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 to two Super Bowl appearances and one title in 16 seasons before ending his career with stops with the New York Jets and the Minnesota Vikings.
“Yes, he deserves that for what he did as a Packer,” said Murphy. “Probably in a year or two. We want to do it at a time that’s meaningful to him.”
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ORIGINAL STORY:
The breakup between Brett Favre and the Packers was ugly, like most high-profile breakups. The team, secure in the knowledge that it made the right choice to let Favre go, hopes that a little time heals all wounds.
Packers president Mark Murphy told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Thursday that the team plans to retire Brett Favre’s number in a year or two, when it is meaningful to Favre. (Translation: When the emotions have subsided some. And when we’re absolutely sure Favre isn’t going to play again.)
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. Aaron Rodgers isn’t going anywhere.
The sooner Favre can transition into beloved ex-Packer, the happier everyone in Green Bay will be. That transition is inevitable, no matter how rough that post-Packers period was for Favre. The fans will embrace him again.
It’s probably up to Favre when he wants to embrace the Packers organization again.
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