juicedsportsblog.com - 2/12/2009
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Brett Favre’s retirement (we’re convinced this one is for good– and if he’s smart it will be) signals the end of an era
SCOTT JACOBS
The morning that the Jets made their huge trade to acquire Brett Favre from the Packers– officially ending what felt like the ...
waitingfornextyear.com - 2/12/2009
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While Eric Mangini and the Cleveland Browns have
been quoted in saying that there is no concrete...
starter at the quarterback position for 2009, smart money says that the team will likely turn to their quarterback of the future in Brady Quinn sooner than later. However, even if Quinn does get the ...
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NFL Trade Rumors: Derek Anderson to the Jets?
chicagotribune.com - 2/12/2009
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This time, Brett Favre means it. Really. Truly.
Maybe. Just like Alex Rodriguez really, truly meant he...
was sorry … sorry Sports Illustrated exposed him for taking steroids. Without SI's blockbuster revelation, there's no way he would have come clean ...
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Brett Favre's retirement, even if he returns, hurts the ...
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Brett Favre Retires, Take 2 [Brett Favre Blogdome]
Deadspin —
... choose to remember him: just keep this one thing in mind: Favre was great. He failed spectacularly, he succeeded epically, and he played the game the right way. Like anybody, he made mistakes, many of them on the field, and a few off of it, but he was only human. And while he probably should have hung up his cleats about three to four years earlier, his retirement as a battered Jet and not a glorified Packer doesn't tarnish a legacy that stacks up there with any of the NFL's greats." [Juiced Sports] ...
Bar Rafaeli Southwest Airplane [Blog Patrol]
FanIQ Blog —
... help his cause. [HHR]
An accident...involving cheerleaders. Which makes it 10 times better/sexier. [Busted Coverage]
You know that oldest baseball card that was just sold that everyone's talking about? It's not the oldest baseball card at all. [Deadspin]
Cup stacking at Wrigley Field, because it's beats watching the Cubs choke. [Home Run Derby]
Brett Favre may be an asshat, but he did have a pretty impressive career. [Juiced Sports Blog]
Although, he's bound to have some of those records fall to Peyton ...
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Report: Favre Tells Jets He Will Retire
nationalfootballpost.com 2/11/2009 — From Ed Werder & Chris Mortensen of ESPN.com:
Without the tearful public ceremony that accompanied his retirement announcement from the Green Bay Packers just 11 months ago, quarterback Brett Favre has instructed agent Bus Cook to inform the New ...
Favre, Vikings talk continues
blogs.startribune.com 2/3/2009 — Add ESPN’s Chris Mortensen to those who believe Brett Favre could be angling to join the Vikings. Sports Illustrated’s Peter King recently speculated on the same thing and, per Pro Football Talk, Mortensen reported on the situation ...
Brett Favre could still play well with right team -
chicagotribune.com 2/12/2009 — He finished tied for 10th in the NFL in victories, 21st in passer rating, fifth in completion percentage, 22nd in average yards per attempt, 11th in passing yards, ninth in touchdown passes, 31st in interception percentage and first in giveaways. ...
Oh No!
bootleggersports.com 2/12/2009 —
"I just wanted to break the record for retiring too."
Stop the presses. Brett Favre has announced that he is going to retire; for realsies this time. And he’s super serious.
I feel this giant void where my middle used to be. Whatever will become of the NFL without ...
Yes, Brett Favre Is Finished -- and No One Was Better
jay-mariotti.fanhouse.com 2/12/2009 — by Jay Mariotti Filed under: NFL On the first day of the rest of his life -- and I dare say, the rest of his life -- Brett Favre got on his bulldozer and did some Mississippi-style man things. "I pushed up some downed trees and stuff,'' he said ...
Hasta la Vista, Brett Favre
theloveofsports.com 2/11/2009 — Brett Favre is apparently calling it quits... again. Richard Diaz of The Love of Sports looks back at the career of #4 and reminds us that no matter what went down last season, Favre is still one of the best ever to play the game.
CHESS MATCH BETWEEN FAVRE, JETS CONTINUES
profootballtalk.com 2/9/2009 — Prior reports have suggested that the Jets will give quarterback Brett Favre as much time as he needs to make a decision as to whether he’ll play in 2009.
And those reports are accurate, if “as much time as he needs” means ...
Brett Favre: Top Five Reasons He Might Be Back
thesportingtruth.com 3/20/2009 — There was no gathering of the media this time. No cameras, microphones, and no one asking questions.
Favre said his “final” good-bye through his agent, as well as addressing random reporters. Oh, and this time he actually filed the retirement papers.
However, I’m still not ...
Favre Announces Retirement…..Again.
sportsgasbord.com 2/12/2009 — On Wednesday, Feb. 11, Brett Favre announced to the New York Jets that he will be retiring and it seems as though this time, he is serious. Favre is a Hall of Fame QB, without a doubt. If he definitely retires, then he has averaged 61.6 percent passing, 464 TDs, 310 INTs and a 85.4 passer ...
Brett Favre Retirement 2.0 —
Bleacher Report - NFL 2/12/2009
It looks like Brett Favre did it again. He announced his retirement with the New York Jets yesterday at a news conference.
Favre says it is time hang up the cleats... for good this time. Right now, I am not sure what to think right nowabout ...
Good Riddance, Brett Favre —
Bleacher Report - NFL 2/12/2009
Brett Favre was a great player. He holds a slew of NFL records and will have a bust in the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio as soon as he is eligible.
That being said, he played way past his prime and was one of the most irritating professional ...
Brett Favre: The Ultimate Diva —
Bleacher Report - NFL 2/12/2009
Do you think that Brett Favre woke up yesterday thinking: Gee, Alex Rodriguez is sure getting a lot of attention right now. Doesn't anyone remember that I'm still debating whether to come back and play?! No? Oh, OK, time to hang 'em up!
Sometimes I ...
