Brett Favre

Four years later, think about the complete absurdity of anyone, Favre included, believing they were bigger than the Green Bay Packers. Even Steve Jobs wasn't bigger than Apple. Extraordinarily talented people come and go, but world-class brands tend to stick around.  

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Wide receiver Donald Driver is hinting he has a deal in place to return to the Green Bay Packers. In a post on his Twitter account Tuesday night, Driver said, "When I said I will be a Packer for life. It is now true. Packer for life.  

With results ranging from Albert Haynesworth to Brett Favre, it can be hard to tell whether a high-priced and high-mileage star player can take an NFL franchise from on-the-precipice to the promised land. Can one huge signing, like Peyton ...  

I'm not sure if feelings will ever be mended between Favre and Ted Thompson, but celebrating the Packers' heritage is bigger than two men. Likewise, there are undoubtedly some Packers fans who will never forgive or forget how Favre's pride and raging ego ...  

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- When it comes to Brett Favre, Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress knows not to take anything for granted. A week before training camp opens, Childress is still waiting to hear if Favre will join the Vikings as their quarterback.  

Of course it goes both ways...If the Packers take Barry Sanders and not Tony Mandarich in '89, does Ron Wolf and then Mike Holmgren and then Brett Favre every come to Green Bay? Or do Sanders and Favre end up in the same backfield(you want to ...  

Top 100 lists are all the rage for sports web sites right now - wonder where they got the idea? - but a recent one lists Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers as the best player in all of football. He is the reigning NFL MVP, but is he worthy of such distinction?  

In 2007 I had the opportunity to go to Brett Favre's last game as a Green Bay Packer. When we arrived to our seats there was a guy from Florida who was a Giants fan. He didn't expect his team to win, but from the moment he sat down he was happy.  

"Eventually, he'll come back into the fold. We are going to retire his number," Green Bay Packer President Mark Murphy said this week during the teams tailgate tour. "He deserves that for what he did as a Packer. … There are very few players in our ...  

Brett Favre's 'sexting' scandal that dates all the way back to 2008 when he was starting quarterback for the New York Jets, is clearly an issue ... Apparently these women often gave players private massages in the athletes' personal homes, outside of ...  

But then Favre had second thoughts about retirement and thought he could lead the team to another Superbowl if he played one more year. The Packers, however, didn’t feel the same way and wanted to let their quarterback of the future, who had been sitting ...  

The final selection for the Green Bay Packers in the 2012 NFL Draft was a small-school QB, just like Brett Favre, and one who shares the same agent, Bus Cook, as Brett Favre. On top of that, B.J. Coleman was trained by…yes, Brett Favre.  

Like most in Wisconsin, I don't spend a lot of time thinking about Brett Favre anymore. Let me amend the above sentence to "almost never." Too much has happened in the world and the country and the state - sports, big-picture, everything - for a ...  

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) -- Brett Favre tells The Associated Press that he felt "pretty good" after a workout Wednesday, but he's not yet ready to commit to the Minnesota Vikings because he wants to make sure he can be effective for an entire season.  

Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre reacts after completing a touchdown pass during the NFC divisional playoff game in Green Bay in this January 4, 1998 file photo. (REUTERS) The Green Bay Packers will wait at least another season to hold a ceremony ...  

Former New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre will have to testify about sexually suggestive text messages. A Manhattan Supreme Court judge in early April refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the New York Jets and Favre by two massage therapists.  

Brett Favre will testify in civil court over sexually suggestive text messages he sent to two massage therapists while a member of the Jets. Christina Scavo and Shannon O'Toole claim they were subject to sexual harassment and lost their jobs with the Jets ...  

Watch out Tebow, there's a bounty on your Virginity! A God betraying, adultery promoting dating service called AshleyMadison.com is offering $1 Million to any woman who can prove they have had sex with Tebow. There is just one problem, Jets QB Tim Tebow is ...  

The Packers scored the second-most points in NFL history last season, yet there is room to grow. With Jeff Saturday teaming with Peyton Manning, the Colts used the no-huddle to consistently make the most of their possessions. Expect an even higher-tempo approach from the Packers.  

Favre is unquestionably one of the top Packers of all time, but even a year or two sounds soon considering how raw the feelings were between Favre and the Ted Thompson regime in Green Bay. Then again, Thompson's contract doesn't run out for a while.  

His first name ends with a pair of Ts.  His last name has five letters.  And that’s the only thing in common former Patriots left tackle Matt Light will ever have with former Packers, Jets, Vikings, and Vikings quarterback Brett Favre.  

During which, Favre became the first NFL player to win three consecutive AP MVP awards, helped the Packers appear in two Super Bowls (winning Super Bowl XXXI), and started in every Green Bay game up to his separation from the team in 2008.  

The NFC North has the exquisite makeup to be unequivocally the best and deepest division in football this season. Sure, the NFC East has a fine trio of teams and a Washington Redskins club that's now led by Robert Griffin III instead of John Beck or Rex Grossman, but I'm not buying into the hype. The New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys will be good, but the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions will be better...  

Brett Favre is offering up the chance for any high school or youth athlete to play catch for a charity auction, provided the winner of the auction fits a very specific set up guidelines. Brett Favre during his final season with the Vikings — Getty Images ...  

Green Bay Packers' seventh round draft pick, B.J. Coleman is tight with retired future Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre, according to a piece from NFL.com, and that should have Pack supporters excited. Although Green Bay already lays claim to an MVP ...  

What's the flip side of the brain mutating pain by distracting a patient from nerve damage or other problems? For example, in a 2010 playoff game, Vikings quarterback Brett Favre seriously injured his ankle and hamstring. He was taken out of the ...  

As the years tick by, the commitment of Baltimore Ravens all-pro FS Ed Reed to continue his Hall of Fame-caliber career seems to waver amid a series of mixed messages. And who can really blame him? He's coped with serious back, hip and shoulder injuries in ...  

