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Jets Receive Permission To Talk To Favre

ESPN - The New York Jets have received permission to talk to retired Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, a source told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen on Friday.

Also Friday, a Packers source told Mortensen that Favre informed Packers general manager Ted Thompson by phone on Thursday that he was planning to report to the team’s training camp this weekend.

The Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have expressed interest in Favre, according to a Packers source.

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2 Responses to “Jets Receive Permission To Talk To Favre”

  1. critter says:
    25. July 2008 at 23:12

    I’m going on strike…

  2. jjoseph says:
    26. July 2008 at 03:46

    A league source familiar with the Packers told ESPN’s Michael Smith that the Packers are asking for a first-round pick in exchange for Favre in conversations with potential trade partners. The same source added that no team is likely to meet that asking price.

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