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Giving full detail account of the Green Bay chaos, New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre said he was forced by the organization into making a decision, claiming he was conflicted on the day he made his tearful retirement announcement in March. Favre thought the Packers were going to ask him back in early May, when GM Ted Thompson flew to his home in Mississippi, but that turned into a bizarre meeting.

At the end of a very long lunch, Thompson told Favre they wanted to do something “special” for him and would take his locker to pieces at Lambeau Field and have it sent to him in boxes.

Favre couldn’t believe that!

“I’m thinking, ‘Way to get my ass out the door,’ ” Favre said.”I mean, that’s the craziest thing I ever heard of.”

Favre insisted he won’t derive any pleasure in trying to make the Packers look bad, although one source claimed that Brett wants to stick it to Thompson. “That’s his motivation,” the source said.

Without a doubt, Favre still has some bitterness toward the Packers, especially Thompson, whom he described as a painfully shy man, which he believes makes him ill-suited for a GM job. Favre confessed he was unsure throughout the spring in his many conversations with the Green Bay team, but he said it was no different than how he felt the previous three off seasons.

Brett knew his return wasn’t going to be smooth. He thought to himself, “How do I get myself out of this jam? I’m thinking, ‘Boy, this isn’t going to look good. Am I willing to deal with this?’ At first, I was like, ‘its best I just stay retired.’”

Finally, he figured out: “I still have the fire.” When he told to Coach Mike McCarthy his intention to return, he said that the Coach responds: “Oh, God, Brett, you’re putting us in a tight spot.”

The veteran quarterback still can’t grasp why Green Bay didn’t want him back.

“I think Aaron Rodgers will do a real good job, barring injury,” Brett said, “but if you’re a betting man and said, ‘Who gives us the best chance to win right now?’… This isn’t bragging, but I think I would. Aaron may play great, and they’ll look like geniuses, but to not welcome me back… I just assumed it was the fear of upsetting Aaron, not only now but in the future. To me, that’s ridiculous, totally ridiculous.”