Favre Better Not Be Tarnishing His Legacy

A report from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel said that Brett Favre (on a Green Bay Packers given cell phone) made repeated calls to the Minnesota Vikings. Phone records say he called offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell (Favre's friend) and Vikings coach Brad Childress.

At this point, the Packers have the advantage. And just a few days ago, Favre praised the Packers at the Packers Hall of Fame ceremony.

If Favre plays for the Vikings, his legacy is tarnished forever. As this Packers fan sees it, the Vikings are the Packers greatest rival, not the Bears. (The Bears are historically, but not so much in the past 20 years.)


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Report: Favre called Minnesota coaches

MILWAUKEE (Ticker) - Brett Favre knows how to call an audible. A phone call could be another matter.

Favre made “repeated” calls to a pair of Minnesota Vikings coaches using a cell phone issued by the Green Bay Packers, according to a story in Tuesday’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Citing sources, the newspaper reported that the nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback made numerous calls to both Vikings coach Brad Childress and offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell.

Green Bay officials learned of the phone calls by checking the phone records, according to the Journal Sentinel.

The revelation comes a week after the Packers filed tampering charges against the Vikings for inappropriate dialogue with Favre, who announced his retirement in March but asked Green Bay to reinstate him earlier this month.

Minnesota officials declined to comment on the tampering charges last week, releasing a brief statement that such matters are handled by the league.

Bevell, who served as the quarterbacks coach for the Packers from 2003-05, remains close with Favre so the thinking goes that even a heavy volume of phone calls between the two might not constitute tampering.

However, if the three-time Most Valuable Player was making calls to Childress, particularly before Favre asked the Packers to release him so he could play for another team, Green Bay’s case would be considerably strengthened.

The Journal Sentinel also reported that the Baltimore Ravens turned down a trade proposal for Favre, who was told by the Packers he could return in a backup role.

Meanwhile, the NFL Network reported that Green Bay is sending out feelers to assess Favre’s value on the trade market.

The Packers have spoken to teams in both conferences about a potential deal, according to the report.