Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers are well on their way to making nice. The relationship ended on sour terms, but at the end of the day Favre is a Lambeau legend who is going to receive a warm reception when he decides to return.
Last year, Favre expressed confidence that his day of reconciliation with the Packers will eventually come. During an interview with Joe Buscaglia on WGR 550 in Buffalo on Thursday, he hinted that it may be coming sooner rather than later.
“The things that transpired that led to us ‘breaking up’ if you will, to me, are over and done with,” Favre said, via the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “When will that happen? I don’t think either side is trying to push the issue . I think (Packers CEO) Mark Murphy — and Mark really came in the last few weeks of my career in Green Bay — he kind of came into a hornet’s nest if you will. He’s been extremely great in trying to make this work.
“In our discussions, it will happen. I think both sides are genuine. I know they are. And that’s the way it has to come across because that’s the way it should be. We don’t want to go out there waving to the crowd with our backs to each other. And I don’t think that’s going to happen.”
Even Aaron Rodgers feels that it is time for Favre and the team to bury the hatchet, which is saying a lot coming from a guy who took Favre’s job and has had some awkward moments with him.
Perhaps the most surprising part of the interview came when Favre actually took some of the blame for the way things ended.
“It is what it is,” he said. “It’s over and done with. I was at fault. I feel that both sides had a part in it. If you could go back would I or them have done things differently? I’m sure both sides would. But you can’t.”
Close enough. Maybe this guy is more anxious for his standing ovation than we thought. Whether you were annoyed by the way his career ended or not, it’s tough to argue that Favre doesn’t deserve it.
