The Packers signed first-year starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a contract extension through the 2014 season on Friday, according to an Associated Press report.

Titans' defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth doesn't think the Packers are the same team without Brett Favre. "I had my helmet and stuff ready for him to sign, and now he is not going to be there," Haynesworth said of meeting Favre. "I'll definitely be bringing that Green Bay helmet when we play the Jets."

Deanna Favre has defended her husband in the wake of reports that he discussed Packers' game planning with the Lions earlier this season. She wrote in the family blog that: "this latest round of media scrutiny has been harder, more disheartening and seemingly unending." "Brett does not, in any way, hold a vendetta against his former team," Deanna continued.

ESPN recently sent out an internal memo saying that the rumor of Brett Favre disclosing inside information to the Lions about the Packers earlier this season shouldn't be reported on any of its networks. The memo, secured by Pro Football Talk, said the following: "Yesterday, FoxSports reported that Brett Favre spent 60 to 90 minutes before the Week Two game between the Lions and the Packers educating the Detroit coaching staff regarding the Packers' offensive strategies. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY RELIABLE SOURCES THIS REPORT IS NOT TRUE. We did NOT report it yesterday. Today, the NFL responded to the report, saying even if Favre did this he did not break any league rules. We are NOT reporting it today, because that would mean airing the erroneous report. DO NOT REPORT IT." The decision is a strange one because Fox's Jay Glazer, who reported the story, is one of the most respected and connected reporters around the league.

Former Packers' safety LeRoy Butler said he doesn?t believe Brett Favre initiated the controversial conversation with the Lions. ?Brett didn?t do a whole lot of calling around,? Butler told WSSP. ?People called him, and he loves to talk, and the phone was passed around.? Butler also said there are ?other stories that are going to come out? about Favre. ?This is just the beginning,? Butler said. ?This is only the smallest one.?

Packers' cornerback Charles Woodson didn't hold back when commenting on reports that Brett Favre tipped the Lions off about Green Bay's offense before a Week 2 battle. "I don't respect that. If they call him and he gives them information, that's one thing. But to seek a team out and to feel like you're trying to sabotage this team, I don't respect that," Woodson said. "I know he's been the greatest player around here for a long time, but there's no honor in that."

Fox's Jay Glazer claims that Brett Favre called the Lions prior to the team's Week 2 matchup with the Packers and gave them inside information on his former employers' offense, but NBC's Peter King says that the quarterback did nothing of the sort. "Brett Favre called the Detroit Lions, starting off with Matt Millen and then the coaching staff, and gave them a 90-minute dissertation on every single thing that the Green Bay Packers do on offense," Glazer said on Fox's pregame show on Sunday. King later countered, saying: "Favre text-messaged me before he went out to play the Oakland Raiders and said that was 'total BS.' "He vehemently denied the story. I also spoke to the Lions COO and he said, 'Our coaches are perplexed. There was no coaching of our coaching staff by Brett Favre.' " It should be pointed out that Green Bay dismantled Detroit, 48-25, in Week Two.

After watching Dallas lose cornerbacks Terence Newman and Adam Jones to injury and suspension, and Green Bay lose Al Harris to injury, veteran NFL cornerback Ty Law said he would like to try to help one of those teams ? or another playoff contender ? at a position in which they could use it. Law said he believes he could help Dallas or Green Bay advance to the postseason and the first Sunday in February. Law said Thursday he would welcome the chance to speak to either of those teams ? or any other in contention.

According to two NFL sources familiar with the negotiations, the Packers had drawn up the trade paperwork and sent it to the Chiefs to finalize the deal, a third-round pick for Tony Gonzalez, only to have the Chiefs call them 10 minutes before the deadline to say it would take a second-round pick to get the deal done. The Chiefs ended up keeping Gonzalez, who is now angry a deal didn't get done. The Packers "sent the papers and everything, thinking it was going to happen," the source said. According to the source, the Packers, New York Giants, and Philadelphia Eagles all made offers ? the Giants offering a fourth-round pick; the Eagles and Packers offering third-rounders. The source said the Atlanta Falcons and Buffalo Bills made better offers, but Gonzalez wasn't interested in playing for either team.

