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Published: Tue, March 04, 2008 - 3:53 pm
Last Updated: Tue, March 04, 2008 - 4:46 pm
Last Updated: Tue, March 04, 2008 - 4:46 pm
the NFL after 17 seasons.
FOX Sports first reported Tuesday that the Green Bay Packers
quarterback informed the team in the last few days. ESPN.com said
that according to Favre's agent the quarterback told coach Mike
McCarthy of his decision.
Only two years removed from perhaps his worst season, Favre had
a resurgence in 2007. He broke several career records. Among them
was Dan Marino's career mark for career touchdown passes. He
powered the Packers to an NFC North title and a 13-3 regular-season
record. He was named to his ninth Pro Bowl.
Biography
NAME: Brett Lorenzo Favre
AGE: 38.
BORN: Oct. 10, 1969, Gulfport, Miss.
RAISED: Kiln, Miss.
RESIDES: Hattiesburg, Miss.
FAMILY: Wife, Deanna; children, Brittany and Breleigh
COLLEGE: Southern Mississippi
NFL DEBUT: Atlanta Falcons, Oct. 27, 1991 vs. L.A. Rams.
CAME TO PACKERS: Traded to Packers Feb. 10, 1992, for 17th
overall pick in 1992 draft. Falcons trade the pick to Dallas, which
selects cornerback Kevin Smith. Falcons acquire two picks from
Dallas, selecting running back Tony Smith and cornerback Frankie
Smith.
PACKERS CAREER: Favre led the Packers to a 35-21 victory over
the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI, the team's first
championship in 29 years.
Favre and the Packers returned to the Super Bowl the following
season, but lost to the Denver Broncos 31-24.
Favre set several records during the 2007 season, including most
career touchdown passes, most career victories by a starting
quarterback and most career yards passing.
Favre has started 253 consecutive games, a record for NFL
quarterbacks. Including playoff games, the streak stands at 275.
His career has been marked by some off-the-field troubles.
He battled an addiction to painkillers, spending time in the
Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kan., in 1996. His father, Irvin, died
suddenly in December 2003 - and Favre memorably threw for 399 yards
and four touchdowns in a victory over the Raiders the following
day.
His wife, Deanna, has survived breast cancer and mourned the
death of her brother in an all-terrain vehicle accident. And
several members of Favre's family in Mississippi were displaced in
the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
AWARDS: Favre has won a record three league MVP awards, in 1995,
'96 and '97; shared the '97 award with Detroit Lions running back
Barry Sanders. He is a nine-time Pro Bowl selection.
PERSONAL: Owns a 460-acre ranch in Hattiesburg, Miss. ... Made a
cameo appearance in the 1998 hit movie "There's Something About
Mary." ... Served as a pallbearer at the funeral for former
teammate Reggie White, Dec. 30, 2004. ... Avid golfer and
fisherman. ... The Brett Favre Fourward Foundation raises money for
disabled or disadvantaged children.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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