Aikman Favre will have 2nd thoughts Beloit Daily News

Home News Sports Editorial Entertainment Special Sections Real Estate Rentals Archives Classifieds Enter keyword Maximum stories Advanced Search Email this story Printer friendly version Aikman Favre will have nd thoughts Posted Thursday Mar am CST Ex Cowboy nearly made comeback GREEN BAY Wis. AP Troy Aikman says it s a sure thing Brett Favre will have second thoughts about hanging up his helmet. The Hall of Fame quarterback knows how hard it is to walk away from the NFL and never look back. Even after a series of concussions led Aikman to retire from the Dallas Cowboys after the season he was tempted to come back two years later. I was ready to go and had talked with my wife and everything about it Aikman told The Associated Press by phone. Aikman figures Favre will feel the same pull the closer the season gets. And he wouldn t be surprised if Favre changes his mind and sends heir apparent Aaron Rodgers back to the bench. You want to walk out on top said Aikman now an analy! st for Fox Sports. But at the same time you re walking away from something you really enjoy. Favre told the Green Bay Packers he was retiring Tuesday but hasn t addressed the media beyond a brief voice mail to ESPN s Chris Mortensen citing fatigue. Favre is to discuss his decision at a news conference Thursday in Green Bay. Aikman is looking forward to hearing the three time MVP fully explain his decision. He wonders if Favre will give himself any wiggle room similar to Michael Jordan s famous assertion that he was . percent sure he was done playing after retiring from the Chicago Bulls in . Jordan of course came back to play for the Washington Wizards. Aikman isn t the only one who expects Favre to question his decision. I think he ll definitely have second thoughts knowing him former Green Bay Packers coach Mike Sherman said. He s a creature of habit. Favre even broached the subject in his conversations with Packers coach Mike McCarthy on Monday night when he first brough! t up his intention to retire. We talked about the reality that he ll experience McCarthy said. And he was telling me about the conversation he d shared with a family member about when the games start in the fall it s going to probably hit him the hardest. But as far as McCarthy is concerned Favre wasn t waffling. I would say that s all speculation McCarthy said. Not based on the conversations I ve had with Brett. Packers general manager Ted Thompson said Favre seemed at peace with his decision when he made it final in a conversation with Thompson on Tuesday morning. But as I ve also said it s a very complicated decision process that he has go to through on this Thompson said. I guess you never say never but I wouldn t anticipate that. Aikman knows firsthand that retirement isn t necessarily permanent. He fully intended to return to the NFL two years after he retired from the Cowboys only to have his prospective new team he won t say which one pull the plug on the deal at the last minute. Packers chairman emeritus Bob Harlan said somebody would! find a place for him if Favre called the Packers in July saying he wanted to play. But Harlan doesn t expect that to happen. I would assume he s given this a lot of thought and I ve always felt wife Deanna would have a lot to say about it when the time came Harlan said. Harlan said it would be a shame to see Favre try a halfhearted comeback similar to that of late Packers defensive end Reggie White. He actually retired three times once briefly before the season once after he changed his mind and played for the Packers in and then for good after one unremarkable season with Carolina in . Email this story Printer friendly version Comments Comments now require registration Member ID Password Not already registered Most commented on stories Library late fee Allow citizens right to defense Why do we teach evolution Obama coming to Beloit Knights second in Big Volunteer of the Month Neighbors tell of gang troubles EDITORIAL The right to say what you think Favre has plenty still ! in the tank Trojans settle for nd in RVC Order Form Beloit Daily News Careers Stateline Business Cars Homes Search our Classified Ads Beloit Hospital January Babies Cars Homes Search our Classified Ads Copyright Beloit Daily News. All rights reserved. The information contained In this news report may not be published broadcast or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of Hagadone Newspapers Beloit Daily News State Street Beloit Wisconsin or Office Hours M F am pm Saturdays am am World Wide Web Beloitdailynews

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