Favre files retirement papers
MINNEAPOLIS — Don’t believe quarterback Brett Favre is finally done?
Well, the NFL’s all-time leader of almost every major passing mark has at least filled out the forms.
Favre has made another move toward leaving the game for good by filing retirement papers with the league, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello confirmed Monday.
This is merely a procedural matter, to start the clock on a player’s pension and Hall of Fame eligibility. It’s worth noting, too, that Favre has done this before, only to change his mind. Retired players can request to be reinstated at any time.
But the news, first reported by Fox Sports on its website, was another sign that Favre’s thrill-filled 20-year career has come to an end, as he repeatedly insisted throughout a painfully disappointing 2010 season for the Minnesota Vikings.
The 41-year-old threw for only 11 touchdowns in 13 games and was intercepted 19 times, finishing with a career-low 69.9 passer rating that ranked third-worst in the NFL among qualifying quarterbacks.
His body took quite a beating, getting knocked out of three different games while dealing with injuries to his elbow, foot, chin, neck, back, ribs and calf—plus the sprained throwing shoulder that ended his all-time record streak of 297 straight regular-season games started. Then he suffered a concussion in what wound up being his last game, on Dec. 20 against the Chicago Bears.
Jan 20, 2011 at 10:28 p.m.
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jvldss, ditto.
Jan 20, 2011 at 4:16 p.m.
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Good and be gone...your a complete dingleberry
Jan 20, 2011 at 3:59 p.m.
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Fifth verse; same as the first!
Jan 20, 2011 at 3 p.m.
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Who cares?!?
Jan 20, 2011 at 2:26 p.m.
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Does anyone really care by now...... hes gone, thats all that matters for 10 years.
Jan 20, 2011 at 2:12 p.m.
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Jan 19, 2011 at 2:42 a.m.
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M*A*S*H, cops, seinfeld, and friends have been running re-runs every year...is this any different?
Jan 18, 2011 at 7:36 p.m.
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yawn...this retirement thing is getting old. I'm over it...again.
Jan 18, 2011 at 5:19 p.m.
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In erasable ink I'm bettin'....
Jan 18, 2011 at 4:59 p.m.
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Imagine if TT had done what many so-called Packer fans wanted and kept Favre.
The Pack would not be playing in the NFC Championship Sunday.
Rodgers would be playing for another team as he would have left in free agency if Favre had remained...and the Pack would be searching for a QB next season.
The Pack would not have Clay Matthews, who the Pack selected with the draft pick they received from the Jets for Favre.
The Pack would be $20 million lighter after paying Favre's salary.
And it would have been the Green Bay Packers QB who was texting his junk to young women instead of the Vikings (Jets) QB.
I appreciate what he did for the Pack but I am also thankful the Pack parted ways with him when they did.
Jan 18, 2011 at 4:43 p.m.
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legendary flip-flopper!!! what a loose cannon!
Jan 18, 2011 at 4:43 p.m.
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its not his retirement that bothersome, it hearing about it all the time that gets old. look how long he had to be gone before you didnt hear his name mentioned in a green bay game .
Jan 18, 2011 at 4:36 p.m.
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This about sums up Brett post 1997
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/st...
Jan 18, 2011 at 3:23 p.m.
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radio says next season of nfl football will be shorter, I suppose Farve will come crawling out of the woodwork to play. (such a snake)
Jan 18, 2011 at 12:37 p.m.
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Many people say he made a mistake coming back this year. How big of a mistake is it when your salary is bumped from 12 million to over 20 million...and you get to sit out nearly half the games. Brett is no dummy, just show him the money.
Jan 18, 2011 at 10:44 a.m.
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its ok for us "normal" folks to change jobs, change companies, retire and come back to work...Why is this not ok for him? Life is about choices and he made his, now get over it!
Jan 18, 2011 at 10:28 a.m.
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That is so clever, you know, it never gets old, it just never gets old.
Jan 18, 2011 at 10:21 a.m.
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We're gonna miss ya Brent.
(From a sign at Lambeau field shortly after Favre signed with the Vikings.)
Jan 18, 2011 at 9:16 a.m.
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He can retire any time that he wants to.
Maybe that is what seems to be so bothersome to some of you.
He can walk away, but you are still stuck with your shirty teams.
Jan 18, 2011 at 9 a.m.
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I will miss seeing him play...in any uniform...
Jan 18, 2011 at 8:35 a.m.
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He can't retire there's still 28 teams to go.
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