Favre, Packers still at odds

Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The bond between Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers appears to be broken beyond repair.

Packers Coach Mike McCarthy said Tuesday evening that after approximately six hours of what he called ”brutally honest“ conversations with Favre over the past two days, the three-time MVP just isn't in the right mind-set to be part of the team.

Even with the chance to win his starting job back potentially on the table, McCarthy said Favre couldn't seem to get past emotional wounds that were opened as tensions mounted in recent weeks.

”The football team's moving forward,“ McCarthy said. ”The train has left the station, whatever analogy you want. He needs to jump on the train and let's go. Or, if we can't get past things that have happened, I have to keep the train moving.“

McCarthy said he and Favre made plans to speak later Tuesday evening, but McCarthy didn't seem to allow for the possibility that anything significant would change.

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Favre left Lambeau Field just before Packers practice Tuesday afternoon, taking a right turn out of the stadium's back gate and heading away from the field where the rest of his teammates were assembling for drills.

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Linebacker Keith Rivers ended his contract holdout with the Cincinnati Bengals late Tuesday night, ending an impasse that made him miss nine days of training camp.

Rivers was one of only two first-round draft picks still unsigned. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed.