Jul 10th 2008 12:46PM by Sportz Assassin
In yet another funny story that has spun from this Brett Favre un-retirement story, Packers coach Mike McCarthy fielded questions about Favre from kids at a Boys & Girls club.
Standing at a podium to announce a $100,000 donation to the club in conjunction with the team, McCarthy was asked by 11-year-old Miranda Black of nearby Oconto Falls the biggest question in the state these days: “Um, is Brett Favre coming back?”

McCarthy politely punted.

“I want to know which one of those media individuals made you say that,” McCarthy said, referring to reporters standing in the back of the room. “Those are things we’ll obviously, we’ll get to down the line. But great question.”
According to the article, the kids asked another 75 questions about Favre which, I’m sure, had to make McCarthy uncomfortable.

This is classic! Even if reporters did go up to the kids and tell them to keep asking Favre questions, this is brilliant. Kids don’t have that ability to sense an tense situation and usually don’t get the hint to move on. And unlike a normal presser with adults, McCarthy couldn’t just slam the kids for the questions or walk out on the interview.

He was stuck. At least for a while.

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