MassPackersFan
16 years ago
According to Mike & Mike, Brett Favre is retiring. This time fo' real.
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wils0646
16 years ago
Article:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3898942 

Without the tearful public ceremony that accompanied his retirement announcement from the Green Bay Packers just 11 months ago, quarterback Brett Favre has instructed agent Bus Cook to inform the New York Jets today that he plans to retire....



"They sent me to New York because they didn't play the Jets, they were 4-12, so they didn't have to play me, they knew we had very little chance of making the playoffs and they knew it was not likely that we'd have a better year than they did,'' Favre told Werder. "I was aware of all of that and more than up to the challenge because they felt they were shipping me off to Siberia and they'd never hear from me again. So was I coming back to play because I loved the game or to prove them wrong? Probably a little bit of both.

"Maybe initially I came back for the wrong reasons,'' Favre says now. "It was like, "OK, they don't want me to play, then I'll play somewhere else and show them I can still play.''


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longtimefan
16 years ago
according to sources, he felt his body was beat up
Trippster
16 years ago
Without the tearful public ceremony that accompanied his retirement announcement from the Green Bay Packers just 11 months ago, quarterback Brett Favre has instructed agent Bus Cook to inform the New York Jets Wednesday that he plans to retire.

In an e-mail to ESPN's Ed Werder, Favre indicated he had no regrets about finishing his career with the Jets rather than with the Green Bay Packers franchise he represented for his previous 16 NFL seasons. He specifically praised Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum, team owner Woody Johnson and fired coach Eric Mangini -- and even mentioned Thomas Jones and Kerry Rhodes, both of whom were publicly critical of Favre after the team's collapse in the final month of the season prevented the Jets from making the playoffs.


My time with the Jets was short, but I'm honored to be given that chance.


-- Brett Favre

"Mike and Woody, as well as the entire organization, have been nothing short of outstanding,'' Favre said in the e-mail. "My teammates -- Thomas and Kerry included -- were a pleasure to play with. Eric [Mangini] could not have been any better. I enjoyed playing for him. My time with the Jets was short, but I'm honored to be given that chance.''
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Pack93z
16 years ago
Brett.. You accomplished your mission.. that you could still play at a high level..

Wish you nothing but the best in retirement.

I think he has learned his lesson and will truly hang them up... maybe now the healing can begin on all sides of the fences.
"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"
Zero2Cool
16 years ago
Kind of weird. I'm going to miss him even though I hated seeing him in that uniform. I hope he gets a spot on TV or something.
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tromadz
16 years ago

Brett.. You accomplished your mission.. that you could still play at a high level..

"pack93z" wrote:



Really? REALLY?

I'm not going to make this a thing. I'll just say I hope he finds happiness in his new retirement.

GB will be fine, but what are the Jets gonna do?
wils0646
16 years ago

I think he has learned his lesson and will truly hang them up... maybe now the healing can begin on all sides of the fences.

"pack93z" wrote:



I hope so too. I don't like the parting shots back at our organization.
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Pack93z
16 years ago

Brett.. You accomplished your mission.. that you could still play at a high level..

"tromadz" wrote:



Really? REALLY?

I'm not going to make this a thing. I'll just say I hope he finds happiness in his new retirement.

GB will be fine, but what are the Jets gonna do?

"pack93z" wrote:




Hmmm one could argue that he played at a MVP consideration level through the first half of the season.

Additionally, one could, lets say, overlook an injury in the final weeks and say he completely blew it.

The basic truth is he is an aging player that for a duration can still play the game like he used to, but time takes its toll. And he is too stubborn to change or modify his game to adjust, like maybe allowing himself to be pulled from games where the outcome is know well before the final tick.
"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"
RaiderPride
16 years ago
He will be back in a couple of months.
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