Real? No--he decided he wanted to play again the following offseason. After tense diologue between Favre and Green Bay General Manager Ted Thompson, the Packers traded him to the NY Jets on August 7 for a fourth round pick in that year's NFL draft (the took defensive end Jeremy Thompson out of Wake Forest).
Retirement from Jets? Real? This summer, even though it seemed like it we had once again been punk'd, even though Favre had surgery to repair his throwing arm this offseason, even though he once again considered a comeback with the, even though he contacted the Vikings about another return, we'll have to wait another year to see Favre on the field. He told Vikings head coach Brad Childress yesterday he plans to stay retired, saying his mind and body could not endure a 19th season in the NFL. Don't count him out for 2010, though.
In his career, he holds the NFL QB record for: pass attemps, completions, TDs, interceptions, yards, games won, and consecutive games started. Not too shabby.
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