I agree Deb. At LEAST #4!

Brett was/is a great quarterback ,i just like qbs that can run a bit.Steve has had many concussions which means he plays hard and took risks with his body not just his arm.My least favorite qb is Dan Marino....dog killers and Ryan Leaf excluded.

Now he's unretired...the saga continues....

he just signed with the vikings

Brett was/is a great quarterback ,


He was a terrible quarterback.....until he quit drinking....The Falcons had him for a couple of years and he was drunk at practice..


"Buckhead Brett"

Hold on...by the end of the day he will probably change his mind again!!!

I was unaware of that fact ddn 122.....i guess he falls into the "douche" category now.Is his family life so shiddy that he has to play????Is it just $$$$$$$$??

he's freaking doing it for attention

Brett went through detox from both pain pills and alcohol, and that was while he played for the Packers. I am not sure about before he was at Green Bay.

Brett was a "god" to the people who loved the Pack. He went through many family difficulties while at Green Bay. The fans felt as if he was like family. Especially the people in and near to Green Bay. His wife had breast cancer, his father died and he played that night, there were a couple of other family deaths...just many things over the 17 years he was in Green Bay.

When he retired (from the Packers) the fans bought up all the 'retirement' jerseys and other memorabilia...

then, when he came back last year...before the Jets got him, he could have stayed at Green Bay...but he didn't like the deal..so the Pack released him to the Jets...

The big night of retiring #4's jersey was canceled...Brett made some statements about his time at GB...

Going to play for the Vikings is really a big kick in the face for the Packers fans...

IMO, he went to play for the Vikings to get back at the Packers for not letting him come back after he retired the first time...he has since said that he was pressured into retirement from the Packers, yet, when he came back, he did not want to fight for the starting spot...or even takes turns starting...

I had tons of respect for Favre for a variety of reasons...I liked that he wore his jeans and t-shirts, I liked that he appeared to be a humble man and not a media whoreee...I liked that he always said that he played the sport for the game and the great people who were fans of the GB Packers....

I have lost a lot of that respect over the past two years...this little game that he seems to be playing is not impressing me at all!

I hope he is ready for the QB sacks!

I remember the game against my Raiders,we handed him the game because our season was over.Packers are my NFC team.R.I.P. Reggie.

Agree 100%.

Favre is really tarnishing his legacy with this back-and forth "should I or shouldn't I" nonsense.

Im really really sick and tired of this guy. AND hes not even healthy, just had surgery and still has a partially torn rotator cuff, how can that be good for a QB?

Its enough already, the only good thing was that I didnt have to hear about Michael Vick today.

HHmmm if he is smart he will stay retired so he does not end up as a Toy Aikman

I could not say it better myself. When I heard he was going to play for the Vikings today I wanted to punch the man in the face.

From Dave Campbell, AP SPorts Writer/Yahoo News

Pulling an about-face on his playing status for the second straight summer, the three-time MVP quarterback will suit up for his old rival Minnesota starting with Friday’s preseason game at the Metrodome. The goal: help the Vikings win that elusive first Super Bowl.

“You need to cross over that line. You need to take that chance,” Favre said at his introductory news conference Tuesday, recalling the advice Minnesota coach Brad Childress gave him. “At 39 years old, your arm may not feel like it did at 21, but the pieces are in place here where you don’t have to do as much.”

He added: “If they were willing to take that chance, I was, too.”

The wait for Favre’s decision dragged through May, June and July - at which point he said he would stay retired. But that was three weeks ago. On Tuesday, it all was resolved in a matter of hours.

Team owner Zygi Wilf and president Mark Wilf met Favre in Mississippi with their private plane, Childress himself picked him up at the St. Paul airport, and a news helicopter hovered over their route to the team’s suburban practice facility in Eden Prairie.

Once the vehicles arrived, hundreds of fans roared when Favre waved as he got out. No less than 90 minutes later, he was on the field in his familiar No. 4 jersey with purple shorts and a purple helmet, a vision that has had Packers fans cringing about for months.

He shook hands with a few of his new teammates and quickly began throwing, as people peeked through the security fence to catch a glimpse of the stubble-faced superstar.

“I think it’s great for football,” Favre said. “I can’t see how you think it wouldn’t be.”

