The once-distant relationship between Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers has seen significant progress over the last three months.

In February, Favre and his predecessor, Aaron Rodgers, handed out the NFL comeback player of the year award together during the NFL honors ceremony.

Last week, Packers president Mark Murphy said he envisioned a day when the three-time MVP quarterback would take part in the team’s annual Tailgate Tour and further suggested the team’s willingness to welcome him back into the fold.

On Wednesday during an appearance on "The Jim Rome Show," Rodgers reiterated his previously stated desire for the two sides to come together following their messy separation in 2008.

♦ Listen: Aaron Rodgers talks to Jim Rome 

While it's widely assumed Favre will be a first-ballot selection to the Pro Football Hall once he's been retired for five full NFL seasons in 2016, Rodgers said he’s hoping to see the organization retire their all-time leading passer’s number before then.

"I’m excited about it. I really am," Rodgers said of the reconciliation. "It’s been too long. I think our country and the state of Wisconsin, these people are people of second, third and fourth chances, and I think it’s time to let the healing process begin for those who are still upset about what went down.

"I was totally OK with being out front of that and I’m very secure of the things I’ve been able to accomplish with the team and individually here in Green Bay, and excited about the chance to see him again and get his number retired here before he goes into Canton.”

Weston Hodkiewicz  wrote:

Brett Favre spent most of his career as the most beloved man in Green Bay, but the last time he was there, he was getting booed off the field after his Vikings had lost to an Aaron Rodgers-led Packers team. There was plenty of bad blood then, but Rodgers says now is the time for

ProFootballTalk  wrote:

I am one who bitterly resented his diva-like and unprofessional nonsense that hurt the Packers off-season plans during his ugly exit. However, I was glad to see him poke fun at himself (Sears commercials) and as a couple years have gone by, it's water under the bridge. Just like his on the field heroics outweigh his failures and cause them to fade, his overall career and the success he brought to the team for so long far outweighs any bitterness his departure caused. If you think about it, it's been almost 20 years since since we had to bemoan the Randy Wrights and Anthony Dilwegs and Scott Hunters of the world. With the excpetion of a couple years of Culpepper, maybe Stafford now in Detroit, think of the QB issues other teams in the division have suffered during that time. I consider myself lucky as a fan to have gone from a Favre to a Rodgers knowing that for so long we've had as good as there is at that position, and the year or two of drama pales next to that.

Originally Posted by: OlHoss1884 

I say again, "can't we all just get along?" hahahaha.

For 16 years or whatever, we had the greatest player in the history or the NFL. Now, with no period of uncomfortable transition between, we have the best player in the NFL, possibly in any sport, who if he stays healthy and plays long enough will go on to become the greatest ever.

I, for one, am damn thankful.

Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker