being from Wisconsin, that doesn't make your commentary anymore worthwhile than anyone else's. I'm from Wisconsin too... so what? He's not being a baby; he's being man enough to say straight-out what he's thinking and feeling. Just because you're sick of hearing about him doesn't mean everyone is. The news doesn't revolve around your interests alone. Anyways. I want to see Brett Favre back with the Packers more than anything. This man is so down to earth and just like one of us that I'm going to miss seeing him every Sunday when he does hang up the cleats. Wherever he goes and whatever he does, I wish him and his family the best as I also do for the Green Bay Packers. Personally, I think that management needs to look at the fans and take it into consideration and the fans need to look at management and realize where they're coming from. Management isn't just shoving Brett away because he retired; they're also looking at what's best for the team. Just shows how many people love Brett so much that they'll do and say anything to get him back on the team.
On his couch at home.
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Brett is a great player but I think less of him over this. He keeps doing the blubbering retirement announcement that leaves the team to make a decision. They then make the decision and then he wants to upset it all for his own selfish glory. Be a man favre. Honor your word
Im from Chicago.we dont want him..we want him in green bay just like the packers fans do
This story is getting w-a-a-a-y too much press. All parties should act like men: Meet face to face and work something out -- or not. Quit using text messages, the press, well placed leaks etc. . . to make your point. Be done Brett. Your legacy in GB has quickly tarnished.
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I'd like to see Brett start the season ON HIS COUCH AT HOME. Stay retired. End this silly soap opera.
He needs to be playing from his home DEN. Enough is enough Greta - go back to other stories.
Simply put Brett Favre gives the Packers the best chance for success and a Super Bowl Chamionship this year. The NFL is about winning TODAY, not building for an (uncertain) future.
Bret retired.... thats it, it's over... get on with life and your family. I would love.... love to see him on the vikings roster.... oh what a game /.....
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Miami Dolphins...Miami Dolphins.....Miami Dolphins
I think he should play for the Detroit Lions. LOL After on game he will be retired for good due to injeries recieved from no offensive line.
Brett is one of the class acts in the sport. If he still wants to play and still has the skills, WHY NOT???
Really, who cares? Period!!!
Brett needs to stay retired - time to let it go!!!!
Brett has earned the right to play if he wants!! Ted Thompson nees to leave Green Bay, that is who needs to go. Ted, you are definitely not a Ron Wolf!!!
On his couch or in fromt of a microphone, but not on the field
None of the above. He retired, so stay retired. Enough already, Brett. Stay home and enjoy your retirement.
He needs to be playing from his home DEN. Enough is enough Greta - go back to other stories.
In the canadian league if at all!!!!
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I believe there are more important issues in the world...
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Wouldn't it be something to shock the east coast! how about the New England Patriots! We got the cold weather........
Brett needs to stay retired - time to let it go!!!!
Brett should be the starting qb for the Packers....he has more than earned that right and if anyone should be traded it should be Thompson. He has done nothing to help the team and if it wasnt for the innate talent of the players, the Packers would of not as done as well as they did last season. As for Rodgers, as he so succinctly put it in SI "he will have to get over it and keep his mouth shut"
DETROIT LIONS...........
I'm a Packer fan but if they don't let Brett come back as the starting QB I'm going to boycott them this season. Brett has done nothing but good for the Packers and should be allowed to continue.
In the canadian league if at all!!!!
I understand the Packers deciding for the long haul they want to move on but if they don't consider Brett Favre part of their plans in the next two years let the guy have his release and let hime play against the Packers. I understand not giving his release a business decision but I also would love Brette to come back in their own division and show them what a quarterback is all about.
So he changed his mind. Do what is right. Let him tryout for the QB position at GB. If he gets it, great. If he doesn't, he doesn't, and then do whatever should be, and would be done, on any other team, with a QB with his salary. Play straight with him as he has with the management.
I think the packers should let favre start(after being reinstated).when aaron was drafted he was told he would take over when bretts contract was over.....well he still has 2 years.and he is human and can change his mind.why would u pay someone 12 million to gold a clipboard and wear a cap.if you wanna do whats best for the team.let favre start.....let him back. i think bret should ask for reinstatement and then force the packers hand...i agree with a article i read earlier...i think they will welcome him back....in the role he is acustomed......
Where should he start next season?? HIS COUCH!!!! Brett should remember the great season of last year and go out on a high note. He has escaped seriou sinjury all these years and should hang it up. Seriously, what are the odds he will start anywhere and have a season like last year? His odds of ijury continue to rise with age. He has had a great career but not see ing a great opportunity to hang it up and have a great legacy is just plain sad! Maybe he needs an "intervention"!?
Wouldn't it be something to shock the east coast! how about the New England Patriots! We got the cold weather........
