Retiring Favre's number

[a kennedy]

Mark Murphy, president and ceo of the Green Bay Packers, said Wednesday that the Packers plan on retiring Brett Favre's number sometime this coming season.

Murphy said he had had a preliminary discussion with Favre, and that both Favre and the organization agreed that his No. 4 would be retired in 2008. "Our plan and his is to retire his number sometime this season. And we will make a decision after the schedule comes out," Murphy said.

Needless to say, that game will be a hot ticket for Packers fans. The event also is guaranteed to gain national attention.

Murphy stressed that any plans are preliminary, with many details yet to be worked out. "Our initial thought is to retire his number during a game. But what more might be entailed will be worked out," he said.

Murphy said that, despite the loss of Favre, he was positive about the team's future. "You look at the core of players we put together," Murphy said. "A very young team. There is a real interest in seeing what Aaron Rodgers is going to do, and see how the team responds to his leadership."

Murphy added that one thing that gave him a lot of confidence about the team this coming season is the management team of General Manager Ted Thompson and head coach Mike McCarthy. Specifically, Murphy said McCarthy's history of working with quarterbacks is a plus as well.

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