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Ugh.

Let me repeat that.

Ugh.

Howard Eskin of WIP radio in Philly reports that the Eagles could sign quarterback Brett Favre as a backup to Mike Vick, soon after Kevin Kolb is shipped out of town.

Sources told Eskin, who serves as a sideline reporter for the team’s radio broadcasts, that it’s “possible” the Eagles will sign Favre.

The move would reunite Favre with Andy Reid, who was an assistant with the Packers before becoming a head coach in 1999.

There was a rumor generating the rounds last week that Favre had approached the Seahawks about possibly becoming the successor to Matt Hasselbeck, a move that makes sense given the arrival of former Vikings offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell as offensive coordinator.  The Seahawks supposedly declined.  (The Seahawks privately are denying that any of this happened.)

In Philly, Favre would be the safety valve in the event Mike Vick gets injured or regresses.  A master of the West Coast offense, Favre would offer a significant upgrade over Mike Kakfa.  Plus, it would give Favre an additional chance to ride off into the sunset with a Lombardi Trophy in his pocket, even if he has to pry it from Mike Vick’s hands.

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In the course of his playing days, Vikings defensive tackle John Randle had a longstanding rivalry with Brett Favre. And for the last two years, Favre has been the quarterback of Randle’s former team. But if you think that makes Randle interested in what Favre has been up to, think once more.

Randle, who sacked Favre 13.5 times, says he’s lengthy because grown tired of following Favre’s career.

“I’m done following him,” Randle told the Huntsville Times. “That went on like a soap opera. It is practically like an additional episode of ‘The Real Housewives of New York.’ There are too a lot of other issues in this world to be focused in on.”

In other words, Randle feels fairly a lot the very same way as the typical football fan.

Throughout his playing days, Randle made a commercial parodying his obsession with sacking Favre. Now Randle says he’s too busy becoming a dad to care significantly about football.

“I don’t want to just be a famous dad, I want to be a excellent dad,” Randle said. “I want to be sitting there watching SpongeBob and answering questions about Mr. Krabs. That’s what my focus in on.”

And Randle would rather watch SpongeBob than the Actual Housewives of the NFC North.

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Minnesota Vikings coach Leslie Frazier told ESPN’s Ed Werder he doesn’t expect Brett Favre to play Sunday in what is likely the final game of his NFL career.
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