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The New York Jets have released Brett Favre.  He is now officially allowed to sign with any NFL team should he decided to return again.  The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel calls the move “an obviously choreorgraphed move to maximize publicity.” Favre denies any interest in returning to play football in 2009.  “Nothing has changed,” Favre said in [...]
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