kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com - 8/18/2009
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[Phone rings]
Bonita Favre: Yellah?
Cris Carter: Hello.
Bonita Favre: Dis the man from the county?
Cris Carter: No, ma’am. This is Cris Carter calling from ESPN.
Bonita Favre: ESPN with the county?
Cris Carter: I’m not a government employee, Mrs. Favre.
Bonita ...
Brett Favre Back in the NFC North
packersgab.com 8/18/2009 — A report from Chris Mortensen from ESPN is confirming that Brett Favre will sign with the Vikings pending a physical. A plane decorated with a Vikings logo left the Hattiesburg, MS airport this morning headed for Minneapolis. These physicals tend to be a technicality and it is safe to assume ...
TheBaker’s Dozen: Favre, Swine Flu And Sonya Blade
rumorsandrants.com 8/18/2009 —
1. I hate Brett Favre. I used to have an adversarial respect for him, being a Bears fan and all, but now this is just getting ridiculous. Talk about an attention whore. Oh, and Jay Glazer just bodyslammed the ESPN weasel trio of Schefter-Mortensen-Clayton at the same time, by not “reporting” ...
Favre won't give it up..He's back!
novafantasysports.com 8/18/2009 — According to ESPN, A source close to Brett Favre said the quarterback, pending a physical, will sign a contract with the Minnesota Vikings for between $10 million to $12 million, according to ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen.
BREAKING NEWS: FAVRE TO SIGN WITH VIKINGS
yougabsports.com 8/18/2009 — A source close to Brett Favre said the quarterback, pending a physical, will sign a contract with the Minnesota Vikings for between $10 million to $12 million, according to ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen.
Vikings coach Brad Childress confirmed in an e-mail to The Associated Press ...
Brett Favre to Sign with Vikings
sportsofboston.com 8/18/2009 — I can hear the figureheads at ESPN celebrating now, as their prodigal son hath returneth!
Of course, I’m talking about Brett Favre, who again decided to postpone his retirement for one more season, one more big fat paycheck ($10-12 million), and one more chance at inflating an already ...
Brett Favre IS headed to Vikings after all
beargoggleson.com 8/18/2009 — Just 3 short weeks ago, I foolishly told the ESPN trucks to turn around and head back to the East Coast because Brett Favrewasn’t going to be donning the purple and gold. Well apparently, he’ll be tooting that annoying Vikings horn this season. As I write this, Favre is on a plane ...
Welcome To The Suck [Balls Deep]
deadspin.com 8/18/2009 — So we have Viking fans storming Winter Park. We have ESPN following Brett Favre 's black SUV via helicopter. We have Peter King actually getting testy with Favre but still steadfastly refusing to believe he lied to him. We have all that, and we've ...
Could Tom Brady Be ESPN's Next Brett Favre?
fangsbites.com 8/18/2009 — Today is one of the worst examples of ESPN being overboard in excess. If that sounds redundant, it's meant to be on purpose. When news broke that Brett Favre was on his way to Minnesota from his Mississippi home, SportsCenter went into battle mode and it became all-Brett Favre, all the time. ...
Brett Favre Signs With Vikings
rfor6.blogspot.com 8/19/2009 — The Minnesota Vikings have announced that the Vikings signed free agent quarterback Brett Favre. Farve signed a two year $25,000,000 contract, that has an option for his second season. Favre is 39 year old. Chris Mortenson of ESPN.com is reporting that Favre will make 12 million in 2009, and 13 ...
Favre is Back —
The Sports Culture
OK, we were wrong when we said Brett Favre wasn’t going to come back to the NFL . Yup, he’s back, and so is the media circus. Favre isn’t a Green Bay Packer or a New York Jet. He’s a Minnesota Viking.
From ESPN :
The 39-year-old quarterback turned his back on ...
Sifting through the Favre buildup —
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog
Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert The slow leak leading up to Minnesota's pending acquisition of quarterback Brett Favre has been unlike any story I've covered. As a result, we already have covered many of this story's angles. Rather than totally rehash those topics, I'll instead provide a ...
Giants will close season with Favre-led Vikes —
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog
Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley There's a chance we'll be writing this same story 10 years from now. Brett Favre will be 49. I'll be 46 and closing in on 13 years of blogging. Favre's the "gift" that keeps on giving -- even though some people have begged him to actually honor his ...
Houston hosts Favre-led Packers Aug. 31 —
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog
Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky HOUSTON -- Just arrived in Houston, heard the Brett Favre news and took a quick look at the AFC South schedules. Week 3 matchups for a couple of our teams are going to be very interesting: Jacksonville is in Philadelphia for an Aug. 27 game, the first for ...
Breaking News: Brett Favre To Sign With Vikings —
Total Pro Sports
Total Pro Sports - Some say the only things you can guarantee in life are death and taxes. It is now safe to add the fact that Brett Favre will never retire to that list.
Reports from ESPN are stating that pending a physical, the former Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers and New York Jets ...
Favre To Play Friday? —
Intentional Foul
Although he hasn’t been officially signed by the Minnesota Vikings, there’s speculation that Brett Favre will be playing this Friday when the Vikings take on the Kansas City Chiefs. According to Pro Football Talk (via ESPN’s Cris Carter — a noted Minnesota insider), ...
Browns can't catch a break —
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog
Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker Eric Mangini's regular-season debut with the Cleveland Browns just got a lot more interesting. Favre Mangini Enter Brett Favre -- the soon-to-be starting quarterback of ...
Favre's history against the Vikings' schedule —
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog
Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Cross-referencing Minnesota's 2009 schedule with Brett Favre 's career performance produces this bit of projection: Favre will lead the Vikings to at least 11 victories this season. Favre has a 70.2 career winning percentage against the Vikings' 16 opponents ...
ESPN: Favre Reaches Deal to Join Vikings —
SportsFilter
Three weeks after announcing that he wasn't joining the Vikings , Brett Favre is joining the Vikings in a one-year deal for $10 million to $12 million, ESPN's Chris Mortensen is reporting. Last month, Favre told BFF Peter King , "I thought I could make it through the season, though I wouldn't be ...
Favre manages to skip camp -- and still get in —
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog
Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The rumors started spreading early Tuesday morning as I was watching Detroit go through a two-hour practice: A private airplane was in Hattiesburg, Miss., waiting to take Brett Favre to Minnesota. I checked in with a few trustworthy ...
Brett Favre to reportedly sign with Minnesota Vikings —
Niners Nation
Brett Favre is apparently like Jason, or any other horror movie villain. I really didn't want to have to deal with this, but I think there is useful discussion in this for 49ers fans, and everybody loves a cheap traffic bump once in a while! ESPN, among others, is reporting that ...
Vikings To Add That One Quarterback —
Lombardi Ave | A Green Bay Packers Blog
ESPN’s Chris Mortensen has just reported that Brett Favre will sign with the Minnesota Vikings pending the results of a physical:
A source close to Brett Favre said the quarterback, pending a physical, will sign a contract with the Minnesota Vikings for between $10 million to $12 million, ...
Favre to sign with Vikings —
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog
Posted by ESPN.com staff A source close to Brett Favre said the quarterback, pending a physical, will sign a contract with the Minnesota Vikings , according to ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen. Mortensen tells Colin Cowherd that Favre is en route to Minnesota.
Oh, Dear. (Brett Favre) —
Intentional Foul
Jay Glazer is reminding the folks at Bristol, Connecticut that he’s still the man when it comes to breaking news about the NFL. A few minutes ago, Glazer — who is apparently not restricted on Twitter like ESPN employees are — posted the Tweet leading this post. If ...