I think this could turn very ugly for the Packer front office. If he unretires and they don't release him, they have to pay him his huge contract. Does anyone honestly think they will pay him $13 mill or whatever it is to back up Aaron Rogers? The first INT Rogers tosses with Farve on the bench, the fans will burn down the coach's house.
I don't really understand where the team is coming from on this. Does anyone honestly think the Pack is a better team with Rogers at QB? So they are annoyed at Farve. BFD, he is Brett friggin Farve, first ballot unanimous Hall of Fame. All this talk about the team "going a different direction" is insane. If there is a sliver of hope he will return, they should get down on their knees and beg. Repeatedly and publicly.
As for talk they will trade him, it will never happen. Teams are not dumb. They are not going to take on his contract when they know the Packers will inevitably have to release him. If the Packers do trade him, then I believe they have to take a cap hit for the remaining value of his contract, $39 mill. What are the chances of that happening?
The team has two options. Apologize for dissing Farve and beg him to lead them deep into the playoffs again. Or release him, and run the risk he leads another team deep into the playoffs. Hopefully one that plays their home games in the largest stadium in the league, plays in the premier division in the NFL, the NFC East, and whose owner is a brash kid who likes to hire big name players.