Brett Favre Asks for Release from Packers

by pastapadre
Posted July 12th, 2008 at 9:54 am

Brett Favre has always found a way to get media attention and that has certainly continued to be the case this offseason. After announcing his retirement he kept flirting with the media by dropping hints of a possible return. This was even the case when he went on the David Letterman show for the first promotional appearance as cover athlete for Madden 09 and said that “something’s bound to happen”.

Now comes the news that Favre has requested a release from the Packers so he can consider options elsewhere. As stated before it would be naive to think that EA didn’t anticipate the possibility that he would unretire, though him returning and playing for a different team was probably thought too unlikely to be a factor. If he were to return, it was thought to be as a Packer, and the cover would still be accurate. Either way EA would receive the benefit of having Favre in the news and sure mentions of this year’s Madden along with it.

I’m not aware of any player on the cover of a game ending up playing for a different team that year. The closest thing to this situation would probably be when Greg Oden was injured before even playing a single game leading up to the release of College Hoops 2K8. Given that he was to be a rookie in the NBA the only thing lost was the daily exposure on ESPN.

So Favre playing this year, potentially even for a different team, seems to be a positive for EA. The problem comes from him being in a different uniform. It would be awkward to have Favre’s Packers image on the cover but him actually playing for a different team.

So if/when Favre becomes an official member of another team what options would EA have? At this point at least initial packaging runs of the game have probably already been produced and it would be too late to make changes. So they may do nothing different and keep producing the original cover throughout the year. But it could also be that they release a special edition of the game with a new cover, among other possibilities. I’d imagine they would look at this as an opportunity rather than a disruption.

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Juilo

retard stop doind first comments and this sucks he should stay retired he had a lucky season last year and is going to suck on a different team
Juilo

retard stop doind first comments and this sucks he should stay retired he had a lucky season last year and is going to suck on a different team
Dre psn:Drezee1

The Madden Curse strikes again. lmbao
Dre psn:Drezee1

The Madden Curse strikes again. lmbao
agentk

I think that it might help madden to have the cover athlete name in the media but I dont think that they will change the cover in any way.

One question about the OKC NBA team: I know that they do not have a name, logos or jerseys and that they must cram a 22 month process into a 4 or 5 month time frame so will the NBA games have the uniforms at release or will there have to be a patch?
agentk

I think that it might help madden to have the cover athlete name in the media but I dont think that they will change the cover in any way.

One question about the OKC NBA team: I know that they do not have a name, logos or jerseys and that they must cram a 22 month process into a 4 or 5 month time frame so will the NBA games have the uniforms at release or will there have to be a patch?
Florian

hey pasta,

are there new mini-games in madden 09 or did they keep the old ones?

thank you
Florian

hey pasta,

are there new mini-games in madden 09 or did they keep the old ones?

thank you
pat

man if favre returns and plays for another team ea is gonna look really stupid favre on the cover in the packer uni just shows u not to put retired players on the cover
pat

man if favre returns and plays for another team ea is gonna look really stupid favre on the cover in the packer uni just shows u not to put retired players on the cover
badluck

yea espn has been mentioning that favre was on the cover for the last 2 days..so thats good advertising
badluck

yea espn has been mentioning that favre was on the cover for the last 2 days..so thats good advertising
Dmitry

i think if he changes team to change the cover with him and the jersey of the team he wll go to… so that can be ready for realse
Dmitry

i think if he changes team to change the cover with him and the jersey of the team he wll go to… so that can be ready for realse
Loghren

I wonder how this will be affected by the Madden curse . . .
Will Favre be injured and actually miss one or more games?
Will it just mean he plays poorly?
Or can Favre break the curse?
Loghren

I wonder how this will be affected by the Madden curse . . .
Will Favre be injured and actually miss one or more games?
Will it just mean he plays poorly?
Or can Favre break the curse?
tim hervey

Packers just released a statement saying brett can come back as aaron rodgers backup only.
tim hervey

Packers just released a statement saying brett can come back as aaron rodgers backup only.
Sidewinder

It’s the Madden Curse! Favre was put on the cover and now his legacy is in danger of being ruined.
Sidewinder

It’s the Madden Curse! Favre was put on the cover and now his legacy is in danger of being ruined.
zhawk18

I hope the Hawks’ sign him, I like Hasselbeck. But sign Favre, Hasselbeck will be the back up for one year, Holmgren would be reunited with his former QB and they could win the Super Bowl in Mike’s last year. Hasselback wouldn’t be too happy though.
zhawk18

I hope the Hawks’ sign him, I like Hasselbeck. But sign Favre, Hasselbeck will be the back up for one year, Holmgren would be reunited with his former QB and they could win the Super Bowl in Mike’s last year. Hasselback wouldn’t be too happy though.
http://goazcats.com/ BearDownAZ

Just add him to the free agent roster than we can add him to whatever team he signs with.
http://goazcats.com BearDownAZ

Just add him to the free agent roster than we can add him to whatever team he signs with.
Tom

[quote comment="28392"]I hope the Hawks’ sign him, I like Hasselbeck. But sign Favre, Hasselbeck will be the back up for one year, Holmgren would be reunited with his former QB and they could win the Super Bowl in Mike’s last year. Hasselback wouldn’t be too happy though.[/quote]
Matt was Favre’s backup when he was in Green Bay. I dont think he’d want that again even if it would mean they could possbily win a championship. Of course I’m not Matt so I wouldnt know what his feelings would be.
Tom

