Brett Favre Flip-Flop

Giving 100 percent commitment to football is more than player cliché for the Green Bay Packers. It's also a pledge Packers management needed to hear from Brett Favre this offseason before embracing his return.

Instead, a source said Favre waited to make that vow until 104 days after he first indicated he had interest in retracting his retirement. By that time, Green Bay was headed down a different course, having anointed Aaron Rodgers its new starter. The franchise was reticent to backtrack, especially after Favre got cold feet about a comeback in late March.

Such waffling — and Favre's recent request to be released so he could pursue playing elsewhere — has left the Packers in a standoff with one of its most storied players...More?

source: msn.foxsports.com