I would love to see Brett Favre come back to Green Bay as a STARTER! I've been a Green Bay Packer fan, my entire life and was amazed by Favre since the start of his career in 1992. He helped turn the Packers into a winning franchise. He brought the Pack Back.
Stay Home.
I'm in Ft. Lauderdale and we really could use him!!! Ask Brett if he'd likes the sunshine. Go Dolphins! Since Dan Marino we haven't had a great quarterback, and we sure could use Brett.
I think he should help out with the Kiln, MS high school. He Quit all by himself.
He retired he should stay that way.
Brett should be the starting qb for the Packers....he has more than earned that right and if anyone should be traded it should be Thompson. He has done nothing to help the team and if it wasnt for the innate talent of the players, the Packers would of not as done as well as they did last season. As for Rodgers, as he so succinctly put it in SI "he will have to get over it and keep his mouth shut"
K.C. Chiefs. Good Fit, right attitude
No way can he play for a NFC team. It would be a HUGE slap in the face for Pcaker fans!!!!!!! It will tarnish Favre's legacy and the Pcaker's as well. Find a solution...let him compete for the starting position or give him a starting position...nothing is set in stone anyway!
I have been following the stories and comments surrounding Brett Favre, and frankly, I'm appalled. Why aren't our children being warned about Brett in school? The following text regards my complaints of recent days against Brett and his subtle but oppressive attempts to paint people of different races and cultures as treacherous alien forces undermining the coherent national will. To deny this is to deny science, let alone the evidence of one's own powers of observation. That shouldn't surprise you when you consider that I want to thank him for his solutions. They give me an excellent opportunity to illustrate just how self-aggrandizing Brett can be. I had thought the world was free of rancorous ninnies. So imagine my surprise when I discovered that he wants to declare a national emergency, round up everyone who disagrees with him, and put them in concentration camps.
Brett Favre should start for the Green Bay PACKERS!
K C Chiegs
I think he should play for the Pittsburgh Steelers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think Brett would look good in purple. Send him to Minnesota.
Number 4 belongs in Green Bay. For him him to play anywhere else would betray Packer fans everywhere. Brett will do the right thing!
In the canadian league if at all!!!!
Bring him back the fans own the team!Bret pretty much put Green Bay on the map.
Brett Favre should start for the Green Bay PACKERS!
Brett needs to play for Green Bay and no where else.
I know one thing...being to many Packer games and knowing how much Brett Favre is loved here in Wisconsin, I wouldn't be surprised if GB has a couple of games that are not sold out. People will be boycotting the Packers for how they are treating Brett. I know I will...
He should be RETIRED. That's what he said he wanted. IF he comes back, it should be for some team other than the Green Bay Packers.
My husband thinks he should retire.
going to miss seeing him? every Sunday when he does hang up the cleats.? When will that be?every other year?
I understand the Packers deciding for the long haul they want to move on but if they don't consider Brett Favre part of their plans in the next two years let the guy have his release and let hime play against the Packers. I understand not giving his release a business decision but I also would love Brette to come back in their own division and show them what a quarterback is all about.
I think the packers should let favre start(after being reinstated).when aaron was drafted he was told he would take over when bretts contract was over.....well he still has 2 years.and he is human and can change his mind.why would u pay someone 12 million to gold a clipboard and wear a cap.if you wanna do whats best for the team.let favre start.....let him back. i think bret should ask for reinstatement and then force the packers hand...i agree with a article i read earlier...i think they will welcome him back....in the role he is acustomed......
when you go back and forth making serious decisions, usually the first on is correct. What if he comes back and his heart really is not in it?
This situation is ridiculous. Grow up Packer maagement and get rid of this childish standoff. Put Favre back on the team, everybody shut up and play.
It appears that Brett was coerced to make an early decision. I cannot imagine him finishing any further career he might want in any place other than Green Bay and I think the Cheeseheads feel the same way. Go Packers!!
I'm a Packer fan but if they don't let Brett come back as the starting QB I'm going to boycott them this season. Brett has done nothing but good for the Packers and should be allowed to continue.
Where should he start next season?? HIS COUCH!!!! Brett should remember the great season of last year and go out on a high note. He has escaped seriou sinjury all these years and should hang it up. Seriously, what are the odds he will start anywhere and have a season like last year? His odds of ijury continue to rise with age. He has had a great career but not see ing a great opportunity to hang it up and have a great legacy is just plain sad! Maybe he needs an "intervention"!?
