Sportsday; Mortensen Says Favre's Delay Hurt

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel › April 26, 2006

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Chris Mortensen of ESPN, who broke the story Tuesday that Brett Favre will return for one more season with the Green Bay Packers, says the quarterback's prolonged delay in deciding to play again has created bad publicity for the team and a potential problem in the locker room.

Mortensen, ESPN's lead National Football League reporter, made his comments earlier Tuesday, before the Favre news broke, during a conference call with reporters about the National Football League draft this weekend.

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Sportsday; Mortensen Says Favre's Delay Hurt

"Well, I don't think it affects anything they do draft-wise," Mortensen said, referring to Favre not yet making his intentions known. "Listen, the Packers need another veteran quarterback anyway. The...

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