Rams offered Brett Favre a contract

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According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Brett Favre declined an offer from the Rams this week.

This is not a joke. The Rams, who just lost Sam Bradford to a torn ACL, reportedly called the 44-year-old Favre to see if he'd be willing to be their quarterback for the final nine games. Somewhat surprisingly, he said no thanks. Although Favre hasn't played since 2010, he always loved the spotlight. Perhaps if the Rams were 6-1 and not 3-4, Favre would have taken a harder look at their offer. Kellen Clemens is going to start for St. Louis in Week 8.

Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter

 

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Good thing he turned them down. Can you imagine the circus it would have been with the media if he would have said yes?

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Oh god, I actually wished he would have said yes.

 

Would have been fun to see.

 

(Sry Pack fans, go ahead with the negs. )

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Brett would have been better than any QB they have fielded recently, that's for damn sure.

 

Citing a team source and a source informed of the "talks," NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Thursday on NFL Network's "Around the League Live" that St. Louis only asked about Favre's interest as a one-line wisecrack.

"It's not like the Rams sent Tavon Austin and Robert Quinndown to Hattiesburg to try to lure Brett Favre off his tractor," Rapoport said. "As he told us on Sunday, he realized that after about 20 years in the NFL he doesn't like getting hit."

A Rams official initially inquired about recently signeddevelopmental quarterback Austin Davis, who just happens to share the same agent with Favre. While he had Bus Cook on the phone, the official offhandedly quipped, "Hey, what about Favre?"

"It was just a joke," a Rams source told Rapoport. "It was just a throwaway line. Doesn't anyone have a sense of humor?'"

 

Edited October 25, 2013 by Favre4Ever