New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre denied on Wednesday he tried to sabotage the Green Bay Packers by providing inside information on his former team to the Detroit Lions. Favre, a three-time NFL MVP with the Packers before controversially joining the Jets this season, has been heavily criticized by fans following media reports this week he had called Lions former general manager Matt Millen before Detroit's game with the Packers on Sept. 14 and provided inside details of the Green Bay offense. The Lions lost the game 48-25. Responding to the allegations, Favre said he did talk to Millen but only after the Detroit general manager had called and invited him to go on a hunting trip. Favre said the two men, who are friends, only talked generally about football. “I did not call him (Millen),” Favre told reporters. “I don't have a playbook for Green Bay, I didn't send a playbook. I did not call him and say look if you do this you're going to win the game. I did not do that. “I didn't give him any game-planning. I haven't been in that offense in over a year. “I don't know what else to tell you. It was pretty simple.” Once one of the most popular and respected players in the NFL, Favre's reputation has taken several hits after a bitter falling out with the Packers. The Packers eventually traded Favre to the Jets for a fourth round pick in the 2009 draft.
