Brett Favre wants to be traded from Green Bay

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POSTED 5:37 a.m. EDT; LAST UPDATED 6:12 a.m. EDT, May 16, 2007

PACKERS NOT EXCUSING FAVRE FROM MINICAMP?

Packers quarterback Brett Favre plans to skip this weekend's mandatory minicamp. He won't be able to practice due to offseason ankle surgery, and his daughter is graduating from high school at the end of next week.

The only problem is that the team has not yet excused him.

Per the Associated Press, team spokesman Jeff Blumb said that, as far as coach Mike McCarthy is concerned, "the camp is mandatory."

The question, then, is what will the Packers do if Favre doesn't show? He could be fined, and the team could pursue 25 percent of any signing bonus allocation applicable to the 2007 season.

At a time when Favre has been popping off about his discontent with the direction of the franchise, the team would be taking a huge risk if it forces him to show up -- or if it punishes him for not coming. And that makes us wonder whether all really is well between the team and its Hall-of-Fame quarterback.