The Blue Workhorse

In an unthinkable move, the Green Bay Packers have granted Brett Favre his release — a move general manager Ted Thompson just recently claimed the team would not do. Why the change of heart from the organization?

The Packers agreed to conditionally release Favre. The iron man quarterback’s release from the team he has spent 16 years with was contingent upon conditions set forth by Green Bay.

The main condition of the release was the list of possible destinations for Favre. The list included 15 teams, none of which had a winning record last season. Not included were any of Green Bay’s NFC North rivals or teams that would be considered favorites to compete for the NFC title this season.

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The writing was on the wall…but I didn’t want to read what had been written.

On Sunday, the Atlanta Falcons signed free agent running back Michael Turner to a six year contract worth a reported $34.5 million dollars, and with young, electric back Jerious Norwood under contract for the next two seasons for less than a million dollars total, it became painstakingly evident.

On Monday, it became official — next season Warrick Dunn will not be in a Falcons’ uniform.