Brett should be the starting qb for the Packers....he has more than earned that right and if anyone should be traded it should be Thompson. He has done nothing to help the team and if it wasnt for the innate talent of the players, the Packers would of not as done as well as they did last season. As for Rodgers, as he so succinctly put it in SI "he will have to get over it and keep his mouth shut"
when you go back and forth making serious decisions, usually the first on is correct. What if he comes back and his heart really is not in it?
i would like to see Brett Favre be the starting Qback for tampa bay
He should "start" on the couch in his living room. Stay retired!! Go out on top. I can't stand these athletes who retire, but then really don't retire. Do they need more attention? He was and is a great athlete, but it's time to step back and be with his family. I'm a big Packer fan (converted from a Bear fan no less!), but he should sit back and relax. Just my humble opinion.
He needs to start and finish the season on his couch! No one outside of Greenbay really cares about this spoiled, self centered baby of an athlete! Greta, next time you talk to him, tell him to stop acting like a spoiled little brat and to grow up! It's time for him to get on with his life!
@WHO CARES> you are so ridiculous! Do you not understand the kind of player Brett Favre is and was? He is the most down-to-earth, real guy and he dedicated so much to Green Bay in all of his years there.Let me guess..you are probably one of those wives who hates Brett Favre because your husband watches Packers football every Sunday.He is a great man and a great player and I for one would love to see him back at Green Bay-as a starter.
TT has to go.......we continue to hear more and more about how Brett has been pushed into retirement. TT has ruined the best NFL team in the history of the sport. Why he is being kept around is beyond me. The Packers need to remeber why they are the best team in the NFL, they had Brett, and the fans. If TT remains on the same path as he is now, the Packers will lose both Brett and their fans!!! My sixteen year old son has been a Packer fan since birth, a Brett fan since birth and was interview last season after the Packers played the Panthers. It was our first Packers game.....it was wonderful. Don't let TT mess with our team!!!
EVERYONE SHOULD CARE. HE DIDNT QUIT , HE RETIRED AND THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. BRETT CHANGED HIS MIND AND IF GREEN BAY DOESNT WANT HIM, YOUR RIGHT, LET HIM GO TO PURSUE THE REST OF HIS CAREER AS HE SEES FIT, NOT A COACH OR A GENERAL MANAGER/OWNER. BRETT WANTS TO PLAY, LET HIM PLAY. IF HE SUCKS, BENCH HIM. BUT LET HIM PLAY.
Wouldn't it be something to shock the east coast! how about the New England Patriots! We got the cold weather........
Im in minnesota,we will take him right away,look at what we have for a qb,the rest of the team is in place. If he wants another superbowl ring,this is the place for him.
DETROIT LIONS!!!!!!!!!!
Brett should stop talking and ask for re-instatement. He should then show up at camp and just be Brett. He will automatically show that he should be the starting quarterback in Green Bay and no one else. It doesn't matter that he retired in March...he's changed his mind...he's a legend...he deserves to return to his old job, but he should get out on the field and show them he's still got it...they'll have to go with Brett, because he's better then Aaron Rodgers.
Brett need to go the Kansas City chiefs. They seem to pick-up retirees.
To "Who Cares" - If Brett Favre's record was "not that darn great anyway," then who's was? Are you a relative of Aaron Rogers or are you a closet Viking's fan? One thing is for sure... You are not a Wisconsinite! Brett - We are all behind you!
Miami Dolphins.......Miami Dolphins....Miami Dolphins
Get Brett a grief counselor. Or if you are doing Part Four, I need one!
I, and my family, LOVE Brett Favre!! "Who Cares" is obviously not a football fan or she would understand the love of Brett Favre. He is a true lover of the game. One of the greatest players ever. His heart, and his unusually kind, exceptional sportmanship, are not common these days in the game. He is an inspiration. Quit being so bitter lady!
This Yooper I would like to see him play in GreenBay, but if not for the Pack then for any team (except the cowboys) just because he is so much fun to watch!
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, and comes short again and again, because there is not effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumphs of high achievement and who at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat." -Teddy Roosevelt
send him back to Mississippi....he retired!
Brett need to go the Kansas City chiefs. They seem to pick-up retirees.
Who really cares ???? I understand it being mentioned but for goodness sake enough already. Don't we have enough IMPORTANT things going on in the world to talk about that really matter.
Miami Dolphins.....Miami Dolphins.....Miami Dolphins....
I would like to see him go to ANY of the old storied franchises. If Not Green Bay then either Cleveland, Chicago, or Pittsburg who have all had their day in the sun. His character, his football acumen and his love for the game all harken back to the roots of the sport. Let him make his case by assisting a storied franchise back into prominence. Cleveland - with Brady Quinn as a back-up and protege' may be the finest fit.
I would like to see him sitting in the stadiums rooting for his near-neighbors Eli and Peyton Manning in hopes of having an all Manning Superbowl.
His couch sounds good. Couldn't care less!
