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Packers president Mark Murphy announced moments ago at a press conference held in conjunction with the team’s annual shareholders meeting that plans to retire Brett Favre’s jersey are now on hold.
Earlier this year, the team had announced that Favre’s No. 4 would be retired on the first game of the regular season, on the evening of September 8 against the Vikings.
This development could mean several things. Maybe the Packers now think Favre will be playing for them on September 8. Or maybe he’ll be playing elsewhere, and they now want to wait for him to finish his career. Or maybe he’ll be wearing a white-and-purple jersey during said September 8 game.
Or maybe the Packers are just pissed off at him for creating such a mess and they’re going to wait a few years before setting aside his number. It’s not like they’re going to issue it to someone else in the interim.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Changing their mind after it was already announced. How pathetic is that?
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
What a mess…ultimately I think this falls on the GM. Unless of course the Packer’s PR Department falls under Brett Favre. Hail!
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Teddy andf Brett sure have done a number up there in greenland
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Good, they should wait five years.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
“Changing their mind after it was already announced. How pathetic is that?”
The real question is “How pathetic is Farve for allowing it to get to this?”
Fravegate continues.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
just put it on display with an “In Case of Emergency, Break Glass” sign.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
This is great. I hope this whole mess with drama queen Favre consumes several more weeks of the Packers and Vikings focus on the upcoming season.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
I think rather it is Brett being pissed off at them and not showing up for them treating him like dirt.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
hey thompson,throw the jersey in the dumpster out back.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
BUT
Plans to fire Ted Thompson and bring in Ron Wolfe were finalized, along with the plans to bring Favre back.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
omegalh:
not as pathetic as if they still had it planned and he was playing for another team.
They had to cancel this one ASAP. Today is about 2 weeks late of ASAP, but its better than in mid August.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
omegalh, what are they supposed to do? Retire his jersey when he might be still playing for them or even for someone else? Boy that would be awkward if they retired his number but Brett can’t be there because he is playing for the Buccaneers. The Packers are doing the right thing here by postponing it until everything is settled once and for all.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Omegalh- “Changing their mind after it was already announced. How pathetic is that?”
About as pathetic as crying in your retirement speech, then CHANGING YOUR MIND and crying about how unfair your being treated. As far as the GB organization goes, it’s par for the course.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
I hate the Packers. Wisconsin-Socialist Owned Team. Shareholders meeting? Bolsheviks! About as bad as Chicago Nazi’s.
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
… or maybe Brett just wants to change his number this year?
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
I’m guessing it’s on hold because no one knows if Favre is going to be playing this year, or, if so, where he’s going to be playing. Isn’t that kind of obvious?
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Brrrr! I can feel that chill all the way from Philly ( or maybe it was the cold front that passed through this morning)
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July 24th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
bearsfan34 says “This is great. I hope this whole mess with drama queen Favre consumes several more weeks of the Packers and Vikings focus on the upcoming season.”
Who knows how long it will continue? But I can guarantee that no matter how long it lasts, when it IS all over, the Bears will still suck.
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July 24th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Those who “blame” Favre for all of this are F%$king morons. If anyone is to blame…and I say if… it’s the Packer organization(TT) and the media and blogs like this for oversaturating the airwaves and internet with this.
I really miss old school mentality(sad that it’s old school)….where what you’ve done for an organization…a community…a sport.. is respected and honored. We’ve become soooo selfish as a society. All we care about is what’s goin on now and what we can take from any given situation..not what we can give. Brett has given… and now he’s asking for some respect…and he’s not getting any. He made a mistake retiring… which of you hasn’t made a mistake? He wants to play and he still can…and all he’s gotten is resistence. It’s completely ridiculous. Those who bash him are ridiculous! I try to chalk it up to spoiled little brats on the internet, but I’m beginning to realize that not everyone on here is adolescant… just self-centered adults who think it’s okay to forget about what someone did for you yesterday….. it’s about who can I take form today.
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July 24th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Changing their mind after they announced it? You mean kind of like announcing your retirement, and then changing your mind?
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July 24th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Trust me, bearsfan34, the Vikings aren’t losing any sleep over the Favre mess. TT has tried to get us involved the Vikes involved as a distraction, but nothing can detract the Vikings attention from working their way to Super Bowl XLIII.
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July 24th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
This just in: Florio does not like Favre
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July 24th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
filed under “no sh–”.
but judging by the amount of comments that hit the favre stories get (and i can only imagine the amount of actual hits it gets) I can understand why pft is covering this like an all-pro corner on a pop warner kid…
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July 24th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Ted Thompson is a weak man.
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July 24th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
has anyone ever thought as to WHY the retirement of his jersey was the FIRST game of the season…Management wanted to get it done and away with ASAP and move on to “the future”…and yes, the bears still suck!
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