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If there were any lingering questions about just how badly Brett Favre wants to play football this year, they can now officially be put to rest.That's because it's being reported today that Favre turned down $20 million from the Packers to stay retired.
I don't know about you, but I could easily retire for a cool $20 million.
Apparently the $20 million was going to be paid out over the course of 10 years, so Favre would not have gotten it in one lump sum, but still. That's a lot of money to do absolutely nothing.
The idea was floated by Packers President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Murphy on Wednesday during the meeting he had with Favre and his agent, Bus Cook, at Cook’s office in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Apparently the three of them met for four hours, followed by Favre leaving while Murphy and Cook spoke for yet another three hours.
And nothing came of it.
I don't want to call Green Bay's offer to Favre a bribe - since, after all, he did retire of his own free will and there are reasons why the Packers would like him to remain retired - but I can't remember ever hearing of a situation like this.
There's also word that Favre will show up to camp on Friday, which would be an absolute circus.
Oh, but just remember, Favre has said multiple times he doesn't want to be a distraction to his teammates. Yeah, because you clearly haven't been for one the last month, nor will you be one if you show up to camp. What an idiot.
The biggest problem for the Packers, and Favre should know this too, is that if he comes to camp, it'll likely split the team into two camps. The Rodgers camp and the Favre camp. The Packers, in their statements to the public, have clearly been behind Rodgers all along. But there's no question that certain Packers players - I'm looking at you Charles Woodson - haven't exactly towed the company line.
At least if Favre never shows up, that fire likely never gets stoked enough to be an irreconcible problem. But if Favre comes to camp on Friday, forget it, you might as well just stick a fork in Green Bay's season - whether Favre stays or goes.
Packers float $20 million offer to keep Favre retired [Green Bay Press Gazette]
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