Christina Scavo and Shannon O'Toole contend they were subjected to sexual harassment and job discrimination. They are seeking unspecified damages from Favre, the Jets and a team massage coordinator. They say they lost their part-time jobs with ...  

Jenn Sterger wasn't the only hottie on Favre's mind in 2008.Break out your most comfortable pair of Wranglers and take a seat. This should be fun to watch.Brett Favre will soon have to testify under o  

NEW YORK -- Brett Favre will have to testify in court about sexually suggestive text messages. A Manhattan Supreme Court judge in early April refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the New York Jets and Favre by two massage therapists. Christina Scavo ...  

Look, you love Brett Favre. It's okay; it's a natural part of being alive. You're still mourning his for-realsies-this-time retirement. You're still wearing his jersey. You're probably a Jacksonville Jaguars fan, but you still had a jersey made ...  

The Green Bay Packers will wait at least another season to hold a ceremony to retire Brett Favre's No. 4. Packers president Mark Murphy said the team will wait "probably in a year or two," according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Favre led the Packers ...  

# brettfavre A Manhattan Supreme Court Justice has refused to dismiss a sexual harassment lawsuit against Brett Favre , filed last year by two former Jets massage therapists. This means that at the very least, Favre will have to testify under oath—-something he never did during the NFL's investigation into his interactions with Jenn Sterger. More »  

Rob Carr/Getty ImagesThe behavior of Ravens safety Ed Reed is beginning to eerily resemble that of a certain gunslinger. Uh-oh. We have a big problem. Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed needs an intervention. Check out this disturbing pattern: Jan. 16, 2010 ...  

Brett Favre is ready to play football again, but it’s not what you think. Favre is using his rifle right arm to raise money for a good cause. According to the still retired NFL quarterback’s official website, Favre has donated to auction a ...  

Michael Vick Ealges Jerseys, Brett Favre Vikings Jerseys Are Hot Commodities. Posted on April 25, 2012 by nfljerseyhzw. You can even now buy a sport ticket for less than $50, but there seems for being a bigger demand for Brett Favre ...  

If B.J. Coleman winds up becoming a viable quarterback prospect in Green Bay, the Packers just might owe some thanks to the ex-player who helped the small-school product prepare ... Packers coach Mike McCarthy noted Coleman's enthusiasm.  

#brettfavre The fine folks at Charitybuzz are auctioning off a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have former NFL quarterback and Hattiesburg townie Brett Favre throw the ol' pigskin around with your kid for an indeterminate amount of time. Sounds like a great deal? Sure! That is, until you get to the fine print. More »  

NEW YORK - Former Minnesota Vikings and New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre will have to testify in court about sexually suggestive text messages. A Manhattan Supreme Court judge in early April refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the ...  

Coleman, who played three seasons at Tennessee-Chattanooga after transferring from Tennessee, is expected to compete for a spot as the No. 3 quarterback ... front office in the summer of 2008, which led to one of the most tumultuous periods ...  

Even though it appears that future Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre is finally retired for good, it hasn't stopped him from making the headlines. With a jury trial looming that would include Favre having to testify, the only logical move for both Favre ...  

Donnie Tyndall had an impressive run in his time as the head coach at Morehead State. After going 12-18 over all and 8-12 in the Ohio Valley Conference in his first season with the Eagles, Tyndall never again finished below .500 for the season ...  

Earlier this month, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Milton Tingling refused to dismiss a lawsuit the masseuses brought against Favre, the Jets and Lisa Ripi, a team employee who supervised them. Christine Scavo and Shannon O'Toole allege the ...  

The Green Bay Packers will wait at least another season to hold a ceremony to retire Brett Favre's No. 4.  

Finally, a story about a New York Jets quarterback that isn't Tim Tebow or Mark Sanchez! What a relief. ASSOCIATED PRESS : "Brett Favre will have to testify in court about sexually suggestive text messages." Oh, sorry. The retired quarterback will appear in a Manhattan court to testify about text messages sent to two massage therapists who worked with the Jets during Favre's season in New York. Christina Scavo and Shannon O'Toole filed...  

After a tweet discussing the Packers' potential timeline for retiring Brett Favre's number, it's time to at least consider how the Packers and their record-breaking quarterback of 16 years can finally return to the lovefest that was and still could someday be.  

Christina Scavo and Shannon O'Toole contend they were subjected to sexual harassment and job discrimination. They are seeking unspecified damages from Favre, the Jets and a team massage coordinator. They say they lost their part-time jobs with the Jets ...  

We're happy to report that Rovell's publicity helped spur on some action. Someone has now placed the minimum $2,000 bid to throw a football with Favre in the Mississippi area. All the proceeds of the auction go to the The RFK Center for Justice and Human ...  

she is regretting that decision," says Lawhead. Lawhead's love for the Vikings and admiration for Brett Favre made the call he got in November of 2010 almost unbelievable. Not only was he going to get to meet his idol, he was going to interview ...  

Fan or not, Brett Favre is most definitely in top five of the list for Green Bay Packers all-time best players. Fans would quite easily rate Favre as the best player in the history of football, even critics would have a difficult time taking away the No. 1 ...  

Brett Favre will have to testify in court about sexually suggestive text messages he sent to two massage therapists. A Manhattan Supreme Court judge in early April refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the New York Jets and Favre by the therapists.  

GREEN BAY (WKOW) -- High School students got a very important lesson Thursday. Green Bay Packers Offensive Lineman, Josh Sitton, spoke about the dangers of texting while driving. The crowd of 1,500 students at Green Bay East High School watched a short ...  

