BREAKING: Commissioner Goodell Reinstates Brett Favre

Contrary to most reports that stated Commissioner Goodell would deliver his decision on Monday in regards to Favre's reinstatement (and even some last night that said Favre would take the retirement package), ESPN is reporting that the Commissioner has officially reinstated Brett Favre.

Just in time for family day! The plot thickens!


Source: ESPN [http://www.espn.com]

Brett Gets $20 Million to Stay at Home

Okay so the Brett Favre thing has been going on since the begging of time. However, the Packers and their team president Mark Murphy may have put the most interesting offer yet to the ageing gunslinger. Murphy traveled to Mississippi yesterday and offered Brett $20 million not to play next season or hold a clipboard. $20 million to sit at home and never play again. That's right $20 million over 10 years to sit at home. Damn that's a sweet deal.

I'm not going to lie, while this idea is boarder line crazy. I have to say it's a good idea and more importantly it may be the best way out. Obviously the Packers don't want Brett on their roster, and they only want to trade him to a place where they won't have to see him. This has become the most annoying contract showdown in history. Plus they are offering him $20 million to just hang out. I say take the money and run, he won't make that money under contract anywhere next season.

Brett Favre's Potential Destination Odds

With a new rumor in regards to Brett Favre being broken just about every hour, I think it’s safe to assume that he might not stay retired. Wait a second, you knew that when he retired? Oh, well since it’s looking less and less likely he’s going to end up with the Packers and with the potential of Aaron Rodgers attempting to kill him and all, I figured we should go ahead and take a look at the potential places Favre might end up. You know, because there’s not enough stories about the whole thing as it is.

Brett Favre wants you to sign him to a one year contract.

Washington Redskins

Odds: Likely

The Redskins are a likely landing spot if only because Daniel Snyder won’t hesitate to offer Favre a 1 year 45 million dollar contract.

Minnesota Vikings

Odds: Highly unlikely

This isn’t going to happen unless Favre is very, very pissed with the Packers organization for some reason. There’s no way he do this to the Packer fans, although it would make for an interesting Packers/Vikings Week 1 primetime match up.

The shit list of many Packers’ fans

Odds: Likely

No matter how legendary a career he had in Green Bay, Packer fans are going to be none to happy about seeing him play in another NFL uniform.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Odds: Unlikely

No real reason for Favre to end up here, unless the Buccaneer organization wants to break the most active quarterbacks on a depth chart record.

ESPN

Odds: Likely

Assuming he doesn’t return to the NFL, ESPN has the dough to sign him and he could be their NFL Life retirement expert. He’ll be able to tell us which of the players that have retired will stay retired.

Atlanta Falcons

Odds: Unfortunately unlikely

The Falcons need a veteran quarterback and they need one badly. Unfortunately for them, they spent a small fortune on a rookie QB who has yet to play an NFL down. The future's looking bright for the Falcons!

Aaron Rodgers' House

Odds: Impossible

Impossible, but hilarious none-the-less. Imagine Rodgers coming home for dinner and walking in the front door and finding Brett stuffing his mouth with mashed potatoes. He very well could go insane.

Carolina Panthers

Odds: Sort of likely

This is actually a legit, circulating rumor. It would make sense for them to sign him, but only if they’ve given up on or don’t rust the health of Jake Delhomme.

Chicago Bears

Odds: Not very likely

This is another circulating rumor, which is strange since Favre signing with the Bears would be nearly as traitorous as signing with the Vikings.

Any team except the Green Bay Packers

Odds: Very likely

If he's going to go somewhere, it looks like it's not going to be with the Packers.

If you told me this would be the most likely route in the Favre drama a couple months ago, I would have called you insane. But it seems that if Favre does come back, signing with the Packers would involve a lot of complications and by all accounts, the organization wants to move on.

Wake Up, Shower, Shave, and Take a Daily "Linkin' Log"

For me, its a mildly humid day in Boston; where, thanks to the NYSE's early close, I'll be finishing work around 3 and later tonight I'll be jetsetting to Pennsylvania for the weekend (ok, ok, I'm taking the bus, its cheaper)
What that means is I can't guarantee your Daily Linkin' Logs over the next three days, but I'll certainly try.
Alright then, off to the links:

• The folks at one of my favorite blogs The700level.com are all the rage about Brett Myers latest start for the Iron Pigs of Lehigh Valley (how ironic Brett). Among the interesting chunks; Brett gives up 3 over 5 IP, provides a less than stellar review of Phillies pitching coach Rich Dubee and a set of quotes from Comcast SportsNet reporter Leslie Gudel.
• Just a myriad of baseball injuries this morning: The LA Times says Rafael Furcal is out for the year, The Pittsbrugh Tribune-Review reports Matt Capps is out for 2 months, The Denver Posts has news that starter Jeff Francis will spend 15 days on the DL, and the Contra Costa Times notes another shouder injury, this time for A's 3rd baseman Eric Chavez
• The Seattle Post-Intelligencer makes it official, the SuperSonics are going to OK City
• The Dallas Morning News reports the Mavs have signed...Dasagana Diop?
• ESPN reports he's coming back, but the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal reports otherwise, suggesting that Brett Favre isn't coming back...and has proof, he said so!
• If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. TSN is reporting that Marian Hossa, not surprisingly left the Penguins but spurned the Bruins to join the Detroit Red Wings
• But the Pens kept most of the birds in the flock, as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports Orpik stays and Marc Andre-Fluery agrees to a new structured deal and (as reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Tribune) Evgeni Malkin will stay put too.
• As reported by Walkoff Walk, another Met is injured, this time its blogger Matt Cerrone with a stubbed toe
• And of course, last but not least, KissingSuzyKolber reports Mike Vangerjagt has landed...in the CFL...and he still sucks