Favre deserved a chance to hang 'em up
Published 3/4/2008 at USATODAY.com NFL - Top Stories
Not a good Tuesday to be a Cheesehead. This day had to come. Brett Favre was not going to play quarterback for the Green Bay ...
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Favre tells Packers he's retiring
kcudah posted 3/4/2008 from sports.espn.go.com
Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre has decided to retire. ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported that according to Favre's agent, Buss Cook, Favre informed Packers coach Mike McCarthy of his decision Monday night. Foxsports.com first reported Favre's decision.Breaking Nugget: #4 Packs It In | Draft Nuggets
draftnuggets posted 3/4/2008 from www.draftnuggets.com
After three offseasons of the annual “will he” or “won’t he”, we finally have our answer. Ladies and gentlemen turn out the lights, the party’s over. The NFL’s ironman, Brett Favre, announced today that he is retiring as the quarterback of the Green Bay Packers. After 17 seasons the NFL’s all time leader in touchdown passes, interceptions, passing yardage and consecutive starts leaves the ...A Look on the Bright Side of Life Without Favre
NaviGATR posted 3/4/2008 from www.sportingnews.com
Unique look at the effects of the big announcement.Making Peace With Favre's Final Days [Goodbye Brett]
Chuckie Hacks found this 3/4/2008 on deadspin.com
As you might have heard, Brett Favre retired today . (Officially. Unofficially. Whatever.) Around these parts, we've had no bigger Favre and Packers loyalist than Jeff Bercovici, an editor at Portfolio and serious Favre man-crusher . Here, he ...A Legend Walks Away: Brett Favre Retires
kcdc posted 3/4/2008 from www.sportsofboston.com
In what really came as a shock to NFL fans, the Green Bay Packers QB has called it quits. The Mississippi gunslinger said in a voicemail to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, “I know I can still play, but it’s like I told my wife, I’m just tired mentally. I’m just tired.”
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During our Farve-a-thon today, I promised to post a few of your favorite Brett moments on the Hashmarks Big Board. I've scoured the comments and come up with a few of my favorites. MNProp writes, "It was 1992 and the Packers were at home against ...
During our Farve-a-thon today, I promised to post a few of your favorite Brett moments on the Hashmarks Big Board. I've scoured the comments and come up with a few of my favorites. MNProp writes, "It was 1992 and the Packers were at home against ...
THE RED ZONE • Brett Favre Retires after 17 Years!
As everyone know by now, Packers QB Brett Favre decided to call it a career today as he announced his retirement this mornning. We also know that he’s been toying and flirting with the ideal of retirement for four years. Every offeseason ...
As everyone know by now, Packers QB Brett Favre decided to call it a career today as he announced his retirement this mornning. We also know that he’s been toying and flirting with the ideal of retirement for four years. Every offeseason ...
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Getty Images Blogging the National Football League , Blogging the NFL After years of speculation and almost constant questioning on when he would retire, Green Bay Packers legendary three-time MVP quarterback Brett Favre finally announced today ...
Getty Images Blogging the National Football League , Blogging the NFL After years of speculation and almost constant questioning on when he would retire, Green Bay Packers legendary three-time MVP quarterback Brett Favre finally announced today ...
Dejuiced! Sports News with No Boundaries • But What About Brett Fav-ruh?
Oh, him, he’s retiring. In the year where there didn’t seem to be any speculation on whether Brett Favre would retire or not, Brett Favre retired . Expect no middle ground on the reactions to this news. There will either be fawning ...
Oh, him, he’s retiring. In the year where there didn’t seem to be any speculation on whether Brett Favre would retire or not, Brett Favre retired . Expect no middle ground on the reactions to this news. There will either be fawning ...
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McCarthy, Thompson Say Packers Were Surprised By Favre's Decision
Green Bay Packers Coach Mike McCarthy said he spoke to Brett Favre twice by telephone Monday night and was told of the quarterback's decision to retire. "He informed me that it was time for him to hang up the cleats, as he referred to it," McCarthy ...
Green Bay Packers Coach Mike McCarthy said he spoke to Brett Favre twice by telephone Monday night and was told of the quarterback's decision to retire. "He informed me that it was time for him to hang up the cleats, as he referred to it," McCarthy ...
Ron Wolf Reacts
Former Green Bay Packers general manager Ron Wolf said he'd heard about Brett Favre's retirement from a neighbor in Florida. "I was surprised when I heard it," Wolf said in a telephone interview. "But when I thought about it and heard what was said, ...
Former Green Bay Packers general manager Ron Wolf said he'd heard about Brett Favre's retirement from a neighbor in Florida. "I was surprised when I heard it," Wolf said in a telephone interview. "But when I thought about it and heard what was said, ...
Some Reaction to Favre's Retirement
Former San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions coach Steve Mariucci, once a Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach, issued a statement on Brett Favre's retirement. "Throughout his 17 years, he never lost that feeling of playing the game for the first ...
Former San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions coach Steve Mariucci, once a Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach, issued a statement on Brett Favre's retirement. "Throughout his 17 years, he never lost that feeling of playing the game for the first ...
Sadness, shock among fans' reaction to Favre's retirement
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Wearing a brand new No. 4 Packers jersey, Dave Ellis sat at Curly's Pub at L...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Wearing a brand new No. 4 Packers jersey, Dave Ellis sat at Curly's Pub at L...
Goodell on Favre
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has issued a statement on Brett Favre's retirement. It says: "Brett Favre will always be remembered as one of the greatest players and fiercest competitors in NFL history. His long list of accomplishments both on and off ...
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has issued a statement on Brett Favre's retirement. It says: "Brett Favre will always be remembered as one of the greatest players and fiercest competitors in NFL history. His long list of accomplishments both on and off ...
