Farve: If the pack needed me, "It would be temporary"

[Lee Borgersen]

Updated: April 9, 2008, 5:17 PM EST 375 comments add this RSS blog email print GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - If the Green Bay Packers are ravaged by injuries this season, Brett Favre might consider returning should the team reach out to him.

 
 


 

"It would be hard to pass up, I guess," he told the Biloxi (Miss.) Sun Herald. "But three months from now, say that presents itself, I may say, you know what, I'm so glad I made that decision. I'm feel very comfortable in what I'm doing and my decision.

"Yeah, I can probably be up there doing that and playing, but again, I don't know. It's only speculating. I think the world of that team. I had a lot of fun, not only this year, but over my career."

But if Aaron Rodgers went down with an injury?

"Aaron has fallen into a great situation," Favre said. "And if that opportunity presented itself and they did call, it would be tempting. And I very well could be enticed do it."

Favre understands the kind of challenge he would face should he opt to go back to the NFL after ending his record-setting 17-year career. And he made it clear he is not changing his mind at this time.

"But to think that if they called me in October and told me, 'Hey, we need you this week.' That would be hard," Favre said in a story that appeared on the paper's Web site on Tuesday. "I'm sure mentally, I would be refreshed. I'd be away from it for a long time. But mentally versus physically, the last thing I'd want to do is go up and it's 'Oh this is great' and all that stuff and me be excited and then just flop.

"You just can't show up and play."

There has been a steady flow of speculation that Favre would have a change of heart in the wake of the March 4 announcement the league's only three-time MVP was retiring.

"I guess the best response would be, right now no," he said of a possible return to the game.

Favre added he would not return unless he was in shape.

"It would be hard to go up there at 38. It was hard to stay in shape. I say that, I worked out and I worked out hard," he said. "Week in and week out, I was just drained. Finally, for the first time, I felt, not that 38 is old, but I looked around at practice and these guys are bouncing around. And I practiced every day and all the time people would ask me ... 'How do you do it? Inside I'm saying, 'I have no idea.' It's a struggle."

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I dont want to offend any Packer fans....BUT! What the  is that all about?  He still hasnt signed his retirement papers.... so what was that two hour blubberfest about!   Im sorry, but I find it really funny... I had to quit watchin sportcenter for a week when he "retired(again)" now I'll have to take a break from it again.... but then I need to get my stanley cup playoff scores!

[Spinach]

I agree, i like brett, but he needs to stay retired or just come back allready. i personally think he should stay retired for future health reasons and because he went out sort of on top.

I'm really tired of the gossip and the everyday possibilities of him coming back.... over and over and over. Whats it been 3 years now?

I have always blamed the media for this for the most part, but now that he made this latest comment, it's definitely not only the media, he starts his own rumors.

I predict that he will get an offer that he cant refuse and will be playing in October for a new team. He will miss all of training camp and the preseason and Start getting in football shape in Sept. Then he will retire at years end and the packers will resign him to a one day contract so he retires a Packer. He will play this season but regret it and officially retire for good and fall off the face of the earth for good in 09. He had a little too much of a taste for victory with the pack having a good season last year. He wants 1 more!!!

[DW17]

I just hope Favre doesn't start hanging out with Carl Eller.............

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Maybe its a way to get out of his contract or somthing.... I agree, its mostly the press, but Bretts not that dumb... he's workin em, he could have answered that guys questions in a way to end all speculation, but he sure didnt!  He's usin the media to sell himself, he obviously wants to be a media darling...with all those past media conferences when he was GOING to retire and then said things like " I dont know why all you guys showed up here..." to the masses of reporters... Even though I've allways hated the Packers, I used to admire Brett for his blue collar ethic and of course his abilities...but the last few years Ive lost all respect that I had... I wish he'd retire like a man, aka Montana, Steve Young, Marino, Elway... at least Montana admitted he wanted to play a last year or two when he went to the Cheifs to end his career, then rode off into the sunset..... thats the classy way to do it, be deliberate about it, dont tease the fans and make a mockery of it.