100% here writing, and thanks to kantwistaye for passing this news along. If you hate the writing in this post, direct your hate mail to me, not him.So, despite all the Favre hysteria of late, we were actually heading towards a brick wall in terms of where this fiasco was going. Favre is mad at the Packers, the Packers can't do what he wants, we get a continual stalemate, and probably more horrible Fox News interviews. Ugh.
But no longer. Now it's getting interesting. REAL interesting.
The Packers have filed tampering charges with the league office against the Minnesota Vikings for alleged communication with Favre, who is still technically a member of the Packers.
Apparently the Vikings were informed late last week that the allegation is that Favre has had inappropriate dialogue with Minnesota offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell. Bevell is a close friend of Favre's and was also Favre's QB coach with the Packers from '03 to '05.
According to Jay Glazer, who seemingly breaks every huge NFL story, here are the additional details:
League sources say the Vikings vehemently denied any wrongdoing and are awaiting the league's next step in the process. The Packers, meanwhile, have supplied the league with their version of wrongdoing.So what does this do to Favre? Well, in all honesty, I'd say it hurts him immensely. If you're a Green Bay fan, you can't be happy to hear that Favre has been going behind your team's back to talk to the Vikings, can you? It makes Favre start to look like a mercenary, rather than a classy guy who should have come out and said "You know what guys, I made a mistake. It's not your fault I retired. Will you take me back?"
Should the league find the Vikings guilty of tampering, they could lose draft picks and/or face fines.
Even if you're not a Packers fan, this incident definitely makes Favre look pretty slimy. Especially considering how much he trashed the Packers the last two days on Fox News. Just to recap, he's been bashing the Pack while stabbing them in the back.
I mean, at this point, I'm starting to wonder why anyone likes this guy.
Source: (msn.foxsports.com)


















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