NFL Star Brett Favre Retires
Brett Favre by Mark A. Wallenfang/ WireImage.com
Legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback
Brett Favre announced his retirement Tuesday. Favre played 17 seasons and was named league MVP three times. He led the Packers to the Super Bowl in 1996 and 1997, winning it all in '96. This past season he set NFL career records for passing touchdowns (442), passing yards (61,655) and wins by a starting QB (160).
In a voice mail to ESPN's Chris Mortensen, the 38-year-old Favre
said, "I know I can still play, but it's like I told my wife, I'm just tired mentally. I'm just tired."
Mortensen says, "there was nothing else left for him to do He set all the records, and I think in the end it was all about winning and the stress and duress of trying to win and trying to actually live in his own shadow."
The NFL Network is going all out this week with tributes, including programming all day Tuesday, March 4, and Saturday, March 8, and in prime-time Wednesday, March 5, through Friday, March 7. Highlights include replays of
Super Bowl XXXI, which the Packers won 35-21 over the Patriots, and Favre's memorable
Monday Night Football victory over the Raiders on Dec. 22, 2003, the day after his father's unexpected death. That will air Friday at 8 pm/ET and Saturday at 4 pm/ET.
