ZOMG breaking news Favre has been Traded to the Jets ! Now we get to see Brady vs Favre 2 times a year ....
Source: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp08/news/story?id=3522971
The Brett Favre era in Green Bay apparently came to an end late Wednesday as the longtime Packers star quarterback was traded to the New York Jets, foxsports.com first reported.
The trade, believed to be for a single draft pick that rises in value depending upon how the Jets perform during the 2008 season, was confirmed by ESPN's Michael Smith on Wednesday night.
Jets offseasoned moves:
NFL Draft
-OLB Vernon Gholston (1st Round, # 6 Overall)
-TE Dustin Keller (1st Round, # 30 Overall) signed
-CB Dwight Lowery (4th round, #113 overall) signed
-QB Erik Ainge (5th round #162 overall) signed
-WR Marcus Henry (6th round #171 overall) signed
-OT Nate Garner (7th round #211 overall) signed
Trades:
-DT Kris Jenkins (trade with Panthers. Jets give Panthers 2008 3rd and 5th round picks)
Free Agents Signed:
-LG Alan Faneca
-DB Artrell Hawkins (2/19, FA)
-LB Calvin Pace
-OL Damien Woody
-FB Tony Richardson
-CB Andre Woolfolk
-RB Jesse Chatman
-TE Bubba Franks
Existing Players Re-signed:
-DT Sione Pouha (signed 3-year contract extension through 2011)
-S Kerry Rhodes (signed 5-year contract extension through 2013)
-CB Hank Poteat (re-signed 1-year contract for 2008)
Players lost (cuts, trades, free agency):
- WR Justin McCareins
- CB Andre Dyson
- OG Adrien Clarke
- RT Anthony Clement
- LB Jonathan Vilma (traded to Saints for 2009 Conditional draft pick)
- Safety Eric Coleman (signed with the Atlanta Falcons as a UFA)
- LB Victor Hobson (signed with New England as a UFA)
- DT Dewayne Robertson (traded to the Denver Broncos for an undisclosed 2009 draft pick(s)
-FB Stacey Tutt
Coaching changes:
-Hired Bill Callahan and named him as Offensive Assistant
-Hired Special Teams coach Kevin O'Dea.
-Special Teams coach Mike Westhoff won't return to the sidelines in 2008.
-Secondary coach Mike Macintrye left to go to Duke
