Why Brett Favre may be a Viking
July 31, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under Sports
NFL Football at its best. NFL Football at its craziest.
Here is Brett Favre against the Vikings. Could he soon be for the Vikings?
And in the middle ring, the Green Bay Packers! See how they duck and dodge and try to get away from the Favre.
On one outside ring, the Minnesota Vikings! See how they watch every move by Brett Favre and just drool.
On the other outside ring are the Packer fans. Funny. They are splitting into two groups. One group is called Anti. The other group is called Pro.
This is the 3 ring circus created by Brett Favre. Hey, here come the clowns, there is Roger Goodell, Mike McCarthy, Aaron Rodgers, and others.
If the NFL reinstates Brett Favre, he will show up for camp. That has the Packers panicky.
As recently as Monday, there appeared to be no way the Packers would give Favre what they suspect he’s wanted all along: A one-way ticket to Minnesota. Packers general manager Ted Thompson said earlier this week that he would not consider trading Favre to an NFC North division rivals.
But with Favre poised for reinstatement and potentially ready to show up in Green Bay on Friday to turn training camp into a circus, team officials might be willing to do just about anything. There were multiple reports Wednesday night that the team had offered to pay Favre up to $20 million to stay retired.
The Milwaukee Sentinel Journal has reported that there have been internal discussions on trading Brett to the Vikings.
Once Favre is reinstated, the Packers have 24 hours to decide whether to cut him or add him to their active roster. The Packers also could trade him, but such a deal is unlikely to happen unless Favre says he will report to his new team.
It is widely believed Favre would be willing to play for the Vikings. In filing tampering charges with the NFL against the Vikings two weeks ago, Packers officials expressed a belief that Vikings coaches had inappropriate contact with Favre – and interest from the Vikings was the main reason behind Favre’s last-minute desire to return.
With the lack of quarterbacks in the North Division, does the team that gets Favre win the Division?
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