Favre: I’m a little bit angry
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Today, Brett Favre finally addressed the report that he gave strategic Packers information to the Lions. He said he took a call from Matt Millen that week, and talked casually about what the Packers did last year about the Lions, but that he didn’t breech any confidence.
Favre said the call lasted about 15 to 25 minutes and he was only speaking to Millen, although he wasn’t sure he was on speakerphone since he was using a speaker in his own truck as he drove home. Millen started the call by saying he had land near the Jets facility that Favre could use to hunt.
(That’s what Woody Johnson said too! I guess if you have huge tracts of land and Favre’s cell phone number, that’s a great conversation starter.)
What did he say about the way the Packers played the Lions in 2007?
“We went empty formation,” Favre told Millen. “We just kept throwing completion after completion.”
In fact, Favre had 20 to start that day. Whatever he said, the Lions lost to Green Bay again, 48-25, so the conversation didn’t really help Millen. And Favre said he didn’t have a Packers playbook on his lap for reference.
“It happens more than you know,” Favre said. “Don’t think for a second that, you know, when Mike McCarthy left in ‘99, went to the Saints, the next year we played them, they put it to us, that he didn’t tell his guys what they thought. There’s nothing wrong with that.”
Favre said it has been made into a much bigger deal.
“I guess I’m a little bit angry because I think my reputation has been well respected throughout the years,” Favre said. “Any time that’s questioned, the type of teammate I am, it does anger me, I’m not going to lie to you.”
The story originally broke on Sunday when Fox’s Jay Glazer, who has sources in the Green Bay front office, reported it. A day later, Favre answered a text from S.I.’s Peter King saying the report was “bs.”An NFL spokesperson said that even if Favre had talked to Millen about the Packers, it didn’t violate any NFL rules.
“Believe me,” Favre said, “I’m trying my best to help this team win, the New York Jets. Spending no time trying to make the Packers lose. I got enough on my plate, believe me.”
In the audio clip here, Favre talks about the ugly breakup between himself and Green Bay, and he also talks about himself in the third person, which is always neat according to Jane McManus.
Favre also said that Dallas quarterback Tony Romo called him last week on how to handle the pinkie injury, not the other way around. He also said the Jets asked Calvin Pace about his old team before the Arizona game.
Despite the blow back, Favre said he would continue to take calls from players and coaches around the league.
There you have Favre’s side of the story. With all the sniping, name-calling and Eric Mangini’s assertion that everybody does it, I’m starting to feel like I’m back in junior high.
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Jane McManus 
what a douchebag
Did he say the call was last week?
Amy,
The Romo call was last week, the Millen call was the week of the game. That’s reflected up there now.
Thanks!
Hey, HoboForHire – 2 things:
– This is a family blog, ya know?
– Why don’t you say it to his face?
Hey Jane,
I’ve watched Brett his whole career and have never seen him look that upset…...Did you get the same impression?
PG,
I agree with your comment’s!!
I would be quite angry if this were me! No other media outlet ran with the “story” which seemed so odd if it were true! The “source” no doubt is inside the Packer organization and is a direct result of the “Romo-Favre” phone call last week. The choo-choo has jumped the track and Ted, Mike and Mark rolled under it.
Easy to call someone names like a grade-schooler. Harder to explain your position and why you’re so worked up about it. Must be a sour-grapes Packers fan.
TC,
Brett definitely raised his voice, but I talked to Packers writer Rob Demovsky and asked that question. He didn’t seem to think Favre was over the top angry. I’ve only seen him here, and it was definitely more emotion than I’ve seen from him. Hope that helps.
Jane
Thank you Jane!!
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ya the thing wit brett favre is that yer gettin a solid qwality QB that jez wants to produce fer his team…if yer talkin bad about him yer just jelous and ya dont know whats good fer ya
Look I’m from detroit, if you are going to talk to a team about beating your old team talk to a team that maybe can. Chicago, Minn, if he was looking to dish the dirt I think he would have picked a team that could win.
Here’s a thought,Why don’t they find out who’s leaking info in Green Bay!!!! Wouldn’t that be a bigger story??
I said the same thing after the “bogus” Packer issued cellphone records resulting in a tampering charge against the Vikings. No one on the Green Bay Press Gazette staff will touch it! King Ted holds the keys to the kingdom and if he does not like what you report you don’t get access. In Green Bay Wisconsin if you can’t have access to the Packers there is little else to report. Why has the NFL not investigated the “bogus” records? They seem to investigate everything else!
Let Goddell investigate, and if Millen is guilty of tampering, suspend him, or have the team
skip a turn in the draft.
I don’t care how many animals they kill in the offseason together.