Why Grown Men Cry: The Favre Press Conference

In the wake of a blistering media frenzy following Brett Favre's sort-of-leaked retirment decision, the man himself flew to Green Bay last Thursday to publicly lay his football career to rest. True to character, Favre took the stage as himself; no frills, no suit, no clean shave, and no prepared statement. As a bearded Favre walked to his podium in blue jeans and an untucked button-down, no doubt there was still a sliver of hope among fans - and perhaps within Favre himself - that this was somehow not truly the end. Favre sat down and tried to confidently spew out his first words, as if he could actually do this with any sort of indifference. "Well, I think we all know why I'm here," Favre said hurredly. "First of all, sorry I'm late. But I am in fact retiring from the NFL and the Green Bay Packers." Then, for the next ten minutes, the iron man of Green Bay had trouble speaking. He sobbed and choked on his attempts to articluate. He shook his head and buried his face in his ... [link]