Jul 27th 2008 3:41AM by Sportz Assassin (author feed)
Filed under: Packers, NFC NorthThe showdown between Brett Favre and the Packers took a detour late Saturday night as Favre tells SI.com that he won’t report to camp when it opens on Sunday. “I had planned on reporting for the start of Packers training camp Sunday, but Ted Thompson asked if I would give him a couple of days to try to get the situation resolved. I agreed to do that. I don’t want to be a distraction to the Packers, and I hope in the next few days we can come to an agreement that would allow me to continue playing football.”

Favre also said: “I’ve also spoken with Commissioner Goodell a couple of times this week, in hopes that he could be some sort of arbitrator in this. I hope he can be.”
Had Favre officially unretired and reported to Packers camp, the media circus surrounding this would have been unbelievable.

Word is that Favre and Packers GM Ted Thompson had a conversation on Saturday that led to Favre’s decision not to that this thing to the next level. According to Favre, Thompson said that he would not be permitted to compete for the starting job with the team — which is what head coach Mike McCarthy said earlier in the day. At the pre-camp media fiesta, McCarthy insisted that Aaron Rodgers is the starting QB of the Green Bay Packers.

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