http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2361969<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>While the Packers await a decision from quarterback Brett Favre about whether he intends to retire or return, wide receiver Javon Walker, who is rehabilitating the right knee he injured in last year's season opener and yet whose relationship with the organization remains fractured following the team's refusal last summer to renegotiate his contract and Favre's public criticism of Walker's holdout threat, told ESPN.com on Thursday that he has already informed the Packers of his desire to play elsewhere.Walker said he's expressed his feelings to new Packers coach Mike McCarthy, while his agent, CSMG Sports' Kennard McGuire, has asked general manager Ted Thompson, as did former Walker agent Drew Rosenhaus, to deal Walker or allow them to pursue a trade. Thompson on Wednesday denied the requests."I just don't feel like this is the best place for me to be right now," said Walker, 27, preparing to enter his sixth pro season. "I really have no interest in being in a Green Bay Packers uniform or playing for Green Bay again."Citing recent contract squabbles with running back Ahman Green, tight end Bubba Franks, defensive lineman Grady Jackson and cornerback Mike McKenzie, as well as his own, Walker added, "I just don't like the way the organization runs itself. They want players to come up there and play hard and work hard, but when it comes time to be compensated, it's like, 'We forgot what you've done.'"The source of Walker's bitterness is the team's refusal even to discuss his contract, which at the time had two years remaining, the penultimate year of which paid him $515,000 the season after he made the Pro Bowl by catching 89 passes for 1,382 yards and 12 touchdowns. But Walker says that at this point, money is not the issue.Favre offended Walker when he spoke out against the receiver in his contract dispute, saying he should come to training camp and not hold out. (Walker heeded the advice.) Walker believes Favre's comments made living and working in Wisconsin difficult; Walker tells of one instance when he was in a hotel and an employee announced his presence on an Internet message board for "anyone who had something to say to Javon Walker." It also angered Walker that the team allowed its iconic quarterback to interfere publicly in a teammate's business with management. He held his tongue all year."There's an unwritten rule that players stick together," said Walker, still biting his tongue on Favre for the most part.While Walker is quite adamant about not sticking around in Green Bay for the final year of his contract -- whether Favre returns or not -- he promises not to be a disruption next season, because he doesn't plan to show up at all for training camp."If I had to go back there, I'd retire," he said. "I don't have to play."The rift is so deep and his animosity toward Favre so great that, Walker said, he is even willing if necessary to repay the Packers the prorated portion of his signing bonus, which amounts to around $850,000."Why should I risk another year of getting beat up playing for a team that I don't want to play for? That's stupid," Walker said.Walker, who underwent surgery Oct. 7 in Houston, says his rehab at Florida State (his alma mater) is going as planned. He's sprinting and should be ready to go by training camp -- for some other team, he hopes."I love the game," Walker said. "But I'm not going to risk what I went through this year, tearing an ACL and taking pain pills. If I'm going to go out and take hits, it's going to be for a team that I love playing for."Walker said he told McCarthy, "It's nothing against you or your staff, but it's unfair to you to have a player in your organization that doesn't want to be there.""I'm not going to grandstand," Walker said. "I just want the Packers to give me peace of mind."Reached in his office, McCarthy declined comment.</div>
Oh man, I did NOT see it getting this bad! Trade him and Clifton to the Texans for their #1 pick. Then we pick D'Brick and Mario with 4 and 5.If we somehow got Owens in this, I would not know what to think!
yea...wow My favorite player other than the obvious Favre wants to leave. I agree with the trade but i would rather get Hawk and D'Brick because we still have a shot at resigning Kampman
I highly doubt that 'trade' would ever happen because no team is going to give up a top 10 pick for a player....it just doesnt happen.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MaroonNGold @ Mar 10 2006, 04:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Farve needs to retire anyways </div>yeah, if Javon is peacen, this gives Favre yet another reason to be leaven.
