Favre Retirement Idea

[Fritz]

I'm on board with PB on this whole thing. I don't think Favre knows what he wants yet, but he wants to keep his options open, and he wants people to know he's keeping his options open - it's just that he doesn't want anyone saying that.

[Gunakor]

The fact that Bus Cook said Favre wanted his release because he wants to retire as a Packer could mean Favre is ready for a reconciliation.

Was that the case? I had not heard that.

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/...er/index.shtml

Something doesn't compute here. Didn't Favre say that he has already filed his retirement papers? I thought he said that when he announced he wasn't coming back to the Jets. If he has done that, he has already retired as a Jet.

From what I have been told, it is virtually meaningless anyway, except for the list they are on at the NFL for retirement benefits, when they list the players by team according to the last team they had a contract with.

To "retire as a Packer" the Packers will have to sign him for a day, as they have recently with a number of other players.

Doesn't this mean he has to be reactivated by the NFL for a day too though? If he is reactivated by the NFL for a day, and he hasn't gotten his release from the Jets by that point, he's property of the Jets when reactivated and cannot sign his one day contract with the Packers. He had to get a release from the Jets, even though he filed his retirement papers, just to be able to retire a Packer. At least that's what I'd assume to be the case.

[Harlan Huckleby]

ahhh, he's 39, but he's a spry 39. The only thing that will keep him out of football is if his arm doesn't heal completely, he's got nothing better to do. BTW, how many people do have something better to do?

[ZachMN]

I hope he comes back- to the vikings and then gets wrinkled on the turf-either stadium but better at Lambeau- permanently ending his career-take the cushman off of lambeau jackass. The football gods punishment for thinking your bigger than the sport and the team etc.

[Bossman641]

I have a Favre retirement idea.

How about Favre retires and then actually stays retired? I know this idea is a little out there but I think it might just be crazy enough to work.

[cpk1994]

I have a Favre retirement idea.

How about Favre retires and then actually stays retired? I know this idea is a little out there but I think it might just be crazy enough to work.

YOu might want to take that one up with Brett, bot us.

[Fritz]

I have a Favre retirement idea.

How about Favre retires and then actually stays retired? I know this idea is a little out there but I think it might just be crazy enough to work.

You're an edgy sumbitch, you are.

[Patler]

The fact that Bus Cook said Favre wanted his release because he wants to retire as a Packer could mean Favre is ready for a reconciliation.

Was that the case? I had not heard that.

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/...er/index.shtml

Something doesn't compute here. Didn't Favre say that he has already filed his retirement papers? I thought he said that when he announced he wasn't coming back to the Jets. If he has done that, he has already retired as a Jet.

From what I have been told, it is virtually meaningless anyway, except for the list they are on at the NFL for retirement benefits, when they list the players by team according to the last team they had a contract with.

To "retire as a Packer" the Packers will have to sign him for a day, as they have recently with a number of other players.

Doesn't this mean he has to be reactivated by the NFL for a day too though? If he is reactivated by the NFL for a day, and he hasn't gotten his release from the Jets by that point, he's property of the Jets when reactivated and cannot sign his one day contract with the Packers. He had to get a release from the Jets, even though he filed his retirement papers, just to be able to retire a Packer. At least that's what I'd assume to be the case.

My point was that he said he already filed his papers, therefore he retired as a Jet. There is no reason to file the papers again. The Favre camp either lied about filing the papers then, or is lieing now about "retiring a Packer". Filing the papers twice makes no sense.

[Fritz]

My understanding is that though he has filed his papers, all it would take for him to "retire a Packer" would be a one-day contract with the Packers, and I do not think he'd be required to file re-instatement papers if all parties understood it was for ceremonial purposes only.

Having said that, I think that Favre - at this moment - wants to be retired. But he also wants to be able to un-retire, should he change his mind. A nice way to put it would be that he is keeping his options open.