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The Brett Favre situation is just plain messy and everyone involved looks bad. I noted in an earlier column that this fiasco had the ability to taint Brett's Hall of Fame career.

As the details unravel and the "he said-she said" continues, it's hard to know what really happened with his initial retirement. But I know that it's messy now and can potentially get a lot, lot worse

Favre signed re-instatement papers but has not sent them to the NFL offices as of Sunday. Meanwhile, the Green Bay Packers reported to training camp on Sunday with Aaron Rodgers set as their starting quarterback. Favre said General Manager Ted Thompson asked him not to come to camp and to give the sides a few more days to figure things out.

However the sides seem so far apart, the request is likely only delaying the inevitable. Can you imagine being at Packers training camp if Brett Favre reports even though he is unwanted by management? Talk about awkward.

The Pack want him retired, but that probably won't happen. So, in all likelihood, Favre will be wearing another uniform next season. It sounds as if he wants to be in Minnesota - I bet he wants a shot at revenge twice a season against the Pack and compete against them for the division title.

In the meantime, the Packers are listening to trade offers and hoping to send him far away where they will hopefully won't have to see him, hear him, or face him anytime soon.