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Brett Favre said Packer GM Ted Thompson asked him to wait to report to training camp. "I don't want to be a distraction to the Packers, and I hope in the next few days we can come to an agreement that would allow me to continue playing football," Favre to SI.com's Peter King.
Brett Favre won't be reporting to practice today when the Green Bay Packers open training camp. But that doesn't mean the retired quarterback is going to give up his fight to return -- probably with another team.
According to an ESPN report Sunday, Favre has signed a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell asking to be reinstated but has yet to fax it to league headquarters.
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said that as of late Sunday night, the league had not received the request.According to an ESPN report Sunday, Favre has signed a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell asking to be reinstated but has yet to fax it to league headquarters.
Favre said he is open to a trade, not just to Tampa Bay or the New York Jets, and is hoping Goodell can help bridge the quarterback's impasse with Packers General Manager Ted Thompson.
"I asked Ted [Saturday], 'Am I welcome in the building if I report?' and Ted was just about shattered," Favre told ESPN. "He said, 'Brett, you can't do that -- you'll get me fired.' I told him I'm not trying to get anybody fired. So Ted asked me to let the guys report and let's try to resolve this over the next two or three days."
Favre said Thompson is not receptive to the idea of giving him a chance to win the starting job from Aaron Rodgers in a quarterback competition at camp.
Favre said the commissioner is "willing to help but he has to be careful.
"I told him I could easily send in this letter [of reinstatement] but they really don't want me there and it'll be a big circus. They play this both ways. Privately, they don't want me there. Publicly, if I sent in the letter but didn't show up right away, they could always fine me or say, 'See, why isn't he here? He really doesn't want to play.' Give me my release and see if I want to play or not."
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