After 1,581 consecutive days, David Witthoft of Connecticut has stopped wearing his #4 Brett Favre jersey. The Ridgefield, Connecticut boy, 12, wore the No. 4 jersey every day since receiving it as a gift for Christmas in 2003. David's father, Chuck, said ...  

Green Bay -- He didn't know it at the time. But Brett Favre-- yes, Brett Favre -- was lending a hand to his old team. He was grooming a future Green Bay Packers quarterback. Through parts of January and February, Favre worked out with Tennessee ...  

Coleman and Favre share an agent, Bus Cook. In a teleconference with reporters who cover the Packers, Coleman called Favre a "awesome legend" — seeming blissfully unaware of Favre's bitter falling out with the Packers' front office in the summer of 2008 ...  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — If B.J. Coleman winds up becoming a viable quarterback prospect in Green Bay, the Packers just might owe some thanks to the ex-player who helped the small-school product prepare for life in the NFL. You guessed it: Brett Favre.  

If B.J. Coleman winds up becoming a viable quarterback prospect in Green Bay, the Packers just might owe some thanks to the ex-player who helped the small-school product prepare for life in the NFL.   The Packers took Coleman with one of two seventh-round ...  

And Coleman hopes to continue consulting Favre, although it wasn't clear whether ... and he told me it's the best pick we've ever made in Green Bay," McCarthy said. "And I told him we've had some pretty good quarterbacks here. But he's excited."  

Bleacher ReportBrett Favre: Game-by-Game Tribute to His Last NFL SeasonBleacher ReportPercy Harvin and Greg Camarillo were slot receivers. The inability of any of their current wideouts to get open downfield, even with single coverage, allowed defenders to flood the underneath zones and cover all of the other receivers also.  

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers won a Super Bowl and hes the NFL MVP. But he was humbled Wednesday by a wooden plaque and a date. The plaque has the official resolution recognizing Dec. 12, 2012, as Aaron Rodgers Day in Wisconsin.  

Outdoor gear and sporting goods retailer Cabela's Inc. has been selected to become the anchor for a gateway district around Lambeau Field being developed by the Green Bay Packers. Cabela's will open a new store on 21 acres on the corner of Lombardi Avenue and U.S. Highway 41 that is owned by the team, the Green Bay Press-Gazette reported Friday. Construction is scheduled to begin this fall and Cabela’s plans to open the store in the summer of...  

MN: I followed the story as it was happening ... When you're a fan watching Brett Favre as a Packer for 16 years and he's a visitor in your home, those memories become your memories, and the fear was none of that meant anything.  

To me, Ponder will benefit as much from an improved situation at left tackle, where Matt Kalil will take over for the miscast Charlie Johnson. At times, Ponder seemed too quick to utilize his athletic ability and escape from the pocket.  

Former Green Bay Packers left tackle Chad Clifton thinks Aaron Rogers will someday join his predecessor Brett Favre in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the 12-year veteran told 540 ESPN radio in Milwaukee on Friday. "I think I see what everybody ...  

So near, yet so Favre. A Manhattan judge has tossed grid great Brett Favre’s bid to get out of a sexual-harassment lawsuit filed by a former Jets massage therapist. Christina Scavo charges she was unceremoniously canned after she blocked his crude pass, saying the graying grandpa had sexted an...  

Watching 40-year-old quarterback Brett Favre endure an endless barrage of vicious blows felt like witnessing an inglorious execution — of both my hopes for the team and of Favre himself. My friends laughed off my emotion-filled promise ...  

On March 21, he suspended head coach Sean Payton for the entire season, Gregg Williams indefinitely, general manager Mickey Loomis for the first ... Hargrove reportedly celebrated quarterback Brett Favre's ankle injury by shouting, "Favre ...  

As you may know, Dylan Favre left Mississippi State in December after spending the season as the backup quarterback, and said that he’s transferring to Pearl River Community College (the Wildcats, in Poplarviille, Miss.). Now Favre, nephew of ...  

In his two seasons at Mississippi State, Favre was red-shirted for the 2010 season and played in nine games last year, completing 13 of 26 passes for 119 yards and a touchdown while sharing time with Chris Relf and Tyler Russell. He also had two ...  

Say what you will about the somewhat troubled tenure of Mike Tice as the Vikings' head coach, but he and offensive coordinator Scott Linehan had a three-year run of offensive dominance. In 2002, the Vikings led the NFL in rushing, and by 2003, they led the league in total offense. They stayed equally hot in 2004, riding their fourth-ranked offense into the playoffs and then embarrassing Brett Favre in the Wild Card to the tune of...  

They say they lost their part-time jobs with the Jets after complaining about sexually suggestive text messages from the veteran quarterback while he was with the team in 2008. The Jets say the lawsuit is "completely without merit." They say ...  

When he was with the Green Bay Packers, Brett Favre openly longed to throw the ball to Randy Moss. That vision came close to reality in 2007, according to ESPN's Andrew Brandt, who served as the team's vice president from 1999 to 2008.  

Brett Favre and B.J. Coleman share the same agent, with Bus Cook linking the quarterbacks together. Twice a week for two months, the quarterbacks worked out together. Coleman, the Packers' seventh-round pick, called Favre an "awesome legend."  

NFL Draft Busts (VIDEOS): Jeff George offers to step in for Brett Favre, first gatorade national player of the year award recipient. As many of you are obviously aware, the NFL Draft is far from an exact science. Each year, prospects who are highly sought ...  

NEW YORK (AP) - Former New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre will have to testify about sexually suggestive text messages. A Manhattan Supreme Court judge in early April refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the New York Jets and Favre by two massage ...  

“My name's not Peyton,” said the kid. “Whatever,” Manning dead panned. Manning also made references to two other famous NFL-ers: Brett Favre and Tim Tebow. Playing a man on trial for murder, Manning took an indirect shot at Brett Favre ...  