I love Brett Favre. He deserves the chance to come back to the Packers. If it's a business decision, the decision should be to compete for the Super Bowl. Brett Favre gives us the best chance to do that. Michael Jordan came back and nobody made a fuss. They could have said we are training a new SG for the future, but no. The Packers need to figure it out or they will have a lot of upset fans! Jon from WI
There is no future for Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay as a starter. He should be Brett's back up this year and look for a trade. It is in his best interest, he will never be embraced fully by Packer fans. We want to see Brett finish his career in Green Bay... he's not ready to retire and Packer fans aren't ready to see him go. He is our best chance to win.
BEARS !!! If Greenbay wants to keep him on the bench, then let him take a shot with the rival team that needs a solid QB anyway !!
Miami Dolphins
If he can't play in Green Bay, I'd like to see him in Tampa Bay. They do need a quarterback don't they?
Bears, as long as he bring Driver with him,lol
bring him on to Minnesota. We would welcome him. But really Greta, I groaned tonight when I heard there was a part 3. Hope there isn't a part 4!!!!
Brett should be given the chance to return to the team he brought back from ashes. He should've been given time to rest, to think and recoop - after all, he is 38. Instead, they treated him like poorly and rushed him into a decision he clearly felt he had to make. His raw emotions spoke the truth, HE WASN'T READY TO LEAVE GREEN BAY BEHIND HIM. Aaron Rodgers should be given a $Bonus to sit out for another year. He could be the hero here, if HE told GB he wanted to let Brett play another year. He has a whole career to watch and learn from one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history.
I guess the real question to all this is how much money has Brett Farve made for the Packers. Maybe the Heads in the office should look at that. Don't let it end like this for him. He has giving so much to the Packers. Most quarterbacks last a couple of years and here he has lasted 17. Give him the opportunity to keep playing till the end in Green Bay.
Both sides will wait it out. The Packers will not trade him and he will not file for reinstatement. He will stay retired and Aaron Rogers will start the season. However, Brett will remain available until week six - so if Rogers gets hurt or fails, the door will be open for a Favre return. Unfortunately, if this happens, the season will be a disaster for both Favre and the Pack. Best for all if he stays retired - his trade value is limited given his age and the limited number of team who the Packers would deal with. And despite his recent statements, his enthusiasm for the game has to be questioned.
Hey! We'll gladly take Brett in Chicago! (but with that offensive line his career would not last too long). He would also have to coach the entire offense since the current BEARS do NOT understand offense!!!
He is washed up. He is done. He needs to face that.
Cleveland Browns!!!!!!!!! Yeah!!!!
I would love to see him on the end of the bench for the Greeen Bay Packers! The Packers should hold him to the contract and not trade nor release him. He looks more like a FOOL ever day. He wants this to be a "media circus".... I would love to see his interview after the first game (when Aaron Rogers has thrown 3 interceptions and the Packers have lost to the Vikings!!!) I live in Wisconsin..... but I am sick of this guy!!!!
I think he should go to the cleavland browns
This situation is ridiculous. Grow up Packer management and get rid of this childish standoff. Put Favre back on the team, everybody shut up and play.
Do you think that Farve could help the Dolphins? They surely need big time help! I became a Packers fan when I got so disgusted with the Dolphins!
Washington redskins! Wee need a QB like him. Washington Redskins, not the Miami Dolphins!!
Seriously Jeanette, you consider Rex Grossman a real QB. What do you mean you wouldn't like to have Favre. Good luck trying to win with Grossman, Orton, and whoever else you have.
The Dolphins Baby!
HOW 'BOUT DEM SAINTS!!!
He should go back to the team that drafted him...... the Atlanta Falcons!
Joe Gibbs is the greatest coach. All he needs is a guy like Brett. We need him in Washington.
Thanks so much Greta for showing your interview with my boyfriend, I mean Brett Favre. :) Sorry. I live in Wisconsin as well, and most people here cannot even imagine Brett playing for another team. It would be heartbreaking. He has been an incredible role model for young athletes and has made the long winters here bearable! He plays the game with all of his heart and soul and is respected and revered in this great state. It would be a huge mistake for the management to let him go or turn him away. I hope they can all sit down and resolve this quickly. We don't want to see Brett or the Packers suffer from this. Brett has had an incredible career here--he will always only be a Green Bay Packer.
I think Favre should play for the New Jersey Jets They have not had a good QB since Namath. N.J. fans would be really excited about having him.. The fans will make him feel very comfortable about himself, his legend, and most important of all his family........ Go Brett
My family and I would love to see Brett go back home and play for the New Orleans Saints if Green Bay doesn't want him anymore.
Bret should remain retired ! Stay home with your family. You have made enough money. You can still do commentary and announcing plus commercials. I can't believe your wife can't convince you to spend more time with your family. Shame on you Bret !
