"Former Packers quarterback Brett Favre has been a constant topic on the sixth annual Tailgate Tour and team president Mark Murphy was asked about the eventual retirement of the No. 4.

"Eventually, he'll come back into the fold. We are going to retire his number," Murphy said to a round of applause. "He deserves that for what he did as a Packer. … There are very few players in our history that had their number retired. He deserves it though. But it's a very, very meaningful honor and we want to do it at a time when it's meaningful for both him and the organization.

"I think it's probably going to be a few years. We want to make sure that he's really retired first. We made that mistake when he first retired after the 2007 season. Ironically, we were going to retire his number and have a big ceremony at the opening game that next season against the Minnesota Vikings. Little did we know he'd end up playing that season for the Jets."

Former receiver Antonio Freeman elaborated on Favre and his relationship to the organization.

"This is a league and a world of second chances," Freeman said. "So, I think at one point in time we'll have to give Brett Favre a second chance to come back home. He did have a very meaningful career here. I'm personally biased because he and I shared so many magical moments. He was my quarterback for, basically, my entire career. He was a guy who threw me all of my touchdowns.

"Things like this, you're torn because as a player you see the drive to want to continue to play football, so you appreciate that. But you never appreciate the fact that he puts on purple on Sundays as his second career. So, that's a problem. But in due time, he'll be back.""