Packers Contribute to Favre's Retirement

Darkness hangs over Wisconsin tonight as the shockwaves from Brett Favre's retirement announcement settle. No more Superman, no more daring feats to be seen.   It wasn't even really an announcement. The biggest decision in professional sports was reported on the Web after Favre confessed in a lenghty, early morning voicemail to ESPN's Chris Mortensen. Favre said he was tired. He said anything less than a Superbowl victory in 2008 would be a failure for him, personally. He said he wasn't coming back. Packer faithful are searching for a reason why. But Favre never appeared in public on the day of his announcement. There's just the rambling voicemail. Since contacting ESPN's Mortensen about his decision to leave the NFL, Brett Favre has remained silent at his Mississippi ... [link]