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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...heyre-closer-to-retiring-brett-favres-number/
Murphy told Mike Vandermause of the Green Bay Press-Gazette that he hopes they can get Favre’s number retired before he’s expected to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
“There’s been pretty open dialogue,” Murphy said. “I do anticipate that we will see that sooner rather than later. . . .
I don't see why we shouldn't get this done in 2014. Heads have cooled and it's going to happen eventually. Why wait?
I realize there is a faction of Packer fans that never want to see this happen, and they certainly have a right to feel that way. But they're also never going to change their mind, so why delay the inevitable? I wasn't happy with the way Brett handled his departure, but in no way did that diminish his accomplishments and the excitment he brought back to Green Bay. In the words of Kevin Greene, "It's time."
Murphy told Mike Vandermause of the Green Bay Press-Gazette that he hopes they can get Favre’s number retired before he’s expected to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
“There’s been pretty open dialogue,” Murphy said. “I do anticipate that we will see that sooner rather than later. . . .
I don't see why we shouldn't get this done in 2014. Heads have cooled and it's going to happen eventually. Why wait?
I realize there is a faction of Packer fans that never want to see this happen, and they certainly have a right to feel that way. But they're also never going to change their mind, so why delay the inevitable? I wasn't happy with the way Brett handled his departure, but in no way did that diminish his accomplishments and the excitment he brought back to Green Bay. In the words of Kevin Greene, "It's time."