Dylan Favre, the 20-year-old nephew of Brett Favre, was arrested today in Mississippi on ... In 2009, he put more miles on his bicycle than on his car. Michael McCarthy and Michael Hiestand have more in common than their first names. Both have covered ...  

NEW YORK -- Brett Favre will have to testify in court about sexually suggestive text messages. A Manhattan Supreme Court judge in early April refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the New York Jets and Favre by two massage therapists. Christina Scavo ...  

Tony Dungy and Jim Caldwell. Now Saturday has to learn the terminology and play calling of a West Coast system, plus adjust to a new starting quarterback after working as Peyton Manning’s center from the time Saturday became a starter in 2000 ...  

Dylan Favre, the nephew of legendary quarterback Brett Favre, was arrested Thursday on a charge of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, The Sun Herald of Biloxi, Miss. is reporting. Favre played at Mississippi State ...  

Andrew Brandt, the former Packers vice president of player finance/general counsel, offers some keen behind-the-scenes insight about how the Packers angered Brett Favre, passed on a trade for Randy Moss, and might not have drafted Aaron Rodgers in 2005.  

The Green Bay Packers are legit Super Bowl contenders ... With the extra picks they acquired in the Kalil trade they were confident in moving up to take Notre Dame safety Harrison Smith. Mike Mayock of the NFL Network calls him the best zone safety ...  

He’s gone, but he’s not forgotten. Quarterback Brett Favre’s alleged activities during his single season in New York gave rise to a lawsuit that has survived a threshold effort to have the case thrown out of court. Barbara Ross of the New York Daily ...  

QB Austin Davis said he leaned on former Southern Mississippi star Brett Favre to learn the offense of Rams OC Brian Schottenheimer. Davis, who broke nearly all of Favre's records at Southern Miss, said Favre's experience in Schottenheimer's offense while ...  

ROUGH AND TUMBLE: We all know that Ted Thompson and Brett Favre are not fond of each other. It just makes me question the move of Thompson to sign a thug like Anthony Hargrove, who was part of the Saints’ bounty and took Favre out of the NFC ...  

You remember when we had that awesome photo of Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler walking his dog and asked you to caption it? Well, here are the captions we chose as finalists. We’re going to send a swag box of Green Bay Packers stuff to ...  

Green Bay Packers receiver Donald Driver is a Super Bowl champion and now a “Dancing With the Stars” winner, crowned during Tuesday’s finale. He bested soap opera star William Levy — the season’s breakout star, who drew shrieks of ...  

On a night when Eli Manning Tebowed, took some indirect shots at Brett Favre’s texting habits and even poked fun at his own manhood, he saved his best shot on “Saturday Night Live” for his older brother, Peyton.  

It's the heart of the off-season, so you know what that means: time to break out the tape. Don't panic, though - we have not started rooting for either of the two horrible teams mentioned in the title. There is one person involved in this game who is worth taking a look at, however: Mike Tice. After sneaking his way into the playoffs with an 8-8 season, he went into Green Bay and led the team to an upset playoff win. Brett...  

They faced a charged New Orleans Saints team in the championship game. It was quarterback, Brett Favre’s final opportunity for another glory as he entered the twilight of his career. However, the quarterback was hit mercilessly by the Saints defensive ...  

It's been a long and tumultuous few seasons for the Minnesota Vikings. While various names came and went (i.e., Brett Favre, Donovan McNabb) at the quarterback position, the window where they had their shot at a championship closed as the team got older.  

You guessed it: Brett Favre. The Packers took Coleman with one of two seventh-round compensatory picks toward the end of the NFL draft on Saturday. Coleman, who played three seasons at Tennessee-Chattanooga after transferring from Tennessee ...  

Aaron Rodgers - drafted to be the next Brett Favre - was in no rush, either. He spent three full seasons on the bench waiting for the actual Brett Favre to step aside. Luck, in contrast, has been penciled in as the heir apparent to Peyton ...  

In an exclusive interview that's the basis for a lengthy feature in Packer Report Magazine, Packer Report talked to new center Jeff Saturday. While most observers assumed Saturday would follow Peyton Manning to Denver, Saturday had several reasons why he chose Green Bay.  

POPLARVILLE, Miss. -- The nephew of former NFL quarterback Brett Favre was arrested early Thursday on a drug charge. The Picayune-Item (http://bit.ly/HX0OOf) reports that Dylan Favre, 20, of Pass Christian, Miss., was booked with possession of a ...  

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver's long-term future with the club has been in question throughout the offseason. The Packers' all-time leader in receptions (735) and receiving yards (10,060) turned 37 in February and is carrying a $5 million ...  

In an interview with ESPN Wisconsin on Friday, Clifton called his release by Green Bay, where he played 12 years, a “bitter pill.” He said he is still ... Clifton, who protected the blind side of both Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers, predicts ...  

Andrew Brandt, the former Packers vice president of player finance/general counsel, offers some keen behind-the-scenes insight about how the Packers angered Brett Favre ... for Packers General Manager Ted Thompson, who did not welcome input from Favre ...  

If she knows I comment on here, she's never mentioned it. I know she reads Jezebel, and we make fun of some of the comments, but I don't think she actually comments on there. I guess it just feels strange to me to say "Hey! Did you know I have a star on Deadspin, and it took me like a whole year to get one, and when you see me crinkling my face it's because I'm trying to find the most hilarious way to say Brett Favre has a small penis?! Where...  

The first saw Matt Kalil go No. 4 overall to the Minnesota Vikings. Nick Perry had to wait it out a bit more than he probably would have like, but the talented defensive end went 28th to the Packers. Given Green Bay's success with developing ...  

NEW YORK — Brett Favre will have to testify in court about sexually suggestive text messages. A Manhattan Supreme Court judge in early April refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the New York Jets and Favre by two massage therapists.  

