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'It's all rumor.' -- Brett Favre; Apparently still retired, he denies the story about him wanting to play another year

Article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Article date: July 3, 2008 Author: LORI NICKEL

As of Wednesday night, there was only one public comment from Brett Favre, in a text message to his friend and Biloxi Sun Herald sports reporter, Al Jones.

"It's all rumor."

But what a huge rumor it is.

On Wednesday afternoon, ESPN.com reported that Favre had the "itch" to be back on the field for training camp to play for an 18th NFL season. It is a dramatic turnaround for the 38-year-old Favre, who announced on March 4 that he would retire after 16 years as the Green Bay Packers quarterback.

The ESPN story was written by Chris Mortensen, the ...

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