He is exploring trade options the team that needs a WR like him is the Cowboys and u know Bill will love to have a player like him.I hope we do get a player like him though cuz Glenn and Johnson old !!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Packers: Thompson won't meet Walker's trade demand JASON WILDE 608-252-6176 jwilde@madison.com GREEN BAY - He could have gone with the old reliable no comment. But he didn't.Instead, Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson made it very clear Friday the club will not accommodate recalcitrant wide receiver Javon Walker, who has demanded a trade for the second time in as many offseasons.Although Thompson would not speak with reporters about the issue Friday, he did release a statement saying he will not negotiate with Walker, who told ESPN.com Thursday night he wants his career with the Packers to be over."During his time as a Green Bay Packer, Javon Walker has been well thought of by everyone here. I like Javon, certainly as a person and as a player," said Thompson, who earlier this week denied agent Kennard McGuire's request for permission to seek a trade for Walker. "That said, Javon is under contract, which he signed as a 2002 first-round draft choice ... and we expect him to honor it."There have been several highly publicized cases of player discontent in the National Football League. I don't anticipate us making any concessions in this matter. We will continue to stay the course, and the Green Bay Packers will have no further comment on this topic."Attempts to reach Walker Friday night from the Packers' annual Fan Fest activities at Lambeau Field were unsuccessful. McGuire, who replaced Drew Rosenhaus as Walker's agent late last year, did not return a message.New coach Mike McCarthy, speaking before signing autographs at Fan Fest, deferred to Thompson."Obviously I had an opportunity to talk to Ted before he made his statement, and that's where we stand," McCarthy said.Walker, 27, is entering the final year of what was initially a $7.485 million rookie contract, a deal that paid him $4.3 million in guaranteed money. He received a base salary of $515,000 last year and is scheduled to make $1.15 million this season after achieving an escalator clause in his contract that upped his 2006 base salary from the $650,000 he was to receive.Walker's negotiating position is a curious one considering he missed almost all of last season with a torn ACL in his right knee, an injury he suffered in the season opener Sept. 11 at Detroit.He chose not to have the Packers medical staff perform the reconstructive surgery - instead, he had it in Houston Oct. 7 - but Thompson said recently Walker was on schedule in his rehabilitation. Walker is sprinting and should be cleared medically for the start of training camp, ESPN.com reported.Walker just wants to be elsewhere by then."I really have no interest in being in a Green Bay Packers uniform or playing for Green Bay again," said Walker, who went to the Pro Bowl for the first time after catching 89 passes for 1,382 yards and 12 touchdowns during the 2004 regular season. "If I had to go back there, I'd retire. I don't have to play."Why should I risk another year of getting beat up playing for a team that I don't want to play for? That's stupid. ... I love the game (but) I'm not going to risk what I went through this year, tearing an ACL and taking pain pills. If I'm going to go out and take hits, it's going to be for a team that I love playing for."Walker criticized the club's contract dealings with other players, saying, "I just don't like the way the organization runs itself. They want players to come up there and play hard and work hard, but when it comes time to be compensated, it's like, 'We forgot what you've done.' "Walker, who also took issue with quarterback Brett Favre's public criticism of him last offseason, said he spoke to McCarthy and told him, "It's nothing against you or your staff, but it's unfair to you to have a player in your organization that doesn't want to be there."Tight end Bubba Franks said he hopes Walker's time with the Packers isn't over."That's between him and the organization. Hopefully they get it panned out," Franks said. "Javon's one of my closest friends. I'm sad he feels that way. I'd like to have him here. But we'll see what happens."</div>http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/sports/ind...d=75932&ntpid=2
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (HandZ21 @ Mar 12 2006, 11:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The Pats should trade there 2 3rd round picks for him, he's a great player.</div>I would puke if that happened. Hopefully the Packers do trade him though cause hes one of my favorite players and the Packers keep screwing him over.
Come to the Eagles Javon, we need your talents. It would be a perfect sign for the Eagles. come to us lol.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GotSkillz52 @ Mar 12 2006, 12:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Come to the Eagles Javon, we need your talents. It would be a perfect sign for the Eagles. come to us lol.</div>It would have to be a trade.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KyleOrton18 @ Mar 13 2006, 11:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Another year of suckiness in Green Bay! I LOVE IT!</div>i love how the fan of two rivals speaks against a team that had 1 bad year and acts like we didnt win the division 3 straight years before and won more championships that his "1st favorite team" Have fun being second best in the division behind the Packers AGAIN