Tickets go on sale June 25 for the 12th annual Green Bay Packers Family Night, which will be Aug. 3 at Lambeau Field. Packers president Mark Murphy announced the event details this morning on WLUK, Channel 11, which will originate the statewide ...  

Could Brady play in the NFL ... football by age 41. Gregory Shamus/Getty Images He did give some memorable moments after the age of 35, however, leading both the Green Bay Packers (2007-08) and Minnesota Vikings (2009-10) to the doorstep of the Super Bowl.  

According to Donnie Saucier, chief investigator for the Pearl River County Sheriff's Department, the arrest occurred around 12:45 a.m. Favre, the nephew of former NFL great Brett Favre, was stopped while driving a silver Dodge Charger because he ...  

"But it's good to be back out here with the team, working toward a new season." Added quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the NFL's reigning MVP: "It's good to be back with the guys. A lot of energy, a lot of new guys, new faces. It was fun. It's good to be back in the schedule.  

The Green Bay Packers aren't just looking for new players on the field. The Packers are holding a walk-in job fair Monday for game-day employees in its guest services and security departments. The team says qualified applicants should have ...  

Get the latest college football recruiting news from Scout.com. The nephew of former NFL superstar Brett Favre has been arrested in Mississippi on drug charges, the Sun Herald reported Wednesday. Dylan Dewayne Favre, 20, was charged with ...  

It was 2008 and Brett Favre was leaving. Aaron Rodgers' life in the post-Favre era was just beginning. It was, initially, a total nightmare for Rodgers. That time is also a potential lesson for Andrew Luck. While there were Rodgers supporters in AF (After ...  

There seems to be plenty of speculation that wide receiver Donald Driver will not be a member of the Green Bay Packers in 2012. Not only do I believe this to be untrue but I think he will have an impact in several games this upcoming season.  

Packer Nation mobilized across social media to help get out the vote. Fellow Packer players Clay Matthews and James Jones encouraged fans to vote on Monday night, and Wisconsin natives Miss America Laura Kaeppeler and comedian Frank Caliendo ...  

Before the Tim Tebow distraction in New York, there was the Brett Favre distraction. This offseason, the New York Jets have to deal with both. The Jets still have residue from the Favre fallout. According to the Associated Press, two female ...  

In 2011, the Chicago Bears were shaping up to be a serious postseason threat, right up until they lost Jay Cutler for the rest of the regular season. Even with a cake schedule, the Bears still couldn't put up any points down the stretch and ended up ...  

NFL teams of recent vintage have risen and fallen due to the play of their quarterbacks. A healthy Brett Favre (as healthy as his battle-scarred body could be in 2009) led the Vikings to a 12-4 record. An injured Favre in 2010 started the current franchise ...  

With 35 game-winning drives and 25 fourth-quarter comebacks, including two late-game, come-from-behind wins in 2011, it is hard to find a better quarterback in the NFL than Brady, regardless of age. 2. Charles Woodson, DB, Green Bay Packers (Age ...  

For the most part age and injury tend to walk hand in hand. One oftentimes seems to make the other worse. Brett Favre has drawn quite a bit of flack from the media and football fans for being indecisive about his retirement. He battled injuries and ...  

The Green Bay Packers aren't just looking for new players on the field. The Packers are holding a walk-in job fair Monday for game-day employees in its guest services and security departments. The job fair for these seasonal jobs will be held in the ...  

Seattle officials constantly point to Wilson's over-the-top delivery and high release point ... and some of Carroll's colleagues in the NFL privately question using a third-round pick on a prospect who, competitiveness aside, was graded by some as just ...  

She should make that decision on her own. Two-thirds of the races, she isn't in them. I don't understand. Favre should sue Someone said Brett Favre should sue the Saints. I would be the best witness they would have. The way they treated him ...  

They join former Redbirds Laurént Robinson (Jacksonville Jaguars), Tom Nelson (Philadelphia Eagles) and Chris Riley (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) in the NFL. Former Redbird cornerback Otis Merrill also worked out for the Green Bay Packers over the weekend ...  

May 7, 2012 - Ryan Longwell seemed to excel since moving from the Green Bay Packers to the Minnesota Vikings, but his time in the NFC North looks like it may ... You can also get all of your professional football news over at SB Nation's NFL ...  

The Milwaukee Brewers have released the third of a series of promotional ads featuring Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. In this ad, called "Bad Reception," we have a special guest who calls Rodgers while he's on the mound for the ...  

No, Brett Favre, that phone won't be ringing … and no, Thompson isn't drafting Jay Cutler, Matt Ryan, Josh Freeman or any other signal-caller. Instead, he sticks to his best-player-available philosophy and takes Graham, who blossomed into a star during ...  

Thompson remembers former GM Ron Wolf's lament that he never surrounded Brett Favre with enough targets to get the offense back to an elite level after the two Super Bowl years. And he has a coach in Mike McCarthy who has turned Lambeau Field ...  

We can't imagine him having much fun out there in the court of law. Per the NY Daily News: Brett Favre will have to answer questions under oath about sleazy text messages he allegedly sent two female masseuses who gave the team rubdowns.  

The NFC North played a central role in the most recent Saints story; quarterbacks Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers were two of four quarterbacks the Saints took out bounties on, according to the NFL. It's not yet clear if the division will be ...  

CBSSports.comAaron Rodgers Day is 12/12/12Fond du Lac ReporterJennifer Brilowski of Stevens Point presents Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers with the resolution recognizing December 12, 2012 as Aaron Rodgers Day in Wisconsin, during a news conference in the media auditorium at Lambeau Field, Wednesday, ...It's official: Aaron Rodgers Day is 12/12/12The Oshkosh NorthwesternWisconsin to celebrate Aaron Rodgers Day on 12-12...  

