The Brett Favre saga may have begun on the second day of February 2007 when Brett Favre announced that he would return to play as the Packers’ star quarterback for the upcoming 2007 NFL football season. This announcement was made in amid much speculation that Favre would possibly retire at that point. This was great news for Packer fans around the world.
After the 2007 NFL season came to a close, the Green Bay Packers finished with a regular season record of 13 wins and 3 losses. The team then defeated the Seattle Seahawks by a winning score of 42-20 in the NFC divisional playoffs. This was followed by an unfortunate loss to the New York Giants in the NFC Conference playoffs by a score of 23–20. Favre was selected to play in his ninth Pro Bowl at the end of the 2007 season.
At the end of the 2007 season, on March 4, 2008, Brett announced that he was effectively retiring from professional football. This was understood and accepted as the star quarterback had played for 17 seasons in the National Football League. All was well and now there were plans to hold an official ceremony during the 2008 season opener, at which time the Green Bay Packers would also retire Brett Favre’s number 4 jersey.
Then, in early July 2008, it became news that Brett Favre wants to play professional soccer once again. All Packer fans took this as very happy news and it was very exciting to think about it. Rumors then spread about how Packers GM Ted Thompson would let Favre back, but only as a second quarterback, with the starting position already filled by Aaron Rodgers, a 2005 first-round draft pick. for the Packers. This particular decision is considered highly questionable, if not outright absurd by all who follow the sport of professional soccer.
Within a few days and various rumors circulating in the media, it was announced that Favre had asked for an unconditional release from Green Bay so that he could play professional football with another NFL franchise team.
The Packers had already committed to moving forward with plans for the team to have an essentially new quarterback, with no real NFL experience. There was a general commitment from all parties to the decision to withdraw. Throughout, Favre gave various hints that he really wasn’t ready to retire and seemed somewhat hesitant and unsure of his true commitment to the decision to retire. In other words, he was having second thoughts.
Since the Packers claim to be committed to moving forward with Aaron Rodgers, then Favre will simply have to petition the NFL commission to reinstate him to the NFL. This way, the Packers will be able to trade or release him so he can sign with another NFL team. As a result, they have become many NFL teams who want the star quarterback. This is understandable, and everyone is very interested in him joining their franchise.
The bottom line is that the only logical place for Brett Favre to play in the NFL is with the Green Bay Packers in the number 4 jersey. Favre should be the starting quarterback and the Packers should continue the momentum with which they started the games. past seasons 13. and 3 regular season record. How could he be any other way? This is the saga of Brett Favre as of July 21, 2008.