Who cares??? I do!!! Brett Farve has given everything he could give for 17 years to the game of football (most especially the Green Bay Packers). He deserves much better than this! He may have told them and us the public that he was retiring, but we and also the management knew that he might change his mind. Obviously the FANS hoped that he would...while it seems the management may not have felt that way. Regardless he's one of the best quarterbacks ever, and if the Green Bay Packers really cared about the team and it's possibility to make it to the Superbowl (which I apparently THOUGHT was the goal they were shooting for) they would start the quarterback that offered them the greatest chance to achieve that. But they're so full of ego and pride, that they refused and it's THEM that turned this whole thing into a drama! When the best quarterback that ever played the game wants to continue to play for your team...you let him!
Being from Mississippi, I would like to see Britt play closer to home. I think the Packers should release him and let him play where he wants to.
If Brett is a man of his word then he should stick to his decision. He should acknowledge that this first summer is hard and will be a transition. It was very obvious that his wife was exhausted and for her sake, stay at home and enjoy life. I don't think many people have said no to Brett and that makes this difficult. IT was also obvious that his heart was not in the last game of the season, I watched it from the 11th row and he was the last person to walk out to the field, he was not into it and did not appear to give 100%! It is time for him to retire.
Come to MN Bret, WE GET ALL OF THE OLD WASHED UP QB's
I say let him come to Minnesota so we can win a Superbowl. If the front office is convinced they want to go a different route.......then let them. I will be laughing when they rival the Dolphins of last year.
Kansas City Chiefs -- I've got my chair out, pencil and pad, just waiting on Bret to come down and kick some--- so we can start taking names
i chose MN 'cause i live here. maybe we could just show him a nice spot on the bench and help ease him into retirement. he needs to be quiet, before he blows the respect he has. ya play the hand your dealt.
Miami
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I feel for Aaron Rogers, Brett retires, he prepares himself to quarterback the team. Then Big Baby Brett decides he wants to come back. My message to Brett is after that last interceptions that cost the Packers the game should be the seal on tour retirement. The sad thing is, he was always thought of as class, well this speaks volumes about him.
I would lose tremendous respect for Brett if he played for the MN Vikings or for that matter the Bears. I haven't believed that Thompson should be fired and overall I think he is doing a great job....however I'd say fire him if Brett plays for a NFC north team!!!!!!!
I would like to see Brett become a Detroit Lion and go back to Green Bay kick there butts. The management has treated this man very shabby. They don't appreicate the loyality that he had given to them. The management does not deserve to have him play for them anymore. Brett I wish you well and Ted Thompson I hope you loose your job over this situation
He needs to retire, go out on top. Every Bronco Fan wanted J Elway to come back, but like the great one he is, he stayed retired. Favre is is one of the greats, just stay out.
I think Bret should stay retired. It would be pitiful to see him come back and make a fool out of himself after having such a fine career. Not that it would happen but at his age it's a risk.
I think Brett will land on his feet were ever he ends up.I think he's a good man and hope he is blessed what ever he dose. He lost alot when father died and he felt he could not do more fore himself than what he got done last year but he changed his mind let him have his chance again. He is a good player and its all about the enterainment a he is a great watch. God Bless. ED
I'm from Houston and I am also a big Farve and Packer fan. I hope the Packers take him back and let him finish his career in Green Bay. If they won't let him come back, I hope he ends up in either Minnesota or Chicago. LOL If not in either of those, I'd love to see him come to Houston. He is a winner and I hope he plays as long as possible without really getting hurt. Go Pack and Go Texans
Greta, the Green Bay Packers are a business that needs the advanced knowledge and experience of Mr. Favre if they want to keep a structured and well led football team to maintain profits and fan base.
Folks, if you don't like football or Brett Farve then please leave your comments to yourself. This story is important to some of us. Sports are a great outlet for some of us to get away from our everyday problems for just a moment out of each day. Brett...come to the TItans!!
I admire Brett for taking a stand, not everyone is in agreement with how he's speaking out. None of us can even imagine what he is really going through, I think he's trying to tell us how he feels right now. Our family is die hard Packer fans but 100% from Texas (spending Christmas Day in Lambeau Field a few years ago, the best family Christmas ever). I don't think there is a perfect answer to this, Brett's a Packer through and through. Our hearts go out to Aaron Rodgers, even though he is not a part of this, he is caught in the middle of this. Our family thinks a great alternative if he can't play for Green Bay is to see if Mike Sherman needs another coach for the Texas Aggies! That would be a great reunion. (yes, we are Aggies) Thanks Greta for sharing Brett's interview with us.
Washington Redskins!!
Kansas City With the right recievers and line he will be as great as ever and bring a champian ship to kansas city
Brett.....Come to Miami and be a star!
