Favre to Stay Retired
by benaikey on Jul.28, 2009, under NFL
According to ESPN’s Mark Schlereth’s Twitter page, Brett Favre has told Brad Childress he is staying retyired.
Favre is the NFL’s all-time leader in passing yards, passing touchdowns, completions, interceptions, and consecutive games started at the quarterback position. He played in Green Bay for 16 years, and spent last year with the New York Jets after coming out of retirement once.
I think it’s the right move. People have said last year tarnished Favre’s legacy, and I think playing with the hated rival Vikings would have left a sour taste in the mouth of Packer fans in the same way Wade Boggs did when he signed with the Yankees. Stay in retirement and keep the memories of Packer fans fond.
Favre will be 40 this year, and will be a first-ballot Hall of Fame choice when he becomes eligible in 2013.
Ben Aikey