Sports Recap: Week of July 27

Vick wants to play with Favre? Plus more top sports stories.

Vick Loses Out on Madden Cover - Resurging Eagles quarterback Michael Vick was beat out by Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis to be on the next cover of EA Sports’ popular Madden NFL12 video game; it was announced on Wednesday (April 27). For the first time ever, EA let fans vote to choose the cover athlete, and Hillis won with (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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Vick Would Be "Honored" to Play with Favre - Last week Eagles star QB Michael Vick ignited a round of rumors when he tweeted, "I would be honored to have Brett Favre as a backup. That will be amazing learning how to toy with defenses the way he did his whole career." He later deleted the tweet, but not before reports spawned that the retired Favre (who has a history of flip-flopping when it comes to calling it quits for good) may actually be making yet another comeback with Philly. However, Favre's agent cleared up rumors in a call to The Clarion-Ledger Monday, stating, "Brett Favre retired in January. He has not talked to any teams, including Carolina Panthers, Philadelphia Eagles, the Arizona Cardinals and the Seattle Seahawks. He was not talked to anyone about playing football. He's retired, period."(Photo: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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