BALTIMORE would be the best fit for Bret Favre. We need a good quarterback NOW,and he would be great for Flacco to learn from. It would be a win-win situation!
He should stay retired. I don't want to have to watch another crying episode when he retires again.
Isn't it ironic that so many people are down on Brett for retiring and then wanting to come back. How many other sports icons have retired and then decided to come back. No one got down on them like they are doing with Farve. Give the man a break. Haven't you every made a mistake? I allow myself one mistake a month are I am now at July 3087. Since the Packers are THROUGH with him, let him go on the market and play with whatever team picks him up. Best of luck Brett.
SEAHAWKS BRETT. GET ON IT!!!!!!
I feel for Aaron Rogers, Brett retires, he prepares himself to quarterback the team. Then Big Baby Brett decides he wants to come back. My message to Brett is after that last interceptions that cost the Packers the game should be the seal on tour retirement. The sad thing is, he was always thought of as class, well this speaks volumes about him.
Miami Dolphins!
Washington Redskins needs a good QB like Brett.
I think he should go to the cleavland browns
I feel for Aaron Rogers, Brett retires, he prepares himself to quarterback the team. Then Big Baby Brett decides he wants to come back. My message to Brett is after that last interceptions that cost the Packers the game should be the seal on tour retirement. The sad thing is, he was always thought of as class, well this speaks volumes about him.
Bret should play for The Dolphins!!! People are really judgemental. He was a very great quarterback, and always there for his team. He played under very difficult situations, and played even when he was injured. Unlike some well-paid players that just play for the money. People just forget the spirit he had during alllllll the yrs. I from NJ an d was and still is a Giants fan, and now live in FL and have tried to stay a Dolphin's fan. Like I see, people are so fickle and never stand by anything or anyone
I'm NOT from Wisconsin, but I am from Illinois and I CARE. I've been a Packer fan for many many years and that wasn't easy in a house full of Bear fans. I would like to have Favre play for the Packers as long as he's able and wants to play. We've been through QB changes before and we've liked them all. But Favre has been a great player and his heart has always been with the Packers. I would rather he not play anywhere if he can't play with the Packers. I guess him just possessive.
The 49ers need help, go there! Weather is better there, also.
Greta, I know you are from GB, but why are you pandering to Brett so much. He knew when he made his decision to retire what the rules were and now he is crying because he can't have his way and make is own choice and leave GB high and dry with nothing in return after they already lost him "because he just really wanted to retire". They have already espoused their new quarterback and it would be extremely rude at this point to say "Gee, I'm sorry, but Brett wants to come back, so you'll have to wait because he, you know, was our hero for so long. GROW UP BRETT and quit whining.
Miami Dolphins! The best running game in the NFL.....Ronnie Brown & Ricky Williams.
I remember Jim McMahon won a Super Bowl for the Bears and then went on to play and win a Super Bowl with Brett Favre for the Packers. How about Brett Favre helping the Bears out . . . It would be GREAT !!!!!!!
This man is an icon of the sport. Long after his critics and coaches amount to less than a footnote, he will be admired and recognized by generations to come! We need more exemplary men like him for our children to imitate. The Miami Dolphins could use his talents, spirit and inspiration to come out of the slump they are in!
Our economy is going to hell in a handbasket and we should care where Brett plays football? Give me a break!
Brett wants to play...the fans want him to play!! Ted Thompson please wake up!! We don't need Aaron Rodgers this season, we need and want Brett!!
San Diego Chargers
The Carolina Panthers need help!!!!!! Tell Mr. Favre we're 2 hours from the mountains, 4 hours from the beach, and we have beautiful weather about 9 months out of each year! There are also a lot of great things about Charlotte area. Y'all come see us, ya hear! LOL Love Greta's show!
new !!!! orleans saints
Brett deserves to be happy and play again. I hope he starts wherever he would be most happy. Good Luck Brett!!! Baltimore, Maryland
If not in Green Bay....I do like the color PURPLE!!!
I don't get it! Why would any team not want te best team on the field at every position. The Packers have an opportunity to win it all but they are committed to an unproven QB???????Who drank what Kool-aid supplied by the rookie QB. Rogers is a great young talent, but Brett is a proven winner. His experiance alone at 50%, is superior to the majority of NFL QB's. Let him play...let him lead. If he has changed his mind, Thank God!
I want to know how Brett must have felt when he was telling the Packers that he wasn't sure he wanted to retire and they responded by ripping his locker out of the locker room and sent it to him on a truck! Show the guy a little respect. Ted Thompson has a huge ego and personally I don't think he can back it up with anything he has accomplished so far. Brett is by far the best option for the Pack. He has given so much to the team! Obviously he is a big enough threat that Ted doesn't want to face him on an opposing team. Why then, is he not good enough to start for the Pack! Go Brett! I have always been a Packer Fan, but I would never bet against Brett Favre when he is determined to prove something. Bring him back and he will prove himself over and over again.
