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| 13th January, 2006 - 8:42 pm |  AP - Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson didn't hire new coach Mike McCarthy as a way to get Brett Favre back for another year.
But McCarthy's ties to Favre certainly didn't hurt his chances of getting the job.
After being named coach Thursday, McCarthy said he would be the envy of other coaches if the star quarterback decides against retirement.
"I don't think there's a coach in the National Football League who wouldn't love the opportunity to work with Brett Favre," McCarthy said. "We had a very positive working relationship in 1999, and I'm definitely looking forward to working with him again." [READ] |
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