Favre decision should be soon
INDIANAPOLIS -- Mike McCarthy suggested that Brett Favre is close to informing the Green Bay Packers of his decision whether to return in 2008 for his 17th season as their quarterback.
When the playoffs ended, Favre said he expected to make a quick decision on whether to return or retire, and McCarthy has spoken to him weekly since then. At the NFL scouting combine Friday, the Packers' coach said he last spoke with Favre last Friday and expected to call him again this weekend. When asked whether he expected to have an answer from Favre by now and said, “Hopefully we’re close.”
McCarthy said there was no reason to give Favre a deadline for an answer because the quarterback is sensitive to the team’s need to have a timely answer.
“He was more concerned about a deadline because he felt like he was holding the organization up,” McCarthy said. “My whole thing with Brett is, make a decision you can commit 100 percent to. That’s what you have to do. To him the season’s still fresh, he’s worn out from the season. He’s talked about it. He’ll do the right thing.”
-- Pete Dougherty pdougher@greenbaypressgazette.com
When the playoffs ended, Favre said he expected to make a quick decision on whether to return or retire, and McCarthy has spoken to him weekly since then. At the NFL scouting combine Friday, the Packers' coach said he last spoke with Favre last Friday and expected to call him again this weekend. When asked whether he expected to have an answer from Favre by now and said, “Hopefully we’re close.”
McCarthy said there was no reason to give Favre a deadline for an answer because the quarterback is sensitive to the team’s need to have a timely answer.
“He was more concerned about a deadline because he felt like he was holding the organization up,” McCarthy said. “My whole thing with Brett is, make a decision you can commit 100 percent to. That’s what you have to do. To him the season’s still fresh, he’s worn out from the season. He’s talked about it. He’ll do the right thing.”
-- Pete Dougherty pdougher@greenbaypressgazette.com
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