Monday Notes: Brett Favre Has Ankle Surgery

by Sean Yuille on May 24, 2010 11:39 AM EDT in Detroit Lions Notes

Brett Favre recently had ankle surgery, adding to the speculation that he is going to come back for another season. Also adding to the speculation is the fact that the recovery timetable would allow him to get back on the field right after training camp starts. It's commonly known that Favre would rather skip all of that stuff and just play, and that is exactly what it looks like is going to happen.
Tim Twentyman has a rundown of what the depth chart sort of looks like right now.
Gosder Cherilus is slowly making his return from knee surgery.
Chris Houston was interviewed by WDFN and compared Matthew Stafford to Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan.
Ndamukong Suh was interviewed by NFL Network.
FanHouse TV interviewed Jahvid Best.
Could Best end up being rated higher than C.J. Spiller in Madden?
Although the overtime rule is likely to be voted on for the regular season, it's not a sure thing.
There was an interesting court ruling made by the Supreme Court that basically said the NFL is made up of 32 different entities and is not just one big business.

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I think best is better then Spiller...

…If not they are equals…No reason he cant be rookie of the year in my mind…Only reason he sliped was becasue of freak injuries he had in college.

by BennieBladesFan on May 24, 2010 12:22 PM EDT reply actions

Absolutely no question that Favre is coming back now

though I think we all knew that anyways.

by motown313 on May 24, 2010 12:40 PM EDT reply actions

Yup...

…No reason to have that surgery if your retired…Hes coming back

by BennieBladesFan on May 24, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Great...

with grandpa Brett coming back, it gives KVB & Co. something to go after. I’d love to see Suh unleash on the old man just like the Sport Science dummy.

Realistically, I think the Lions have a good shot at taking both games from the Bears. They have a puncher’s chance against the Vikings and Packers, but I don’t see anything more than a split with either one of them. Hey, a win in the division and a win on the road is progress for the Lions.

by Detroitfantc on May 24, 2010 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Yup...

….favre will be on the ground a lil more now when he plays Detroit

by BennieBladesFan on May 24, 2010 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions

It was always pretty obvious....

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by Hyperion Ecta on May 24, 2010 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions

That Supreme Court ruling is bullshit.

Without the shield of the NFL, no team can exist. For example, if a team decides it can’t compete in the NFL for any reason, they cannot leave and go to a different league. The NFL is one business comprised of franchises just like McDonalds. And just like McDonalds, the franchises have to do what the corporation tells them to or they lose their licensing.

by toled0lions on May 24, 2010 4:37 PM EDT reply actions

It is one big business

because no separate entity can operate without it.

I guess the owners like Jerry Jones and Dan Snyder got their wishes. Now they can make their own deals and control their own licensing without having to share with the other teams in the league. Next to come in the Jerry Jones screwing of the league, abolishing revenue sharing and the salary cap for good. I hate the NFL owners.

by toled0lions on May 24, 2010 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm not sure that's true

I don’t have a law degree, but I’m not sure what you are saying is true. The ruling had to do with how the NFL negotiates with OUTSIDE entities: like the hat vendor in the case, not how it conducts business within the confines of the league offices.

The NFL can still hold each owner to binding rules regarding things like revenue sharing. And normally, I’d say a ruling like this may affect the collective bargaining agreement with the players, however the court specifically excluded the collective bargaining agreement with the players, saying it fell under labor laws, not licensing law (as was being ruled on).

What this will likely mean is that more manufacturers are able to produce NFL merchandise; negotiated team-by-team. I don’t know if it will affect things like Electronic Art’s Madden Franchise, which has exclusive rights to produce NFL video games, because it would be hard to imagine another corporation getting permission from ALL 32 teams to use their brand in another game.

It could be an interesting ruling leading to other changes, however. I just don’t think that it marks the beginning of a league dictated by the most profitable teams.

by Big Z in Orlando on May 24, 2010 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Same way in Nascar

Each team is indiividually owned and play by their – Nascar`s – rules but can form their own marketing partners. And not every city that has or builds a facility has a race. It`s like voteing for a New York Superbowl, of course they will, New England, Denver, Washington, Seattle all want Superbowls

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by lionsfan64 on May 25, 2010 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions