GREEN BAY, Wis. — Cornerback Charles Woodson says if a media report indicating that Brett Favre shared inside knowledge of the Green Bay Packers’ offense with Detroit Lions coaches is true, it’s nothing short of sabotage.
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“He contacted them? I don’t respect that,” Woodson said after the Packers’ victory over Indianapolis on Sunday. “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. I know he’s been the greatest player around here for a long time, but there’s no honor in that.”
Woodson’s sharp comments came in the wake of a report Sunday that Favre called the Lions before their Sept. 14 game against the Packers in Detroit and spent more than an hour giving coaches information on nuances of the offense he used to run.
Favre — who was traded to the New York Jets after a prolonged, ugly split with the Packers’ front office this summer — was not asked about the report after the Jets’ loss at Oakland on Sunday.
An NFL spokesman did not immediately respond to a message sent by The Associated Press, but Favre’s alleged contact with the Lions is not believed to violate any league rules.
