UNDATED (AP)—Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre has decided to retire from the NFL after 17 seasons.
“He has had one of the greatest careers in the history of the National Football League, and he is able to walk away from the game on his own terms— not many players are able to do that,” Packers general manager Ted Thompson said Tuesday.
Favre’s agent Bus Cook said the 38-year-old quarterback told him of his decision Monday night.
“Nobody pushed Bret Favre out the door, but then nobody encouraged him not to go out that door, either,” Cook said by phone from his Hattiesburg, Miss., office.
Ok well I think that red white and blue #12 is really something, and deserved to win the super bowl, but... ya gotta love green and yellow #4! I'm a guy, I don't cry, but I almost did when i saw Favre on Tv announcing his retirement. Theres been talk of him returning again, I'm sure a part of him really wants to, but I don't know if it will happen. All we can do is hope. Either way he is one of the greatest quarterbacks ever, without question, and will be remembered in the football world always. God Bless Brett Favre!
Posted by singsister on March 4, 2008 at 6:45 PM
Brett Favre has announced his Retirement from the Green Bay Packers.
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Reply by jardinieraGOLD on March 4, 2008 at 6:49 PM
Wow. And I still can't pronounce his last name.
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Reply by grammatea4uGOLD on March 4, 2008 at 7:07 PM
grammatea4u play song tag/theme for all ss stars..all on the message boards.oh goooooooood now maybe the chicago bears will have a chance..lol
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Reply by easty74GOLD on March 4, 2008 at 7:11 PM
Umm excuse me? lol
The Packers lost 2 games last year, BOTHHH to the Bears ty. lol
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Reply by easty74GOLD on March 4, 2008 at 7:12 PM
Yeah his name always confused me...
How do ya take
FAVRE
and pronounce it
FARVE? lol
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Reply by singsister on March 4, 2008 at 8:14 PM
probly origianly french and the pronounced it
Fahv
which eventually got twisted to farve
He will be missed here in Green Bay
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Reply by singsister on March 4, 2008 at 8:26 PM
UNDATED (AP)—Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre has decided to retire from the NFL after 17 seasons.
“He has had one of the greatest careers in the history of the National Football League, and he is able to walk away from the game on his own terms— not many players are able to do that,” Packers general manager Ted Thompson said Tuesday.
Favre’s agent Bus Cook said the 38-year-old quarterback told him of his decision Monday night.
“Nobody pushed Bret Favre out the door, but then nobody encouraged him not to go out that door, either,” Cook said by phone from his Hattiesburg, Miss., office.
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Reply by Rebel_Son on July 4, 2008 at 12:38 AM
Ok well I think that red white and blue #12 is really something, and deserved to win the super bowl, but... ya gotta love green and yellow #4! I'm a guy, I don't cry, but I almost did when i saw Favre on Tv announcing his retirement. Theres been talk of him returning again, I'm sure a part of him really wants to, but I don't know if it will happen. All we can do is hope. Either way he is one of the greatest quarterbacks ever, without question, and will be remembered in the football world always. God Bless Brett Favre!
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