<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>FAVRE RETIRING TODAY?The early indications based on our discussions with league sources are that Favre will announce his retirement from the NFL at a Wednesday press conference.As we write this one, we're trying hard not to pull one of those "Favre will retire, unless he doesn't" routines. Instead, our goal is merely to share the information that we currently have. This isn't a report that he will retire, and if he does retire we won't claim "as first reported on PFT". Our goal at this point is only to inform.So here's what we know -- a response from one member of the organization to a direct question regarding whether Favre is calling it quits today did not have the "No way in hell!" or "I'm looking into this right now!" quality that would be expected upon hearing that The Franchise is walking away in the middle of training camp.Favre went back and forth in the offseason regarding whether to return for another year of football. Though the team was under the impression for most of the offseason that Favre was indeed coming back, Peter King of Sports Illustrated reporting earlier this week that Favre did not make a final decision until he heard former NFL quarterback Phil Simms explain on Sirius NFL Radio that Favre should play as long as he is able to play.The abrupt decision, if he does indeed retire, would come after a preseason game in which Favre got the potato sack treatment from the Chargers' front seven, due in large part to a young, inexperienced offensive line that is learning a new blocking scheme.Taking over for Favre would be 2005 first-rounder Aaron Rodgers. The move also likely would put the Packers in the market for a veteran quarterback. Kerry Collins is the most recognizable name on the shelf.Again, we're not saying that Favre is retiring. But the signs are surely pointing in that direction.POSTED 10:23 a.m. EDT, August 16, 2006FAVRE CALLS A PRESS CONFERENCEKSTP-TV reports that Packers quarterback Brett Favre has called a press conference for 12:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday.The reason for the press conference has not been announced. Obviously, the news will spark speculation that Favre has decided to pack it in and call it a career.</div>From PFT.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>POSTED 11:41 a.m. EDT, August 16, 2006FALSE ALARM ON FAVREAfter further review, it now appears that Brett Favre's Wednesday press conference is simply a standard, weekly media get-together.The root of the problem was that KSTP-TV in Minneapolis sold the thing as an unusual, out-of-the-norm event with this post from a couple of hours ago:"Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre will hold a news conference at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Lambeau Field media auditorium."There's no indication at this point what the legendary Packer quarterback is going to announce. The Packers lost their first preseason game of the year by two touchdowns to the San Diego Chargers."As it turns out, he's not expected to "announce" anything.Sheesh. You'd think that a TV station in a rival's market not far from Wisconsin would know this.</div>again from PFT about 20 mins ago
W/ the offensive line the Packers have, I want him to stay around for a few years, so the Bears can toss him around like a rag-doll
