And The Winner Is….
By Staff
Maybe he didn’t want to play that badly. As if the situation were not already complicated enough, reports out of Green Bay have further clouded already quite murky waters. The Associated Press is reporting that flip-flopper, Brett Favre, is reconsidering his retirement, once again. The Packers have apparently offered Favre a $20 million deal to stay retired.
The deal would seem to be win-win for everyone. Green Bay would avoid the media circus that Favre would bring to camp, while still not alienating their fan base. It’s a shame that the Packers let the situation degrade to this level, but they did. If this deal goes through however, it seems they have saved some face. Aaron Rodgers would be their starter, and Favre would be a beloved figure of the past who attends every game. It would be pretty much how Green Bay planned the season to go.
Favre would seem to win also. While the guy claims he has this incessant itch to play, his actions speak otherwise. Our co-tenants, the New York Jets, were said to be aggressively pursing Favre until he publicly stated he would not play there. Don’t you think if a guy really wanted to play that badly he would play anywhere? Is New York really that bad? There must be more to the situation we currently don’t understand. But at present, Brett’s consideration of the deal shows he’s concerned about his long-term legacy in Green Bay; something he has seemed to be ignorant of this whole summer.
The biggest winner of this whole situation is an unlikely source however: The NFL Network. Have you noticed who is interviewing and taping Favre at those high school toss sessions? Have you noticed whose been the first source for Favre quotes? The NFL, who already has a tight stranglehold on the rights of their league, have taken a step no other league has even considered yet: covering their own stories. It seems like an obvious next step for all professional sports leagues, and my only concern is the journalistic integrity. Time will only tell how the NFL Network covers stories that might be less than complimentary to the league.