He fooled us again… Brett Favre is not retiring, well officially. News broke Tuesday saying the legendary quarterback texted the Minnesota Vikings saying he was retiring. According to Favre, he will play next season but only if his ankle is healthy and denied sending the text messages.
Many bloggers believe the text messages were planted by someone inside the Minnesota Vikings to get a response out of Favre as to his plans for the upcoming season.
Legendary quarterback Brett Favre is retiring… or so he says. While no official statement has been released, Favre sent text messages to the Minnesota Vikings saying, “This is it.” After leading the Vikings to the NFC title game, Favre underwent ankle surgery during the offseason and has been struggling to bounce back. News of Favre’s retirement comes just weeks after he joked about playing until he was 50.
This is not the first time Favre has said he is retiring nor is it the second time. After many seasons of playing with Packer fans emotions, Favre officially retired in March of 2008 before changing his mind one month later. Favre was released by Green Bay to play for the New York Jets, where after one season, he retired yet again. Amid speculation of a comeback, Favre signed with the Minnesota Vikings in May of 2009. Favre had originally planned to play with Minnesota for the 2008 season, but Green Bay would not release the QB to a NFC rival.
Sorry Favre we’re not buying that you’re retiring…
Brett Lorenzo Favre (pronounced /ˈfɑrv/; born October 10, 1969) is an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Minnesota Vikings. He is a 20-year veteran, predominantly as the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers (1992–2007) and Minnesota Vikings (2009–present). He also played a single season each for the Atlanta Falcons (1991) and New York Jets (2008).
Favre started at the quarterback position for the University of Southern Mississippi for four years before being selected in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft by Atlanta (33rd overall). After one season, he was traded to Green Bay on February 10, 1992, for the 19th pick in the 1992 NFL Draft.
Favre became the Packers’ starting quarterback in the fourth game of the 1992 season, starting every game through the 2007 season. He was traded to the New York Jets as the starting quarterback for the 2008 season, and subsequently signed with the Vikings on August 18, 2009 as their starting quarterback. He has made an NFL record 286 consecutive starts (310 including playoffs).
He is the only player to win the AP Most Valuable Player three consecutive times (1995–97).[4] He has led teams to eight division championships (1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, and 2009), five NFC Championship Games (1995, 1996, 1997, 2007, and 2009), winning two (1996 and 1997), and two Super Bowl appearances, winning one (Super Bowl XXXI).
He holds many NFL records, including most career touchdown passes, most career passing yards, most career pass completions, most career pass attempts, most career interceptions thrown, most consecutive starts, most consecutive starts by a QB, and most career victories as a starting quarterback.
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