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Article: GREEN BAY TRAINING CAMP; No. 4 nowhere in sight as Packers open practice; Brett Favre was a no-show Monday, and Aaron Rodgers and his teammates did their best to stay out of the controversy.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- July 29, 2008
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Byline: MARK CRAIG; STAFF WRITER
GREEN BAY, WIS. - With no resolution to their stalemate with Brett Favre in sight, the Packers were bracing for his possible return while standing steadfastly behind new starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers as training camp began Monday morning. Meanwhile, Rodgers and his teammates tried to stay out of the fray as best they could.
"This is really between Brett and the organization," said Rodgers, the former No. 1 draft pick who spent his first three seasons as Favre's little-used backup. "It's hard not to hear and read all this stuff, but it's out of my control. And I learned when I got here in 2005 that I need to stay ...