On July 28, the man who holds every major NFL career passing record told Childress he wasn’t ready to play, citing a lack of confidence in his beat-up body to hold up over an entire season. Favre revealed Tuesday that he was told by Dr. James Andrews, who performed the arthroscopic surgery on his throwing shoulder in May, that he’s been playing with a torn rotator cuff for a few years.

Neither Favre nor the Vikings expressed any concern about his health, though, on this whirlwind day. Favre was defiant, actually, when asked about widespread criticism of his flip-flopping.

“Don’t watch, you know?” he said, adding: “My legacy, it’s mine. It’s what I think of it.”

Wearing a ratty red baseball cap and a T-shirt, Favre’s eyes reddened when he talk about letting his daughter down last month with his decision to stay retired.

Favre also brushed off suggestions he’s driven by revenge on the Packers, who wouldn’t let him have his old job back last summer when he reconsidered. Green Bay visits Minnesota on Oct. 5, and the Packers host the Vikings on Nov. 1.

“The bottom line is it’s football,” Favre said. “Once you step into the huddle, I don’t look at the helmets. I look at the faces.”

The Vikings did not release terms of the deal. ESPN, citing anonymous sources, said Favre would receive $12 million this season and $13 million next season.

Last month, Favre explained his decision by saying he had to be “careful not to commit for the wrong reasons.”

“I’m 39 with a lot of sacks to my name,” he said.

He has a lot of interceptions to his name, too, more than any other quarterback in NFL history. The last time Favre appeared in the playoffs - a bitter loss at Lambeau Field by the Packers to the Giants in the NFC championship game following the 2007 season - he put up one of his worst performances in recent memory.

Now the question becomes how Favre will fit in with a team that’s already done with the grind of training camp, not to mention how his health will hold up so soon after he questioned it.

The Vikings got an encouraging performance in their preseason opener last week from quarterback Sage Rosenfels(notes), who has been competing with Tarvaris Jackson(notes) for the starting job. But neither of them have been consistently sharp in practice this month.

And neither can compete with Favre’s ability or resume. His zinger of an arm and toughness in the pocket are a combination few possess. With an offense he claimed this summer he could operate in his sleep, Favre seems to fit well with Minnesota - especially given the Vikings’ problems finding a reliable quarterback since Childress took over in 2006.

“This is a fluid business, and we were moving ahead but you always go back and reassess,” Childress said, explaining his own reverse in direction.

The coach added: “The guys will learn him. He’ll learn them, and we’ve got a whole month to put this thing together.”

The Vikings have Pro Bowl players all over their roster, with reigning NFL rushing leader Adrian Peterson in the backfield and a dominant defensive line. No matter who’s behind center, they ought to be in position to defend their NFC North title.

To win the conference, and perhaps - finally - a Super Bowl, they’ll need stability at the sport’s most critical position.

Favre has wrestled with retirement for most of this decade and the will-he-or-won’t-he saga became an annual offseason drama for the Packers, his longtime home. In Green Bay, the latest news elicited a few shrugs, little more.

A few months after Favre’s tearful goodbye news conference in March 2008, Green Bay traded him to the Jets after he tried to come back only to learn the Packers were committed to Aaron Rodgers(notes). Favre started strong in New York, but faded down the stretch amid problems with his throwing arm and, with another “I’m done” announcement, headed for his second retirement.

The Jets released him from his contract right after the draft and soon after, the Vikings were openly expressing interest. Favre spent the summer working out in Mississippi and led everyone to believe he was on his way back to the NFL until last month.

Now, he is back.

“I don’t have any problem rooting for one of the greatest quarterbacks ever,” said Phil Setala, a 23-year-old from Minneapolis who was at practice proudly wearing a purple No. 4 jersey.

Even the governor chimed in.

“It’s going to be good for the team,” a giddy Gov. Tim Pawlenty said after a speech. “It’s going to be good for the state. It’s going to be exciting.”

i still say it's a publicity stunt

There was a time when I thought the man walked on water and wore a cape. Now, he's turned into nothing but an ongoing joke with his yearly saga of waffling back and forth, and he has only himself to blame for it. I cannot have any respect for a man who clearly has no respect left for himself, let alone his fans, his family, his former teammates, his legacy, or the league.

He'd better get used to that target he just painted on himself, because he's really gonna find out why they call this the Black-And-Blue division.

Be real people...

If you had a chance to be employed, as a player, by an NFL team...you would not turn it down....regardless of the circumstances

Then maybe he should stop "retiring".

He's just addicted to the attention!