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Brett Favre Saga Ends With Trade to New York Jets

 
The following article was originally published Thursday, August 7th on Sports Central . Hell hath no fury like a Brett Favre scorned. Or something like that. Brett Favre and the Packers had a nasty, ugly, public breakup. They tried to reconcile, but the jilted girlfriend just couldn't get over the fact that her former team cheated on her with another quarterback and didn't jump at the opportunity to take her back when she offered herself up. Now the jilted girlfriend has a new team, and it's the New York Jets. That's right, Hall of Famer Brett Favre is coming to New York. ESPN's Mark Schlereth has already predicted that he'll single-handedly shut down Randy Moss, knock Tom Brady out of the league, and unseat the New England Patriots in the AFC East. Not so sure about that, but with the announcement that they've traded for Brett Favre, the Jets at least let everyone know that the Patriots aren't the only team in the AFC East. My only question is this: if you're Brett Favre, why come out of ... (link)

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