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On July 2, 2008, it was reported that Favre was in contact with the Packers about a possible return to the team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mortensen |first=Chris |date=July 2, 2008 |title=Source: Favre has 'itch' to return; player calls it 'rumor' |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3471189 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705093427/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3471189 |archive-date=July 5, 2008 |access-date=July 2, 2008 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> On July 11, 2008, Favre sent a letter to the Packers asking for his unconditional release to allow him to play for another NFL team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mortensen |first=Chris |date=July 11, 2008 |title=Favre seeks unconditional release from Packers, sources say |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3483521 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080714041711/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3483521 |archive-date=July 14, 2008 |access-date=July 11, 2008 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> Packers general manager [[Ted Thompson]] announced he would not grant Favre an unconditional release and reaffirmed the organization's commitment to Aaron Rodgers as its new quarterback.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Clayton |first1=John |last2=Mortensen |first2=Chris |date=July 13, 2008 |title=Packers GM, coach say team won't release Favre despite request |work=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3484473 |url-status=live |access-date=July 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080715071759/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3484473 |archive-date=July 15, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Jenkins |first=Chris |date=July 15, 2008 |title=Favre Says He's Tempted to Show Up at Packers Camp |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/15/AR2008071502113_pf.html |url-status=live |access-date=May 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022021226/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/15/AR2008071502113_pf.html |archive-date=October 22, 2019}}</ref> Complicating matters was Favre's unique contract giving him the leverage to void any potential trade by not reporting to the camp of the team he might be traded to if the Packers elect to go that route.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2008 |title=Favre now owns a unique no-trade clause |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8094bd7a&template=with-video&confirm=true |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828171748/http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8094bd7a&template=with-video&confirm=true |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |access-date=July 22, 2008 |website=NFL.com}}</ref>
Favre spoke publicly for the first time about his potential comeback in a July 14, 2008, interview with [[Greta Van Susteren]] on the [[Fox News Channel]]'s ''[[On the Record with Greta Van Susteren]]''. In the interview, Favre said he was "guilty of retiring early", that he was "never fully committed" to retirement, and that he was pressured by the Packers to make a decision before the [[2008 NFL draft|NFL
In the second part of the interview, which aired on July 15, Favre expressed his frustration with Packers management, spoke of his sympathy for successor Aaron Rodgers's predicament, and affirmed he is 100 percent committed to playing football in 2008.<ref name="greta">{{Cite news |date=July 15, 2008 |title=Exclusive: Brett Favre on His Packer Replacement and Playing Again |work=Fox News |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,383881,00.html |url-status=dead |access-date=July 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720142503/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C383881%2C00.html |archive-date=July 20, 2008}}</ref>
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