Your Brett Favre Roundup
A few Favre things I want to quickly note, starting with the Bird Whisperer reporting that Brett was recently in Minnesota to get his arm checked out at an Edina medical facility:
Pssst: A little birdie says Brett Favre was spotted at Tria Orthopedics in Edina on Monday for an examination of his throwing arm, which is recovering from surgery to release a frayed biceps tendon.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I can't remember another report of Brett ever actually being in Minnesota during this saga -- so it's probably noteworthy that the team is keeping closer and closer track of his recovery.
Then we have a former and current player with quite different takes on Favre's latest comeback plans -- Rodney Harrison is sick and tired of this whole thing and claims that all the players he's talked to view Brett as "pretty selfish," while Al Harris has another perspective. Harris doesn't think Favre would be hurting his legacy by playing for the Vikings, telling Sirius NFL Radio that true Packers fans will "always love Brett Favre, wherever he plays."
In a way, I think both guys are making solid points. When it comes to Harrison's comments, I don't think it makes much difference at all what the 31 NFL locker rooms outside of Minnesota think of Favre, but it's fairly clear he'll be met with an icy reception by some of the players here. Ray Edwards, after all, sort of called Favre out on ESPN and it wouldn't be surprising if more members of the team felt the same way but just weren't -- well, reckless enough to say it on television. But then again, I also think Harris is correct in saying that the talk of Favre damaging his image or legacy is overblown. I'm calling it right now: Favre gets a huge ovation when he comes back to Lambeau.
Finally, I enjoyed Stephen Colbert's take on the Favre storyline -- he starts the video out with the U.S.'s victory over Spain in soccer and alegations of match fixing at Wimbledon, but the Favre talk starts at the 3:40 mark:
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Stephen Colbert is a genius.
"He didn’t call me or anything. It was an accident, but a lot of people would have called to see how someone is doing after they got hit in the head. Especially if they had to go on the DL." — Morneau on pitcher Ron Villone after an April 2005 beaning.
by Gonzo2 on Jun 25, 2009 7:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Citing something from Shooter? Really?
I’d think if Klarley posted it, that would be a clear sign that there’s no reason whatsoever to believe it, as he probably made it up.
His info about Marvin Harrison is something that was pulled from an anonymous poster on an ESPN message board, and let’s not forget that he completely fabricated the whole trade rumor involving Larry Fitzgerald. There was absolutely no basis to it, he completely made it up on his own.
So, for now, I’ll wait until some more credible sources than Klarley report on it. If I see similar reports from TMZ, The New York Post, the LA Times, OK! Magazine, and/or the Weekly World News, then I might believe it.
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by vikesully on Jun 26, 2009 10:37 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

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