With Marshall and if second-round selection out of South Carolina ... With Cutler, the Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers and that little weasel Matthew Stafford of the Detroit Lions, the NFC Central has the best group of quarterbacks in the ...  

But the Packers aren’t ready to retire Favre’s number formally just yet. Packers President Mark Murphy told Lori Nickel of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the Packers want to wait a year or two before they retire Favre’s number.  

Part of B.J. Coleman’s preparation for the NFL draft included workouts in Hattiesburg, Miss., where a certain former Green Bay Packers quarterback happens to reside. Sure enough, Brett Favre would come by once or twice a week during the two ...  

Federal authorities charged a Madison man, William O. Diederich, on Friday with making a telephone threat in February to blow up the offices o… A Neenah man has purchased a Green Bay Packers Super Bowl ring that once belonged to a team front ...  

They join former Redbirds Laurént Robinson (Jacksonville Jaguars), Tom Nelson (Philadelphia Eagles) and Chris Riley (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) in the NFL. Former Redbird cornerback Otis Merrill also worked out for the Green Bay Packers over the ...  

When it comes to his center's butt, Aaron Rodgers doesn't like 'em when they rest too low and he doesn't like 'em too high. He also doesn't like butt sweat. In a revealing interview with TSN radio this week, the Green Bay Packers quarterback talked about ...  

I guarantee that no man of Tim Tebow's stature could survive a season in New York without succumbing to the temptations of the city (i.e. pull a Brett Favre)." I see no reason to drag Favre into this. On Monday another site invited readers to guess how ...  

He appears to mean it in more than a metaphorical sense. "My contract is not over with the Packers. I will be a Packer for life," Driver said. "You have to trust me, and you also have to trust the Packers that I will be a Packer for life." Driver insisted ...  

The Minnesota Vikings will open the season on Sunday Sept. 9 at 1:00 p.m. ET against the Jacksonville Jaguars before traveling to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. for Week 2 to take on Andrew Luck and the Colts. The Vikings do not have ...  

An email from an imprisoned friend of the Saints' coaching staff with a postscript saying "put me down for $5,000" on Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has become another sore point between players being punished for New Orleans' bounty system and the NFL.  

Matt Kalil and Nick Perry were teammates at the University of Southern California (USC Trojans). Now consider the irony with both of them being chosen by NFC North rivals in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft. The Minnesota Vikings took Kalil with the fourth pick while the Green Bay Packers took Perry with the 28th pick.  

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is expected to accept an official resolution this morning recognizing Dec. 12, 2012, as Aaron Rodgers Day in Wisconsin. The date, known as 12-12-12, occurs once every 100 years. The resolution honors ...  

So what did receiver Donald Driver mean Thursday when he tweeted that he would be a Green Bay Packer for life? In an exclusive interview Friday with Green Bay Press-Gazette reporter Kendra Meinert, Driver shed some additional light on his playing status ...  

We noted this winter that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers floated the idea of hosting "Saturday Night Live" sometime this year. His dry sense of humor and burgeoning media empire made him a natural candidate for the job. So we should ...  

An email from an imprisoned friend of the Saints' coaching staff with a postscript saying "put me down for $5,000" on Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has become another sore point between players being punished for New Orleans ...  

The Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions will complete six of their 16 regular-season games for the 2012 NFL season against NFC North opponents. The NFC North featured two playoff representatives in 2011. The Bears appeared like they could be the second wild-card entrant before an injury to Jay Cutler derailed their season.  

Getty Images There’s been a lot of speculation this offseason on whether or not Green Bay Packer wide receiver Donald Driver will be on the roster for the 2012 season. Driver has the attitude that he’s not going anywhere, since he’s still under ...  

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers wants fans to celebrate his special ... Rodgers said he expected head Coach Mike McCarthy would hold a padded practice. Rodgers, also the most valuable player of Super Bowl XLV, received a plague ...  

The next round of picks of the 4th round of the 2012 NFL Draft are in. The Green Bay Packers decided to use their compensatory pick on undersized defensive tackle from the Iowa Hawkeyes Mike Daniels. In college, Daniels was always known as a ...  

Saturday Night Live has been hot after Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. In fact, they’ve already asked him to host the show. And why not? He’s one of the most popular players in the NFL and unlike some of the stiffs from the NFL ...  

CHICO — Green Bay Packers quarterback and reigning NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers, a graduate of Pleasant Valley ... night at the Enterprise-Record's 40th annual Chico Sports Hall of Fame and Senior Athletes Banquet. Rodgers, who previously won the ...  

They visited Lambeau Field and met Packers offensive lineman T.J. Lang. Through the stadium concourse and on to the field, Valders students got to see Lambeau Field through the eyes of the Packers. "Everyone loves the Packers. Our whole school ...  

Willie Wood played his entire career with the Packers. He was elected to eight Pro Bowls, a five-time All-Pro, two-time second-team All-Pro, a member of the NFL 1960s All-Decade Team, a member of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and a five ...  

On the plus side, Randy Moss, in his 49ers debut ... 24, at Seattle: It's Matt Flynn V. Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers throws for 509 yards and eight touchdowns to break Flynn's Packers records in a 56-10 romp, while Flynn completes just 11 of 28 ...  

The Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions will complete six of their 16 regular-season games for the 2012 NFL season against NFC North opponents. The NFC North featured two playoff representatives in 2011. The Bears appeared ...  

New York - Former Packers quarterback Brett Farve will have to testify in court about sexually suggestive text messages. The retired quarterback will appear in a Manhattan court to testify about text messages sent to two massage therapists who ...  

The two share an agent, Bus Cook, and a trainer, Sam Morris, in Hattiesburg, Miss., where Favre lives. As Coleman gushed about training with Favre, some members of the state media chuckled given the strained relations between the future Hall of Famer ...  

