Cowboys: Cornerback Terence Newman missed practice Monday afternoon becauseof a strained groin sustained in the morning workout Notebook.Coach Wade Phillips said Newman got tangled up with a receiverduring a play and twisted his leg awkwardly.Phillips does not consider the injury serious. Packers: With the Brett Favre standoff still simmering, Aaron Rodgers tookhis place as the new starting quarterback.Rodgers is trying to ignore what has become a daily soap operainvolving the three-time MVP. Favre is considering filing forreinstatement with the NFL and reporting to camp this week, a movelikely intended to pressure Green Bay to grant him his release— something the Packers refuse to do — or trade him.General manager Ted Thompson spoke twice with Favre on Saturday,for about 45 minutes each time. They decided it would be best forFavre to stay away from Green Bay for now.The Packers are not going to allow Favre to play for an NFC Northrival and are not going to trade him without getting value inreturn. And Favre might not want to play for any of the teams
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