Published 8/7/2008
by Mark Maske
at Mark Maske's NFL Insider
Call him Broadway Brett. The New York Jets outbid the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and obtained quarterback Brett Favre in a trade late Wednesday night with the Green Bay Packers. So Favre will join former quarterbacking greats Johnny Unitas, Joe Namath and Joe Montana in ending his career in a uniform that won't look right on him. He won't get to face the Packers this season unless the two teams reach the Super Bowl. He...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.
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