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(2008-07-12)
Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre looks for an open receiver against the Kansas City Chiefs
The Green Bay Packers want to do the right thing in response to Brett Favre's latest round of flip-flopping on his future in football.
And as far as the team is concerned, that might mean showing No. 4 the door although working out a trade might be more palatable to the Packers than granting Favre the release he has requested.
Favre asked the Packers to release him so he can return to the NFL with another team after apparently being told his latest retirement reversal wasn't welcome news in Green Bay. The team said it would do "what's right" in response to Favre's request, which was first reported by ESPN on Friday.
"Brett earned and exercised the right to retire on his terms," the team's statement said.
"We wanted him to return and welcomed him back on more than one occasion. Brett's press conference and subsequent conversations in the following weeks illustrated his commitment to retirement. The finality of his decision to retire was accepted by the organization. At that point, the Green Bay Packers made the commitment to move forward with our football team."
The 38-year-old Favre retired March 6 after a 17-year career, openly sobbing as he contemplated a future without football. But almost immediately, he began dropping hints that he was having second thoughts.
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