Favre Will retire

[ralaw]

Favre has been my favorite player my entire life. Him switching teams did not change that. Packers are my favorite team, Favre is my favorite player. It's not an easy battle. But hey, each Packers/Vikings game was a win-win last season.

So, you're like a walking bucky/Mr. Bill? Do you ever get in argument with yourself over Favre and who is at fault?

[JOHNNYTHECLOWN]

there's no reason to wait this long every time to decide, man the f up and make a decision and stick with that one for once

[bucky]

Is Childress Minny Me? and is Brett Dr. E-Vil?

Will they hold the NFL up for a nice hundred thousand dollar ransom.....

What was that?.......Oh, I mean One Hundred BILLION DOLLARS.

[j.hen]

I feel like "This is it" means more like this season will be it.

That's what I was thinking.

[Colonel Angus]

LOL @ seeing Bill Michaels on ESPN OTL...

Now that he actually has a physical reason he can't play(the ankle) I think it's a bit more believable.

[Colonel Angus]

Wait a minute...this may just be another turn in the drama that is Brett's inDecision 2010...

From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Is it real or is a contract ploy?
By Tom Silverstein of the Journal Sentinel
Aug. 3, 2010 1:52 p.m. |(13) COMMENTS

Green Bay -- Last night I was talking to former Packers safety LeRoy Butler about his comments not so long ago that Brett Favre didn't know what to do with himself after football and that's why he couldn't retire.

Butler also mentioned that he had heard through some NFL channels that Favre was trying to extend his contract to three years at $13 million a year. He didn't know if Favre wanted guaranteed money behind this year or some kind of assuarance he would be paid next year if there was a lockout.

Then, this morning, comes news that Favre has informed people with the Vikings that he is retiring. Who exactly he informed, hasn't been reported, but some players allegedly got text messages saying that he was done.

Early this afternoon, FoxSports.com reported that the Vikings are prepared to offer Favre more money and more time away from camp prior to the season. Since nothing has come out of the Favre camp yet, and the Vikings haven't released any official word of Favre making a decision, one can only assume that his retirement is not guaranteed.

Butler's comments would lead one to believe that Favre wants to be compensated better for being the Vikings' savior. Whether that's true, remains to be seen, but don't think this story is over. Not by a long shot.

As Packers fans know, nothing is ever final with Favre. And to think he could be positioning himself for a better deal than the one-year $13 million he's tied to now, certainly isn't out of the question, especially with Sam Bradford get $50 million guaranteed from the St. Louis Rams and Peyton Manning and Tom Brady about to hit the jackpot with their respective teams.

Favre would be way down the totem pole if he comes back for $13 million. Favre isn't money hungry, but he has always been a sign of respect for him to be the highest - or close to the highest - paid quarterback in the NFL.

Stay tuned.

[Diivox]

Just watch the rumor mill hit high gear if Drew Brees or any other contender's starting QB goes down.

... and watch the vikings remind him that he is still under contract, albeit on the reserve/retired list. and even if they were to release him in that circumstance, watch half the league submit a waiver claim.

There is precedent here. during Oaklands heydey, Deion Sanders made a bunch of noise about coming out of his retirement to play for the Raiders. The Redskins officially released him, and Deion was appearing on television patting himself on the back and stuff, and then Marty Schottenheimer put in a waiver claim even though San Diego needed an absolute miracle to make the playoffs. "we are not mathematically eliminated yet" he said. The only reason Brett was even able to go to Minnesota last year was the Jets released him from the reserve/retired list, which Minnesota won't do.

come on guys you know this is bullshit he's just being the drama queen that he is and has been for the last 5 years - which is why Green Bay ditched his ass in the first place.

[ram29jackson]

Is there a reason ESPN thinks it's necessary to show the exact same shit on ESPN and ESPNnews, plus more shitty Favre coverage on ESPNU and ESPNnews. You'd think they'd talk about something else on at least one channel.

like what ? Women's collegiate bowling? The world needs more Favre.

[ram29jackson]

... and watch the vikings remind him that he is still under contract, albeit on the reserve/retired list. and even if they were to release him in that circumstance, watch half the league submit a waiver claim.

There is precedent here. during Oaklands heydey, Deion Sanders made a bunch of noise about coming out of his retirement to play for the Raiders. The Redskins officially released him, and Deion was appearing on television patting himself on the back and stuff, and then Marty Schottenheimer put in a waiver claim even though San Diego needed an absolute miracle to make the playoffs. "we are not mathematically eliminated yet" he said. The only reason Brett was even able to go to Minnesota last year was the Jets released him from the reserve/retired list, which Minnesota won't do.

come on guys you know this is bullshit he's just being the drama queen that he is and has been for the last 5 years - which is why Green Bay ditched his ass in the first place.

..another guy who believes everything the media tells him.

[padman59]

I think he burned the bridges between him and both Minnesota and Green Bay. Besides the coaches are really high on Matt Flynn (IDK why).

Just watch the rumor mill hit high gear if Drew Brees or any other contender's starting QB goes down.

I don't think we'll have to worry about that this season if he officially retires. I believe there is a rule that prohibits Favre from playing this season if he files the paperwork to retire. I seem to remember the rule being mentioned when Jake Plummer retired after being traded from Denver.

[ram29jackson]

LOL at the NFL network asking Matt Millen what he would do to change a players mind to stay with a team. ...Like he has any clue?

[Primetime]

LOL his wife just renewed her contract at a fitness center in Minny a week or so ago. This report is getting more and more shady as the day goes by.

[Spidey]

LOL his wife just renewed her contract at a fitness center in Minny a week or so ago. This report is getting more and more shady as the day goes by.

FWIW, she goes to LifeTime Fitness which as a former member in Minneapolis, I can tell you that you can leave at anytime with 30 days notice. I left LifeTime twice in the 2.5 years I spent there. Theres a contract but essentially its month to month and if you leave they charge you one more month after you leave and youre off the hook. No ETF or anything, as if that matters to people with that kind of money

That said, I believe he'll be back.

[bucky]

Spidey, where have you been. You're one of my fav Packer Fans.

[Diivox]

..another guy who believes everything the media tells him.

errr... how exactly do you gather that from my post?