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Favre exposed ex-teammate in Fox interview

QB said offensive line coach told him Packers would cave under pressure

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Brett Favre retired in March after winning three MVP awards with the Packers.

The Web site for Van Susteren’s show said more Favre clips could be aired Wednesday night, and the full interview eventually would be posted online.

In an interview with The Associated Press on Saturday, two days before Favre made his comments about Campen, Packers coach Mike McCarthy chastised the Favre camp for putting Campen in a “tough spot.”

Cook did not immediately return a telephone message left by The Associated Press.

McCarthy said the Packers told Campen to visit Favre as a friend, not on behalf of the team, once they heard Favre was having second thoughts about retirement earlier in the offseason. McCarthy said it was Favre and his representatives, not the team, who turned Campen into an “intermediary” between Favre and the front office.

“I think he’s totally, wrongly been illustrated in this,” McCarthy said. “Ted would not even talk to Campen about this. He said, ’Hey, your personal relationship with Brett Favre is bigger than this, so don’t ever put yourself in that position.’ ... James was put in a tough spot. He was put in a situation that was purely personal.”

While Favre’s comment isn’t likely to get Campen fired, it certainly didn’t do his old buddy any favors. McCarthy said Saturday that Campen would not be available for interviews.

Meanwhile, members of the Packers’ management team could face a few awkward moments of their own next week when the Packers hold their annual shareholders meeting at Lambeau Field on July 24.

A movement to rally fan support for Favre has fizzled so far. A rally in Green Bay drew fewer than 200 fans Sunday, and Monday’s rally in the Milwaukee suburbs drew only 30 despite widespread local media attention. But shareholders supporting Favre could call attention to the issue.

Shareholders aren’t expected to have the chance to ask questions during the meeting, but Packers president and CEO Mark Murphy and general manager Ted Thompson will be present to mingle with them and answer their questions afterward, along with other members of the Packers’ staff.

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