GILBERT BROWN: “IT’S NOT BRETT FAVRE DAY”
1| Deadspin found this 7/13/2008 on www.profootballtalk.com [flag] |
Former Packers defensive tackle Gilbert Brown and center Frank Winters will be inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame on Saturday. And while Winters thinks so highly of Brett Favre that he has asked Favre to introduce him, Brown is worried that Favre will hog the spotlight.
“The main thing I want everybody to remember, this [...]
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