The Facts: Following up on the latest flareup. ... Favre asked the team for his unconditional release on Friday, but the organization has no intention of granting that request, FOXSports.com insider Jay Glazer has learned. If anything, sources say, the team is prepared to welcome Favre back as a backup to Aaron Rodgers.

Diehards Line:According to Glazer, Green Bay would likely trade Favre before releasing him. ... Also according to Glazer, this isn't the first time this offseason that Favre has made such a request. In late March during the NFL Owners Meeting, Favre informed the team he wanted to play again. Not only did he insist he was returning, both HC Mike McCarthy and GM Ted Thompson agreed that he still had something left and they would welcome him back. In fact, team brass went as far as chartering a jet to fly to Mississippi to make it official later that week. The group was set for this huge move when Favre suddenly phoned the team two days before the meeting was to take place and informed McCarthy that he had changed his mind yet again and was staying retired. While team officials were stunned by Favre's reversal, they made the decision to move on. And that's where we're at. ... Stay tuned.