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Packers, Charles Woodson agree on extension (SportingNews.com)

Yahoo! Sports - NFL - New York Jets News — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:47:00 +0000

After Jets All-Pro CB Darrelle Revis finally got his big deal Monday, it was a matter of time before the Packers would need to show the green to Sporting News' reigning defensive player of the year. Green Bay did just that Thursday, agreeing to terms with All-Pro CB Charles Woodson on an extension. Woodson signed a five-year contract worth as much as $55 million, according to the Associated Press. Woodson reportedly can make $20 million in advances and bonuses and about $33.5 million in the first three years of the new deal.

Kolb has a friend, mentor in Rodgers (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NFL - New York Jets News — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:44:41 +0000

Kevin Kolb has Aaron Rodgers on his speed dial. Kolb began studying Rodgers before he replaced Donovan McNabb as the starting quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles. He closely watched how Rodgers handled taking over for Brett Favre in Green Bay, took mental notes and prepared for his time. That arrived when the Eagles traded McNabb to Washington in April.

Rodgers, Hasselbeck put on passing show (The Canadian Press)

Yahoo! Sports - NFL - New York Jets News — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 06:44:30 +0000

SEATTLE - Aaron Rodgers continues to enjoy a summer carryover from his first Pro Bowl season for Green Bay.

NYSD: Favre Never Wanted to Retire

Brian Bohl — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:10:07 +0000

HEMPSTEAD, NY – Record crowds didn’t bombard the practice facility to watch Brett Favre undergo his first practice with a new team the last time he was traded for a draft choice. Before the 1992 season, the Atlanta Falcons shipped Favre to Green Bay for a first-round pick; a move that resulted in three MVP awards, two Super Bowl appearances and one championship for the Packers franchise. Favre forged a career that should land him in the Hall of Fame on the first ballot. But 15 years after arriving in Wisconsin, the storybook ending of the Packers legend retiring at the top of his game was nullified when Favre decided to return to the NFL. Deciding to move on, Green Bay finally ended the nearly two-month long soap opera by shipping him to the Jets for, you guessed it, a draft choice.

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NYSD: Cheers For Favre on Day 1

Brian Bohl — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:25:33 +0000

HEMPSTEAD, NY – In two months, the world’s attention will focus on Hofstra when the university hosts the third presidential debate. Judging by yesterday’s crowd on the north campus, Barack Obama and John McCain will be hard pressed to earn as much praise as Brett Favre. Nearly 10,500 fans inundated the Hempstead-based school to watch Favre participate in his first practice with the Jets since the blockbuster trade with Green Bay was consummated last week. Shortly before 1:30 p.m., Favre received his first standing ovation for simply walking from Weeb Ewbank Hall to the field wearing a protective red jersey and his famous No. 4. He waved to the fans before commencing his stretching exercises, acknowledging a fan base that experienced a febrile reaction to the trade news by purchasing replica Favre uniforms in record numbers.

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NYSD: Throwing Cold Water on the Favre Parade

Joe Pietaro — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:11:48 +0000

You can’t go home again. That old saying rang true when Brett Favre had the door to Green Bay slammed in his face. The same place where he used to walk on water – and the Frozen Tundra – at first tried to be subtle in telling the grizzled veteran quarterback that they were all better off if he stayed away. But Favre wouldn’t accept that and forced a trade, one that even he called “unique” and surprising. Perhaps the most unlikely of suitors were the Jets, and that’s exactly how this thing played out. When Favre was introduced during a hurried press conference in Cleveland, he, general manager Mike Tannenbaum and team owner Woody Johnson all appeared as if they stayed at the biggest party of the summer too late – exhausted, but glad that they did it.

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