I see the anti Favre people are out big time tonight. Remember there are 31 other teams in the league. So there should be a lot more people says quit. Ted wanted Brett out from day one. He is not the first guy to come back. It's not Brett's fault Ted drafted a QB way too soon. When people compare Brett to Montana or Marino or Nameth they forget one thing. They all had very bad injuries and were not a ghost of their good days. Oh by the way none of them were probowlers the year before they left. And none of them had MVP votes the year they were pushed out the door. Ted, Mike, Bob and Mark. We don't forget, we don't forget.
Cleveland Browns
so brett farve doesn't like how the bosses are doing things. welcome to the working mans/womans world. It seems farve has been pampered so long he thinks he runs the franchise. Your retired. Everyone bought the books about your career in the NFL. Now you are mad that you are not getting your way. It is hard to feel sorry for you. If I could retire at 38 I would with no indecision. Grow up.
Every fan watching a football game has an opinion. Emotions rarely make for good decisions, and when expressed in an opinion poll should be fodder over a beer at the local sports bar. Just think it over, Green Bay could find itself not just a touch down away from a bowl game. It could find itself with a 50/50 record after dissing Brett. BRETT: If you get back on the field, remeber you are not Hillary . . . No More Tears.
Washington Redskins!
PLEASE, back to politics and murders...NO more football!! Thank you, A news-junkie Or at least, not 3 nights in a row.
MIAMI DOLPHINS!!! He would be very welcomed!
All the pro sport stars are overpaid along with movie and and tv stars and and pop music artists etc.....
What a Cry Baby !!!!! Grow up !!!!
Brett is a legend - I have a sense that he would be better off by retiring, but he has certainly earned the right to play, if that is what he wants. I would love to see him here in Tampa Bay - there are a zillion Packer fans here already, so he would feel right at home.
This guy is showing his definite lack of class.....in SIXTEEN years they had a meager record overall.....a few good years but for the most part it was just So-So.....he should just go back to Mississippi and ride around on his tractor.... that's his true vocation and probably his ability would be stretched to even do that. He had a legacy, now he has NOTHING and that's exactly what he's earned and deserves......how quickly one goes from being a winner to being a HUGE LOSER.
Am I watching espn????
Dear Who Cares, I think your name speaks to what everyone says about your opinion. Who cares what you think. His record isn't in "reality" all that big of a deal? Are you insane? That man owns every major record for an NFL quarterback. That is a big deal. He is the best quarterback in the history of the NFL possibly one of the best players to ever touch a football field. Not only is he the greatest quarterback in NFL history but he loves the game like he is a little kid. He plays the game like it's a backyard football. He deserves the coverage that he is getting because he is the best. So Who Cares, the best reply to your statement is who cares what you have to say? You obviously know nothing about the most popular sport in the NFL.
Is anybody watching the interview??????????????????????? Fire TT and get brett back!!
He's a football player, let him play in Green Bay or somewhere else. San Francisco would be nice. Yes I'm tired of the soap opera too, but people get a life qute complaining. Greta sometimes you ( your producers ) do tend to stay on a subject to long and make a bad subject worse.
When I heard that Brett was retiring, I was on my way down to Mexico celebrating my ten year anniversary...I cried the whole vacation. I want Brett to come back and play for the Packers. I couldn't see the Packers any other team...He's a Packers nothing else...Please bring Brett back!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Vikes are one experienced quarterback away from a SuperBowl. Brett could be the one!
Favre not playing at Green Bay would be like the Yankees leting Jeter go. He can outplay those other kids half his age and The Pack needs to settle this quick.
In New Orleans - close to home in Mississippi and in the South where he belongs.
Bring him back although it's hard to work with people (Thompson) that you don't trust.
Thompson needs to go & Brett definitely should be the starting QB.
Im changing chanels
Brett we are behind you all the way. You are not only a legend, who has broken all records but you are a man of integrity and sincerity. I appreciate your openess and candor. You are the real deal. I wish you were coming back to GB. At this point I don't think they deserve you... and I have been a Packer fan since 1966. I will miss seeing you every Sunday, you made everyone love the game. Even 60 year old ladies love you!!
☞ ☞ ☞ Redskins! ☺☺
Miami Dolphins -we'd love to be lucky enough to have him here
If Brett Favre is a YoYo, then Ted Thompson and company are the string. Look at what the man has been through and preservered and the Packers are shoving him out of the picture. Thompson was the eraser when he took over. Favre was a long term removal project. He needed to tire him out and get him to retire so he could move on with Rodgers. Thompson needs to admit Favre wasn't part of his overall plans and take his lumps. He's got a messy PR nightmare on his hands as it is. Favre needs to play or be released and they need to bring this to a quick end. Also, filing tampering charges just tells me they are more interested in forcing people into silence rather that reach a peaceful resolution.
Welcome to Corporate America. Packers should get over it, Brett should stop the crazy media play, forget about the last couple week and just play in Green Bay.
Come on Greta, can we move on to something else? It's been 3 days of Brett Favre. He quit....and I personally don't care where he goes to play again?
He may be a little slow for the AFL, but maybe for the New Orlean VooDoo.
I agree with WHO CARES. He Quit.
i will tell one thing im 49 years and i could out work and do a job 99 percent of the time better than any rookie period without a doubt. just like brett can. he is a mans man like my dad raised me and like his dad raised him, and i just heard about ted thompsons likes, fuck that gm , somebody take him out. all he is really worried about is himself
the N.O Saints>if he is going to play backup why not closer to home, just have agood offensive line.
He needs to go to the Dolphins. They have needed a quarterback ever since Marino. I think Taylor for Favre would be a great and equal trade. The make about the same salary, there close in age and experience.
This is rediculous. For a topic that should be left on ESPN, why is a news network doing a three part interview with an athalete? It's simply amazing that we have things like the war, the economy, and the election (just to name a few things) going on, and we're talking about some old man crying and looking for another shot at something he's failed to accomplish since 98. On the topic, why would the Packers want him back? He's only won three of th elast ten playoff games he's been since the last time he went to a super bowl, and nobody seems to aknowledge the fact he went hunting the morning before the NFC Championship game (doesn't show a lot of commitment with that act). There is a morning show here in Milwaukee (Kramp and Adler, FM 102.1) that put it best. Favre is that hot girlfriend that you dated back in high school that broke up with you, and suddenly like a year later you get a text asking if you want to get back together. It's a tad sad.
He should stay retired.He made that decision and has had a long and great career.
hi my name is john jr im a white single male age 39 in massachusetts im a big football fan nfl and college i would really like to see brett play in green bay but if not i would want brett to play here in newengland for the pats we have alot to offer in foxboro bob kraft the pats owner is a good man
Greta, you will forever be known for the Favre "interview" much like Tom Cruise will always be known for jumping up and down on Oprah's couch.
Carolina Panthers! We have the best receiver in the NFL (Steve Smith). We need a QB.
Thank you Greta for covering Brett's story! The Packers will never be the same without Favre. No matter the outcome, Brett Favre will always be a HERO in my eyes...not just for his legendary performance, but for all he's been through with his family. He has shown America he's human...not super human like some athletes think they are! This Green Bay Packer fan would love to have Brett back!
Brett needs to be happy. Saying such, he needs to be riding his tractor in sumral, Ms. (Home of his 465 acre estate)
Gretta, I thought you said we could choose one from your team list or add our own. I don't see a place for other, but I would like to see Brett in his living room, this coming season.
For three years we've had the end of the season Brett saga. He quit. I'm sick of the whole thing and want the Packers to move forward without him. I don't care where he plays as long as it isn't Green Bay!
Atlanta where he started
Atlanta where he started
O.K. so now we hear the truth about what a jerk Ted Thompson has been and what an ego he has. Teddy old boy is the reason for all of this mess. The Board of Directors need to step i since we don't have an owner and fire Thompson and bring back Farve! Farve has given much more to this organization than Thompon. Thompson failed in past organizations....
You retired. Move on. You should not have been so hasty in your decision. If you want to come back now, hold the clipboard and still get $12 million, and be prepared for the opportunity to play if or when it comes up.
Miami Dolphins- We should be so lucky!
I love Brett Favre, and I have lived thru Brett's "Legacy" . Unfortunately, I am losing respect for him. He is digging himself into a hole by going public with his "gripes." He should be a professional and act in a professional manner and meet with the Packers behind closed doors and resolve his issues. I have yet to see the Packers organization publicly complain about Brett's behavior. Who is the professional here?
Ted Thompson needs to go! Brett wouldn't be making a fuss if he was told the truth. The Packers are built on integrity and it's sad to hear what Ted has created. It would be sad to see Brett play for another team after what he has brought to Green Bay. I do realize that he needs to stop changing his mind; however, don't we all change our minds? Bring Brett back!!
I'm a life long Packer fan and I'm fed up with Farve! He's as bad as a waffling politician. I think he should have been gone. For those of you who continue to declare that he's given so much.....he gets paid to give just like the other members of the team. It's time to give someone else a chance at going all the way. I'm not even sure I'd want him as a backup now that he's caused bad blood. Retire, play, retire, play. Reminds me of all of those interceptions thrown due to indecisiveness. Bye, bye Bret!!!!
