Photo courtesy of CNN/Sports Illustrated.
According to CBSSports.com, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, pictured above, is "monitoring" the Brett Favre situation and is rumored to be pushing the Green Bay Packers to trade Favre to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The St. Petersburg Times reported the Bucs have had internal discussions, specifically between general manager Bruce Allen and quarterback Chris Simms, regarding Favre.
I'm not sure Goodell's involvement is going to help. I personally like Goodell the most of the four major sports commissioners, but what he would essentially be doing is forcing Green Bay to let go the face of the franchise and a certain Hall of Famer who is technically under contract until 2010 and trade him to a team within its own conference. When other players that are under contract insist on a trade or some other dispute with a team (i.e. pay increase, contract extension), the Commissioner doesn't get involved publicly like this. So why the different treatment for Favre? Yes, he's a great player, but he is just that, one player.
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