Published 3/4/2008
by Sean Neugent
at Bleacher Report - NFL
Green Bay, WI-- Green Bay Packers' Brett Favre retired early Tuesday morning stunning Cheeseheads and football fans alike. Favre may be gone, but he will never be forgotten. Here is a tribute to you Brett. Here's to a kid that played the role of Peter Pan and never grew up on that playing field. Here's to Ron Wolf and Steve Mariucci for trading a first round pick to the Atlanta Falcons for an unproven country boy. Here's to 17 fun-filled seasons. Here's to the memory of you fist clenching and ripping your helmet off in celebration after winning Super Bowl XXXI. Here's to acting on and off the field, the improvisions on the field and the one liners in Something about Mary. Here's to only doing jeans and anti-acid commercials and not trying to be a pretty boy. Here's to the 2007-2008 season where you seemingly broke a new quarterback record every game. Here's to a man that played unselfish football. Here's to a man that loved and cherished ...
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