By Rob Demovsky Green Bay Press-Gazette Published: Friday, July 25, 2008 5:56 p.m. MDT An NFL source confirmed reports Friday that Brett Favre has told the Green Bay Packers he will petition commissioner Roger Goodell for reinstatement so that he can report to training camp with the team. What the Packers aren't sure of, the source said, is whether Favre has genuine designs on returning to the Packers or is simply using this as a ploy to facilitate a trade. "There isn't any way to know," the source said. The source described Favre's most recent dealings with the Packers as "fine and cordial" and said there is a scenario in which the team probably would welcome Favre back, although it would "be under a different structure with the understanding that the Packers have moved on" to Aaron Rodgers as their starting quarterback....
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