(WRCB) -- After getting his first taste of work in the NFL, it's now time to cram for B.J. Coleman. The former University of Tennessee ... "Aaron (Rodgers) spoils you because he's so young, so he's not exactly on a pitch count, but you still have to ...  

Favre is the nephew of the NFL’s career passing leader Brett Favre. Dylan Favre completed 13 of 26 passes for 119 yards and a touchdown for MSU in 2011. Favre saw the majority of his playing time on special teams, but rushed for a touchdown ...  

Packers president Mark Murphy announced the event details this morning on WLUK, Channel 11, which will originate the statewide broadcast of the intrasquad scrimmage. “There’s really nothing like it in the NFL,” Murphy said. “It shows the ...  

Defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove, now with the Green Bay Packers, is suspended for eight games this season; Saints defensive end Will Smith is barred for four games; and linebacker Scott Fujita, now with the Cleveland Browns, will miss three games.  

Longwell was also replaced by the Packers when they drafted Mason Crosby. So as unsurprising as this new is, it is still significant because it marks the end of an era in the rivalry between the Packers and the Vikings. For a long time in the ...  

The Green Bay Packers announced today that its annual shareholders meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 24, at Lambeau Field. The club said the event would take place rain or shine. Usually shareholders are allowed to bring up to ...  

PHOTO GALLERY: New Nike NFL jerseys Tom Brady of the New England Patriots is right behind ... Fresh off his Super Bowl victory, Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers boasted the league's best-selling jersey last season, ahead of Tebow.  

Of course on paper we have an idea who did well, but you never know who drafted a "sure thing" that turns into a bust, or a future 6th round pick that turns into the next Tom Brady ... CB Isaiah Frey, and CB Greg McCoy. The Bears are looking ...  

Welcome to the second in a series of looks at the Green Bay Packers' rookies and the final video for now as the next will be a slideshow of the remaining picks. Worthy is a guy who many expected to be a first round choice—for a long time, Denver appeared ...  

According to The Associated Press, former Green Bay Packers quarterback Don Majkowski has joined a lawsuit involving more than 100 former NFL players that claims that the National Football League did not properly protect them from concussions.  

Washington Redskins (5-11): Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor (via STL ... Green Bay Packers (15-1): Chandler Jones, DE/OLB, Syracuse Clay Matthews wasn't the same last season since opposing offenses keyed on him, but Jones should take at least some of ...  

They visited Lambeau Field and met Packers offensive lineman T.J. Lang.Through the stadium concourseMore >> Valders Middle School students received a special prize for being physically active: Visiting Lambeau Field and meeting Packers offensive lineman T ...  

Latest Favre Arrested: DylanTotal PackersYou've got his unmarried daughter Brittany Favre getting knocked up before she can legally drink. Then there's the Favres who like to do illegal shit. The Pearl River County Sheriff's Department arrested 20-year-old Dylan Dewayne Favre at 12:43 am ...and more »  

TJ Lang, Green Bay Packers offensive lineman "Vikings get 3 picks for moving down ONE spot feels same as getting free disney passes for letting u go first on roller coaster. #ezchoice" - Colin Cowherd, ESPN (@ESPN_Colin) "Great work by Vikings ...  

Eli Manning appears to be a shy, low-key type of guy on the field, yet in his appearance on NBC's Saturday Night Live this past Saturday, Manning's performance was a pleasant surprise.Whether it was the Brett Favre texting skit or as a revenge expert with "Little Brothers," Manning's appearance on SNL was an outright hilarious one. No question about it.Yet as Manning has and seemingly always will be in the shadows of his brother Peyton, again...  

Add Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to the list of current and former NFL players who have criticized the New Orleans Saints for the bounty program they ran through the 2009-11 seasons. In a recent interview with Jim Rome of CBS Sports Network ...  

This just in: Our coverage of the Minnesota Vikings' stadium bill has sparked a mixture of anger, boredom and protests from many of you. I'm sorry. It has been the most important offseason story in NFC North, especially when you consider it ...  

The Green Bay Packers are once again going to be one of the best teams in the NFL. The Packers finished the regular season last year with the best record in the NFL before falling in the playoffs to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants.  

When it was revealed the Browns gave up a fourth, fifth and seventh round pick just to move up one spot, the Packers crowd went off. We praised the Vikings for pulling off a Ted Thompson maneuver - moving back one spot to draft the guy you originally ...  

offensive guard Aaron Taylor was taken No. 16 by the Green Bay Packers and safety Jeff Burris was taken No. 27 by the Buffalo Bills. Smith is the first Irish defensive player to be taken in the first round since defensive end Renalod Wynn was ...  

General manager Rick Spielman has been coy about his plans, though three players are believed to be in the mix: Southern California offensive tackle Matt Kalil ... attacks of the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers. Those divisional rivalries ...  

MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee broker says ticket prices for Monday's Packers-Vikings game have dropped dramatically. Some seats for the sold out game are now going for less than half the price they were getting just a few weeks ago. The online exchange site ...  

Packers Scrapbook photos: The draft room, 1967 to nowGreen Bay Press GazetteGreen Bay Packers general manager Vince Lombardi works in the draft room at Lambeau Field for the third combined NFL-AFL draft on Jan. 28, 1969. Lombardi resigned from the Packers a week later. Press-Gazette archives In 1967, the NFL draft came out of ...and more »  

GREEN BAY — There’s a chance the Green Bay Packers will have the NCAA’s all-time leading receiver on their roster. You know, the guy that last year caught 140 passes for 1,915 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior. And in 2009, caught 111 ...  

It was written by Mike Ornstein, who once represented ex-Saints running back Reggie Bush, shortly before the 2011 opener against the Packers and quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The last line, to then-Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams ...  

