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Stress is the Reason for Brett Favre’s Retirement
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FAVRE, IN HIS OWN WORDS
ProFootballTalk.com — After word of his decision to retire broke, Packers quarterback Brett Favre left a voice message for Chris Mortensen of ESPN, apparently after Mort speculated during ESPN Radio’s Man-Girl & Meatball In The Morning that the failure of the team to chase receiver Randy Moss was a factor in the decision. Here’s what Favre had to say ...

Brett Favre's Voicemail for Chris Mortensen
FanHouse — Filed under: Packers, NFL Video, ESPNBrett Favre has not called a press conference to explain his decision to retire as quarterback of the Green Bay Packers. But he did explain himself in a voicemail for Chris Mortensen: Favre discussed the stress of studying every week and preparing to play, and he said the only way the 2008 season could have been successful would have been winning the Super Bowl, "and the odds of that are, I mean, they're tough. ... It was a challenge I guess I wasn't up for."   Permalink | Email ...

Agent: Favre Still Wants To Play; Maybe in Miami?
SPORTSbyBROOKS — Even with today’s announcement , some folks aren’t totally convinced that Brett Favre is really ready to call it quits - including the QB’s own agent . The MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL reports that James “Bus” Cook believes his client still has a little more football left in him:“I think he wanted to play, I think he’s still got it. He knows he’s still got it. I think he felt he could play one more year. I don’t know if (the Packers) told him they really wanted him to play. That’s just the feeling I got .” So, does this mean the Pack actually kicked their all-star to the curb?“I do not know much conversation there was (between Favre and the Packers) and ...

Brett Favre: “4″ says “No More”
Footballguys Blog — It’s hard to call yourself an NFL fan without acknowledging the omnipresent retirement talk surrounding Brett Favre the last few seasons. Whether it be a hasty press conference at a charity golf tournament to tell us he hasn’t decided yet, or the constant paralysis by analysis last offseason until he made it official; Favre has been toying with retirement for a few seasons now. Ironically, it was THIS offseason when the chatter had died down some. Coming off a 13-3 season and an MVP-caliber performance (by far his best personal stats in years), most [myself included] assumed Favre would return in 2008 to ...

Favre’s Legacy
Goal-Line Stand — Syndicate this site UPDATED: Free Agent Watch | Main Favre’s Legacy Posted by Brad Gagnon on March 05, 2008 It only takes minutes. Before Brett Favre had even officially announced he was leaving this game for good (we think), reporters and bloggers across the country were trying to find where number four fits among the all-time best quarterbacks. Everyone wants to take a step back and compare the stats and accomplishments of Favre to those of Marino, Montana, Elway, Unitas, Tarkenton, Young, Aikman, etc. While the retirement comes as a shock to most of us, almost to the point of raising suspicion, we have to face the hard truth that we may never ...

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