The REAL reason the Green Bay Packers Don't Want Brett Favre Back

The Real Reason Green Bay Doesn’t Want Brett Favre Back…The Madden Curse!

The following is a transcript of an intercepted conference call between former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, his agent Bus Cook and Mike McCarthy coach of the Packers.

Brett Favre: Hi, Mike.


Mike McCarthy: Hi, Brett, let’s get started.


Bus Cook: Mike, I’m on the line as well.


McCarthy: Oh hi, Bus. As I said, let’s get started.


Favre: Mike, I really want to play. I am ready for training camp.


Cook: Mike, what my client is trying to say is that he is physically prepared for camp and will show up as required.


McCarthy: Brett, we’ve been through this before, I don’t know what to say. We’ve retooled the team and we really can’t offer you the starting position. Now if you’d want to be back up to Aaron Rogers, we can talk.


Favre: Mike, I understand that but the situation has changed, I’m not ready to retire, I’ve applied for reinstatement.


Cook: What my client is trying to say is that with his letter being sent to the Commissioner, he is ready, willing and able to report to camp.


McCarthy: Ok, look, Brett, there is also another factor that precludes us from wanting you back.


Cook: Mike, we’ve followed the league’s requirements…


McCarthy: It’s not that. It’s the Madden Curse.


Favre: The MADDEN CURSE! You can’t be serious!


Cook: What my client is trying to say is what the hell do you mean the Madden Curse!


McCarthy: Look, had you not been picked for the cover of Madden NFL 2009, we might have reconsidered. As it is, we are not willing to take that chance.


Favre: What do you mean?


McCarthy: Look, in 2000 Barry Sanders was on the first cover…He NEVER played a down that season or any other season for that matter. In 2001, it was Eddie George bobbled the pass which was run back for a touchdown in the Divisional Playoffs and that kept them from the playoffs, the year after that was his worst year ever. 2002, Dante Culpepper and the Vikings ended up 5-11 and Culpepper tore up his knee and didn’t even finish the season.


Cook: You mean you’re refusing my client based on superstition?


McCarthy: I’m not done yet. 2004 was Michael Vick…he broke his leg the day after the game came out and only came back for the last five games of the season. 2005 Ray Lewis had his worst year ever without even one interception and he tore up his hamstring and missed most of the season. Then in 2006, you have the whole Donovan McNabb fiasco. He said he didn’t believe, he got a sports hernia in the first game, suffered through eight more games before sitting out the rest of the season and they finished last in their division.


Favre: Wait…


McCarthy: Then in ’07 you have Shawn Alexander, who broke his foot three weeks into the season. Then last year, it was Vince Young who suffered the first injury in his career that kept him from a game…that torn quad ruined their season.


Favre: You can’t be serious!


Cook: What my client means is that you can’t use this stupid curse crap to keep him from playing!


McCarthy: Look the ownership group is quite superstitious. We’ve talked it over. We’ll give you TWENTY MILLION dollars NOT to play this year. Brett, that’s a lot of money.


Favre: You can’t be serious! I can’t believe…


Cook: What my client is trying to say is we will consider taking the money…let him talk to his wife and we’ll get back to you…

The call is disconnected.