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Brett Favre Has Surgery, Purple and Gold Approaches

 
Free agent QB legend Brett Favre has had surgery to repair a torn biceps tendon in his throwing arm. So far this offseason the news has gone back and forth but he finally decided to have the procedure done. Favre would likely not have committed to doing the surgery if he did not have some serious intentions about playing QB next season. If his recovery goes well it is widely assumed Favre will consider un-retirng a second time to suit up in the purple and gold for the Minnesota Vikings next season. The recovery time for the surgery would be six to eight weeks; more than enough time to be ready for regular season action. Pinch me if I’m dreaming, oh wait, this has already happened once, hasn’t it? Let's hope he might un-retire for the right reasons. It is no secret he, wants to exact revenge on the Green Bay Packers for how they treated him the first “un-retiring” go around last year. For those who follow the NFL it should be obvious the ... (link)

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