Jason Cole of YAHOO! Sports is reporting the Packers and Brett Favre are coming close to an agreement on a list of teams Green Bay could trade the quarterback to. According to Cole, the Packers are hoping an injury will force the hand of another team into making a deal.
The basic agreement entails the Packers coming up with a list of teams willing to trade for the future Hall of Famer, then presenting him with the list to find out where Favre would prefer to play.
“They didn’t talk when he was up there last week,” the source said, referring to Favre’s appearance at the Packers’ Hall of Fame ceremony, where Favre introduced former center Frank Winters. “But they talked after that and worked out how they want to handle it.
“Brett definitely wants to play, but it may take awhile. The Packers are hoping that some team has a big injury and then is forced to make a deal.”
As a result, a Favre deal might not happen right away. It’s unclear what the Packers want in return for Favre, but they are hoping for leverage.
Adam Schefter of the NFL Network is also reporting that Favre is planning on attending Packers’ training camp. He would first have to apply for reinstatement, but Schefter reports that Favre intends on spending the season with the Packers.
Hmm – interesting. So which source is right? Either way, it looks like the barrier between Favre and GM Ted Thompson is starting to come down and progress is likely to be made. Maybe both Cole and Schefter are right and that Favre will show up for Packers’ camp, keep in shape and then be dealt to another team before the season starts.
