Favre didn’t knock teammates, he reminds

Brett Favre slammed both hands on the podium, wanting to be clear: He never suggested he couldn’t win with this current group of Packers.

The Green Bay quarterback was trying to defuse a week’s worth of comments. And while he was frustrated the Packers did not trade for Randy Moss, Favre said during minicamp Friday this was no knock on his teammates.

“Not once did I say anything about the guys I play with,” Favre said at a news conference. “And I know that has been brought up, and I want proof that I said something about the guys I play with. Never did I say that.”

Favre’s appearance came after a tumultuous week in which he publicly complained about the Packers’ front office, deflected reports that his agent had asked the team for a trade and considered skipping this weekend’s mandatory minicamp to help plan parties for his daughter’s high school graduation next week.

The 37-year-old star is still recovering from off-season ankle surgery, and the team’s medical staff most likely will limit his participation in the three-day camp, which ends Sunday.

Favre said he came to Green Bay to show his commitment to the Packers and clear the air about reports that he asked for a trade.

After Favre criticized the front office during interviews at his charity golf tournament in Mississippi last Saturday, Fox Sports’ Web site reported Sunday that his agent had asked for a trade when the team failed to complete a trade for Moss. The wide receiver was dealt from Oakland to New England during the NFL draft last month.

Favre and his agent spent this week issuing carefully worded denials that seemed to leave wiggle room. But Favre issued a stronger denial Friday, saying a trade was never mentioned or requested.

“I just don’t know where it came from,” he said. “That’s not true.”