Brett Favre Retires » Brats & Beer

March 4, 2008
posted under: Brett Favre, retirement

No, it doesn’t look like it’s a Web site snafu this time. Brett Favre has made his decision to retire from football, the Biloxi Sun Herald is reporting.

Wow, I’m pretty much speechless here. Except to say thanks to Brett for 16 wonderful years and a great last season. Good luck to him in whatever he decides to do next.

UPDATE

The official announcement is now on the Packers site:

Brett Favre has informed us of his intention to retire from the Green Bay Packers and the NFL. He has had one of the greatest careers in the history of the National Football League, and he is able to walk away from the game on his own terms – not many players are able to do that.

The Packers owe him a tremendous debt of gratitude. He has given Packers fans 16 years of wonderful memories, a Super Bowl championship among them, that will live on forever. Brett’s many accomplishments on the field are legendary. He leaves the game holding virtually every career passing record, plus his consecutive starts streak, which may never be duplicated.

The uniqueness of Brett Favre – his personality, charisma and love of the game – undoubtedly will leave him as one of the enduring figures in NFL history.