Favre and the Packers went through a messy divorce, spurred by the quarterback’s wishy-washy disposition about his future.
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Favre said he still makes the occasional trip to the area high school where he tosses the football with local players, but those Mississippi afternoons in a stadium much smaller than any NFL venue have helped Favre come to grips with his football mortality. “We’re not trying to start some he’s-coming-out-of-retirement deal, but I could play“.
“I think I could play”.
“I think I could play”, Favre said.
Favre says he can still fire off 50-yard throws, not quite as long as the 80-yard passes he made in his prime, but not too shabby for a guy his age. Favre mentioned that when he put the jersey on, it felt “big”. He later played one season in New York and two in Minnesota, leading the Vikings to the 2010 NFC Championship game. When I pick up a ball, I’m thinking I’m right back in the Super Bowl.
“I’ll throw it at 52, and [the receiver is] standing at 55, and I’m like, ‘Brett, just give it up”.
Will Favre ever actually come out of retirement?
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) With his induction into the Packers Hall of Fame just a couple weeks away – another honor for future NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre. Favre threw 11 touchdowns and 19 interceptions, and finished the year with a career-low 69.9 quarterback rating.
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“I think you have to win the support of your guys, and I’m not saying he hasn’t done that, in the face of adversity, which he’ll have”.