Using my custom position-by-position Field Impact Counter (FIC), we can safely and accurately rank quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends by an objective statistical measurement. The importance placed on specific positions is far different in football than it is in basketball, baseball, and hockey. Because of this, we have separated salaries by position instead of having a single common pool. Quarterbacks are compared to quarterbacks. Running backs are compared to running backs. Wide receivers are compared to wide receivers. There are only four positions on the football field where we can truly use statistics to rank a player?s performance in the same ways we can for the other three major sports. Intangibles such as how a running back picks up the blitz or how well a wide receiver blocks for his downfield runners do not appear on stat sheets and in order to get a truly objective statistical ranking, these elements are unfortunately overlooked. Players are ranked from highest to lowest by the total FIC for the season, not per game because players only give contribute to a team when they are playing. * More information about the FIC at the bottom of this article. Beside each player?s actual salary, we slide in raw cap value figures of the position, ranked top to bottom, which determines their ?deserved? salary. The player who has the highest FIC receives the highest ?deserved? salary. The player with the second highest FIC receives the second highest salary. The player with the hundredth highest FIC receives the hundredth highest salary. We then calculate the percentage increase or decrease from the actual and deserved and that figure becomes their Reina Value. The Reina Value is a valuation system that quickly determines how players perform in relation to their contracts or in the case of the NFL, their cap value. - Drew Brees' lead narrows as he threw two interceptions and completed just 56.5% of his passes. - Kyle Orton threw for 334 yards against the Lions, which was the highest total of Week 5. - J.T. O'Sullivan had two hatricks against the Patriots- touchdowns and interceptions. It also felt like he only threw for three first downs, but it was actually just seven. - Eli Manning had the highest QB rating on Sunday, going 19-for-25 for 267 and two TDs. - Reggie Bush is still leading this category despite rushing for just 3.3 yards per carry and the fact that three of his 2008 TDs are not being accounted for in this statistic. - Ronnie Brown had a streak of four straight games of 100 or more yards early in 2007. He's on a streak of two, can he move past the halfway point this week in Houston? - Brandon Jacobs' 136 yards against the Seattle was his second highest single-game output (Week 16 in 2007 against Buffalo, 143). - For LaDainian Tomlinson, is it the big toe or something bigger? His 3.7 yards per carry is helped significantly by the end of that Raiders game. The Dolphins held him to 35 yards in 12 attempts, while Darren Sproles was able to get 24 in six. - With eight grabs for 132 yards and a TD, Roddy White has moved up to the third slot in these rankings. His steady improvement has given Matt Ryan a great target to throw to. - Eddie Royal and DeSean Jackson have gradually been falling after their initial success in the early weeks, but combined for 31 yards (23 and 8 respectively) in Week 5. - Finally getting a chance in 2008, Steve Breaston has responded with 122 yards in Week 4 and 77 in Week 5. - Steve Smith is on pace for his highest yards per catch of his career (16.4), but hopefully that shoulder holds up. - Jason Witten had a typical 79-yard, 1 TD day against the Bengals while also giving the Dallas runners some key blocks on the line, including the Felix Jones TD. All of the Tony Gonzalez records could be temporary if Witten continues this pace for another 8-10 years. - Chris Cooley went 15 games without 100-yards receiving before his 109 afternoon in Philadelphia. Field Impact Counter Formulas Quarterbacks .25 Completions - .5 Incomplete Passes + .1 Yards + 4 Touchdowns - Interceptions + First Downs - Sacks .5 Rushing Yards - Rushing Attempts + 5 Rushing Touchdowns + Rushing First downs - Lost Fumbles Running Backs + 5 Rushing Touchdowns + .5 Rushing Yards - Rushing Attempts + Rushing First downs - 5 Rushing Fumbles + Receptions + .5 Receiving Yards + 5 Receiving Touchdowns + Receiving First Downs - 5 Receiving Fumbles Wide Receivers/Tight Ends 5 Touchdowns +.5 Receiving Yards + Receptions + First Downs - 5 Fumbles