[quote comment="28392"]I hope the Hawks’ sign him, I like Hasselbeck. But sign Favre, Hasselbeck will be the back up for one year, Holmgren would be reunited with his former QB and they could win the Super Bowl in Mike’s last year. Hasselback wouldn’t be too happy though.[/quote]
Matt was Favre’s backup when he was in Green Bay. I dont think he’d want that again even if it would mean they could possbily win a championship. Of course I’m not Matt so I wouldnt know what his feelings would be.
Mulnik

Maybe the Madden curse is just for that position on that team. It would be funny if Aaron Rogers goes down in the preseason and Favre wins the super bowl with the Vikings. Which is much more likely than your Seahawks.
Mulnik

Maybe the Madden curse is just for that position on that team. It would be funny if Aaron Rogers goes down in the preseason and Favre wins the super bowl with the Vikings. Which is much more likely than your Seahawks.
pat

possible teams going for favre is the vikings,bears which is not gonna happen cause the packers do not wanna give favre to a divisonal rival and the chiefs and the jets could be interested the chiefs probably not they got a young qb in croyle who has potiental and imagine broadway brett lol man favre wearing the green and white favre could be the missing piece to the jets puzzle
pat

possible teams going for favre is the vikings,bears which is not gonna happen cause the packers do not wanna give favre to a divisonal rival and the chiefs and the jets could be interested the chiefs probably not they got a young qb in croyle who has potiental and imagine broadway brett lol man favre wearing the green and white favre could be the missing piece to the jets puzzle
pastapadre

[quote comment="28392"]I hope the Hawks’ sign him, I like Hasselbeck. But sign Favre, Hasselbeck will be the back up for one year, Holmgren would be reunited with his former QB and they could win the Super Bowl in Mike’s last year. Hasselback wouldn’t be too happy though.[/quote]

That’s insane. No way would the Seahawks want Favre over Hasselbeck. Hass has been the leader of the team since he took over at QB. There are places the team could be improved, but suggesting you replace one of the five best QBs in the league with Favre is ridiculous.
pastapadre

[quote comment="28392"]I hope the Hawks’ sign him, I like Hasselbeck. But sign Favre, Hasselbeck will be the back up for one year, Holmgren would be reunited with his former QB and they could win the Super Bowl in Mike’s last year. Hasselback wouldn’t be too happy though.[/quote]

That’s insane. No way would the Seahawks want Favre over Hasselbeck. Hass has been the leader of the team since he took over at QB. There are places the team could be improved, but suggesting you replace one of the five best QBs in the league with Favre is ridiculous.
http://pastapadre.com/ sdot

fam JETS don’t want bret they said it in 1st take they were talkin about the redskins takin him since they now run that west coat offense & their QB campbell is still trying to learn it
http://pastapadre.com sdot

fam JETS don’t want bret they said it in 1st take they were talkin about the redskins takin him since they now run that west coat offense & their QB campbell is still trying to learn it
Eski

If Favre doesn’t return to the Packers I would like to see him sign with Minnesota. I am a huge Seahawks fan and he would not be a fit in that offense.

With Minnesota’s running game and O-line, he could be the missing piece. Not to mention, who does Green Bay open with in week #1? Minnesota…When? Monday Night…Where? Lambeau Field.

Yeah, talk about the game of the year…..
Eski

If Favre doesn’t return to the Packers I would like to see him sign with Minnesota. I am a huge Seahawks fan and he would not be a fit in that offense.

With Minnesota’s running game and O-line, he could be the missing piece. Not to mention, who does Green Bay open with in week #1? Minnesota…When? Monday Night…Where? Lambeau Field.

Yeah, talk about the game of the year…..
Sidewinder

The Packers aren’t stupid. They’re not just going to let Favre go. If he wants out they will try to trade him somewhere so they can at least get someting out of this whole mess.
Sidewinder

The Packers aren’t stupid. They’re not just going to let Favre go. If he wants out they will try to trade him somewhere so they can at least get someting out of this whole mess.
miamicanes

brett favre, just go away!!!!!
miamicanes

brett favre, just go away!!!!!
pat

ok all those vkings fans hoping for favre can give up now favre is not being released the only way hes leaving green bay is if he gets traded and there is no way of him going to chicago or minnesota off a trade and he hasent even comeback yet so we never know
pat

ok all those vkings fans hoping for favre can give up now favre is not being released the only way hes leaving green bay is if he gets traded and there is no way of him going to chicago or minnesota off a trade and he hasent even comeback yet so we never know
Dre psn:Drezee1

[quote comment="28406"]brett favre, just go away!!!!![/quote]
I wholeheartedly agree.
Dre psn:Drezee1

[quote comment="28406"]brett favre, just go away!!!!![/quote]
I wholeheartedly agree.
BigOrange64

i hope he comes back… green bay is my favorite team
BigOrange64

i hope he comes back… green bay is my favorite team
Chad

Does anyone know if the Madden 09 are going to be draftable? Me and my friends were wondering. We want to start a draft league on 09. Thanks ahead of time.
Chad

Does anyone know if the Madden 09 are going to be draftable? Me and my friends were wondering. We want to start a draft league on 09. Thanks ahead of time.
Sean

So there is no more Seattle Supersonics? Just like that?
Sean

So there is no more Seattle Supersonics? Just like that?