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FOUR-GOTTEN? In Green Bay, Pete Dougherty reports Thompson and Packers coach Mike McCarthy in their state-of-the-team reports "barely acknowledged" the situation involving former Packers QB Brett Favre. Thompson received "a solid show of support from a majority of the 9,375 shareholders when he was introduced," and "though there were plenty of shareholders wearing shirts and carrying signs supporting Favre, there appeared to be far more support for Thompson in the end" (GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE, 7/25). ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio said, “There was chanting in favor of Brett Favre, but … there was a standing ovation for Ted Thompson" (“NFL Live,” ESPN, 7/24). Packers President & CEO Mark Murphy said the team has "not made a decision yet on whether to cancel" the scheduled retirement of Brett Favre's No. 4 jersey in a halftime ceremony during the September 8 "MNF" season opener against the Vikings. Murphy: "But we're coming up to a point where we're going to have to make a decision pretty quickly" (AP, 7/24).

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