"ANY PRESS IS GOOD PRESS” IS A MOTTO FOR THE MEDIA.....
NOT FOR TEAMS OR THEIR PLAYERS _______________________________________________________________ Washington DC - Aug, 1 2008
Yesterday, the Green Bay Packers welcomed Ari Fleischer, former press secretary to President Bush, into their "family." Ari just happens to be running a PR company out of New York City named "Ari Fleischer's Sport's Commuciations.
It was no mistake that Fleischer was with Green Bay on their down day, but he was reported to be "only a guest speaker" and not a PR Trainer. What a great "spin-opportunity," but where was the Packer President with his bag full of monies to pay for Ari's services rendered?
We now know Mark Murphy flew to Favre and "tried the bribe" to make Brett retire and "own him that much more" to certain marketing demands for the next 10 years. If Favre takes that money to retire early, he will kick himself every day when he really gets old.
No. 4 can't play for too much longer, as he considers taking himself out of the game for greed's sake over money, which he would make more of by simply fulfilling his contract. I cannot see it happening at all.
Don't be fooled into thinking that $25 million is a lot of money for the most popular sport of all, whose players make less than baseball players, and some hockey players too.
Besides, it isn't like the Packers wouldn't have a position for him after he stops playing. After all, he is Brett "I Am Legend" Favre, as ESPN's two-Johns might say.
He can make money outside of football and would make more while sitting anyhow. $13 million, multiplied by three years, equates to $39 million, and in typical style, Green Bay management offered him $20 or $25 million, probably to cut losses and save more money for itself.
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