Kalil will be reunited with his former USC teammates, offensive lineman Butch Lewis and defensive lineman Everson Griffen. USC defensive end Nick Perry was selected by the Green Bay Packers with the 28th pick in the first round. Perry was ...  

Trading for Brandon Marshall and then trading up to draft South Carolina receiver Alshon Jeffery shows how much new general manager Phil Emery wanted to help quarterback Jay Cutler utilize his strong arm in the passing game. Pass rush was ...  

When former Taft School football player and Watertown native Mike McCabe arrives at Lambeau Field for the first of a three-day minicamp on May 10, he will take a fleeting moment to reflect on how special it is to be a Green Bay Packer and a ...  

After the Washington Redskins selected safety LaRon Landry sixth overall ... and he’ll negotiate with anybody -- even the Green Bay Packers. ALL ON SAME PAGE What’s ownership’s role in all this? The personnel and coaching staffs have ...  

The 2012 Seattle Seahawks schedule is a tough one, with several road games that will take the team far out East. The regular season begins on Sunday, Sept. 9, with a road game against the Arizona Cardinals. It's an easier game compared to home games against the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers in Week 2 and Week 3.  

Veteran WR Donald Driver, the Packers’ extremely popular all-time team leader in catches and yards receiving, appears to be more than holding his own in the current “Dancing With the Stars” competition. And if Packers head coach Mike McCarthy can be taken at his word, it also appears the 37-year-old Driver will not be packing his bags to leave Green Bay this offseason, as has been rumored by more than a few sources on the scene.  

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is one of the eight finalists in the Madden NFL 2013 Cover Vote competition from ESPN's SportsNation. Rodgers secured 64-percent of the votes in a second-round victory over Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch.  

The Green Bay Packers normally receive tons of national exposure as they're one of the most-storied franchises in NFL history. Recently, they've received even more exposure than usual as they're coming off back-to-back seasons that include a Super Bowl XLV championship...  

The Green Bay Packers do not have an official cheerleading team, citing fan indifference and frigid gameday temperatures. As for the New York Giants, the franchise takes a traditional, button-down approach to football and believes cheerleaders would take away from the overall...  

Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson has been known for his conservative approach in free agency. The Packers have rarely used it since they signed Charles Woodson and Ryan Pickett during the 2006 NFL offseason . Other than Brandon Chillar, Thompson has usually relied on...  

It got lost in all the folderol about Peyton Manning's neck surgeries, but Manning wasn't the only high-profile NFL player whose season -- and career -- was placed in jeopardy by a hit that affected his neck and forced a spinal fusion procedure. Green Bay Packers safety Nick Collins was lost for the 2011 season when he tried to tackle Carolina Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart in Green Bay's  30-23 Week 2 win. Stewart went to the left...  

The Green Bay Packers will have 12 total picks in next month's draft after being awarded four compensatory selections -- two fourth-rounders and two in the seventh round -- for free-agent losses in 2011. The Packers' biggest personnel loss in free agency last summer was...  

Over the years, dozens of music, movie and television stars have been spotted at NFL events, cheering on their teams alongside Average Joes. Here's a look at the top celebrity fan of each team in the NFC: 1) Green Bay Packers, Justin Timberlake: Timberlake, the former teen...  

Out with the old, in with the older ? The Green Bay Packers have reportedly agreed to terms with former Indianapolis Colts offensive center Jeff Saturday. Saturday had been with the Colts from 1999 through 2011. He has started in 188 regular-season games throughout the past 13...  

Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson has been an active participant in free agency following a 15-2 season that was cut short with a 37-20 divisional loss to the New York Giants on January 15, 2012. The Packers have signed three noteworthy free agents since free agency...  

Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove will miss, barring a successful appeal, the first eight games of the 2012 NFL season as a result of his role in the bounty program while with the New Orleans Saints in 2009. As a lifelong Seattle Seahawks fan, I'm breathing a sigh of relief.  

The Seattle Seahawks continue to make waves with the evolving quarterback situation taking place at camp. Incumbent starter Tarvaris Jackson is back for another season, Matt Flynn got signed as a free agent from the Green Bay Packers and then the team selected Russell Wilson from Wisconsin in the 2012 NFL Draft.  

The hallowed walls of Lambeau Field tell the tale of the most storied team in NFL history. Thirteen world championship trophies, 21 Hall of Famers and the most revered coach in all of sports have been witness as a nondescript Wisconsin town turned into a football powerhouse, and did it all while the sport transformed into a national religion. Bart Starr, Don Hutson, Ray Nitschke, Reggie White, and soon, Brett Favre, will have passed through...  

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) The Green Bay Packers have promoted John Dorsey to director of football operations and Eliot Wolf - the son of former Packers general manager Ron Wolf - to director of pro personnel in a series of promotions and hirings by general manager Ted Thompson.  

One by one, former members of the great Indianapolis Colts teams of the 2000s have found their way to other teams this off-season. The most celebrated of the moves, of course, came when Peyton Manning signed with the Denver Broncos after the Colts released him, and he was followed out of town by WR Pierre Garcon (Washington Redskins), C Jeff Saturday (Green Bay Packers) and WR Anthony Gonzalez (New England Patriots!). ...  

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver was named the winner of the umpteenth season of ABC's "Dancing With The Stars" on Tuesday night. He becomes the third football player to win the Mirror Ball Trophy, following in the footsteps of Emmitt Smith and Hines Ward. Following the victory, Driver was asked whether his victory compared to winning the Super Bowl. "I think it does," he said . "It's truly something special. I reached the...  

The Green Bay Packers made a rare reach into unrestricted free agency to find a new anchor for their offensive line, agreeing to a two-year deal with veteran free agent center Jeff Saturday on Friday. Saturday's agent, Ralph Cindrich, confirmed the deal Friday afternoon. ESPN reported the deal earlier Friday.