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[28 Jul 2009 | No Comment | ]

BREAKING – For Brett Favre, his days of bawling during press conferences are coming to an end. Brett Favre announced earlier today that he will in fact stay retired and not return for another painful season in the NFL. ESPN’s Kevin Seifert reports,
Quarterback Brett Favre has informed Minnesota Vikings officials that he will remain retired, according to The Star Tribune.
Coach Brad Childress confirmed the news to the Star Tribune, leaving the Vikings in an unexpected and awkward spot with training camp set to open Wednesday. The Vikings are now left …

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[12 Feb 2009 | One Comment | ]

Earlier today, we received word that Brett Favre was hanging up the jersey, and retiring from the NFL. So naturally, the first thing we discussed was who he would sign with this fall.
However, after hearing Favre speak on issue, we recognized the sincerity in his tone–it wasn’t interpolated with whimpers or embellished with occasional sob-sister sniffles like usual.
He appears to be speaking the truth–though after the way his stint with the Jets unraveled, he should have made last year’s retirement speech the truth.
All things considered, Brett, you’ve had a hell …