Brett Favre

Brett Lorenzo Favre (born October 10, 1969, in Gulfport, Mississippi, United States) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. Favre was known for his controversy as well, especially his retirement saga and sexual abuse scandal with New York and failure to cooperate in the investigation, for which he was fined $50 thousand. Favre is also well known for his love of the outdoors and his "iron man" reputation earned for his toughness, which helped him in cold Wisconsin and Minnesota. He was a color anylst for one 2011 college game.

Brett Favre

Favre with the Jets
No. 4
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	(1969-10-10) October 10, 1969 Gulfport, Mississippi
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:	Kiln (MS) Hancock North Central
College:	Southern Miss
NFL Draft:	1991 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33
Career history
Atlanta Falcons (1991) Green Bay Packers (1992–2007) New York Jets (2008) Minnesota Vikings (2009–2010)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XXXI) 11× Pro Bowl (1992, 1993, 1995–1997, 2001–2003, 2007–2009) 3× First-team All-Pro (1995–1997) 3× Second-team All-Pro (2001, 2002, 2007) 3× AP NFL Most Valuable Player (1995–1997) Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (2007) AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1995) 4× NFL passing touchdowns leader (1995–1997, 2003) 2× NFL passing yards leader (1995, 1998) Green Bay Packers No. 4 retired Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame NFL 1990s All-Decade Team Southern Miss Golden Eagles No. 4 retired
Career NFL statistics
Pass attempts: 10,169 Pass completions: 6,300 Completion percentage: 62.0% TD–INT: 508–336 Passing yards: 71,838 Passer rating: 86.0 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Childhood

Brett weighed 9 pounds 15 ounces when he was born on Oct. 10, 1969. He had several brothers with whom he played baseball and football.

College

Favre started at the quarterback position for The University of Southern Mississippi for four solid years.

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons

Favre was chosen in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. He threw two interceptions.

Green Bay Packers

Favre with Green Bay in 2006.

On February 10, 1992, after a season with the Falcons, he was traded to the Green Bay Packers on for the 19th pick in the 1992 NFL Draft. He became the Packers' starting quarterback in 1992, then started every game after the 1992 season until the end of the 2007 season with the Packers. He was the MVP of Super Bowl XXXI, which was especially notable because Favre was previously addicted to pain killers that he took. On November 4, 2007, Favre became the third to beat the other 31 teams after beating the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. The 2008 NFC Championship game against the New York Giants would be Brett Favre's last game as a Packer in which the Pack lost in overtime when Favre threw an interception. The interception is Favre's last pass as a Packer. Despite many interceptions, Favre had a great career with Green Bay. In 2008 he said that he would retire, but later changed his mind before the 2008 season start. The Packers stuck with the decision to start a younger player, Aaron Rodgers, as their quarterback.

New York Jets

Favre was dealt to the New York Jets. He and the Jets started off the season well, but Favre got hurt down the stretch. That injury was not reported by the Jets, who had to pay a $125,000 fine. Favre ended the season with 22 touchdown passes and 22 interceptions.

Minnesota Vikings

Favre's time with the Vikings was short and frusterating.

He retired again after the season, but came out of retirement another time to play for the Minnesota Vikings for the 2009 season. Favre actually had the best statistical season of his career in 2009, throwing for 34 touchdowns next to seven interceptions for Minnesota. However, his season ended with an interception by Tracy Porter in a loss to the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship. After this, he decided to play for the Vikings in 2010 as well, but threw only 11 touchdowns next to 19 interceptions as he and the franchise struggled. Favre was often injured, and retired for good after the season ended.

Records

Favre broke Dan Marino's touchdown pass record on September 30, 2007, at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

Favre started 297 games in a row at quarterback from 1992 to 2010. He became the first quarterback to lead his team to victory over all of the NFL's 32 teams after defeating the Chiefs on November 4, 2007. Seven years later, Peyton Manning would accomplish this feet after defeating the Indianapolis Colts (his former team), in their opener. In 2007 against the Vikings, he also threw his 421st career touchdown pass, setting another record.

NFL Statistics

Regular Season				Passing																		Rushing
YEAR	TEAM	GP	GS	CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	TD	INT	LNG	20+	40+	SK	SKY	YPA	YPG	TD%	INT%	RATE	W	L	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	1ST
1991	ATL	2	0	0	4	0.0	0	0	2	—	0	0	1	11	0.0	0.0	0.0	50.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
1992	GB	15	13	302	471	64.1	3,227	18	13	76T	30	9	34	208	6.9	215.1	3.8	2.8	85.3	8	5	47	198	4.2	1	19	11
1993	GB	16	16	318	522	60.9	3,303	19	24	66T	37	5	30	199	6.3	206.4	3.6	4.6	72.2	9	7	58	216	3.7	1	27	13
1994	GB	16	16	363	582	62.4	3,882	33	14	49	44	4	31	188	6.7	242.6	5.7	2.4	90.7	9	7	42	202	4.8	2	36T	14
1995	GB	16	16	359	570	63.0	4,413	38	13	99T	59	5	33	217	7.7	275.8	6.7	2.3	99.5	11	5	39	181	4.6	3	40	17
1996	GB	16	16	325	543	59.9	3,899	39	13	80T	49	11	40	241	7.2	243.7	7.2	2.4	95.8	13	3	49	136	2.8	2	23	18
1997	GB	16	16	304	513	59.3	3,867	35	16	74	61	9	25	176	7.5	241.7	6.8	3.1	92.6	13	3	58	187	3.2	1	16	16
1998	GB	16	16	347	551	63.0	4,212	31	23	84T	47	9	38	223	7.6	263.2	5.6	4.2	87.8	11	5	40	133	3.3	1	35	13
1999	GB	16	16	341	595	57.3	4,091	22	23	74T	52	11	35	223	6.9	255.7	3.7	3.9	74.7	8	8	28	142	5.1	0	20	11
2000	GB	16	16	338	580	58.3	3,812	20	16	67T	41	7	33	236	6.6	238.2	3.4	2.8	78.0	9	7	27	108	4.0	0	18	7
2001	GB	16	16	314	510	61.6	3,921	32	15	67T	53	13	22	151	7.7	245.1	6.3	2.9	94.1	12	4	38	56	1.5	1	14	5
2002	GB	16	16	341	551	61.9	3,658	27	16	85T	39	7	26	188	6.6	228.6	4.9	2.9	85.6	12	4	25	73	2.9	0	17	6
2003	GB	16	16	308	471	65.4	3,361	32	21	66T	42	7	19	137	7.1	210.1	6.8	4.5	90.4	10	6	18	15	0.8	0	7	3
2004	GB	16	16	346	540	64.1	4,088	30	17	79T	50	12	12	93	7.6	255.5	5.6	3.1	92.4	10	6	16	36	2.3	0	17	2
2005	GB	16	16	372	607	61.3	3,881	20	29	59	40	7	24	170	6.4	242.6	3.3	4.8	70.9	4	12	18	62	3.4	0	20	4
2006	GB	16	16	343	613	56.0	3,885	18	18	82T	49	8	21	134	6.3	242.8	2.9	2.9	72.7	8	8	23	29	1.3	1	14	4
2007	GB	16	16	356	535	66.5	4,155	28	15	82T	49	16	15	93	7.8	259.7	5.2	2.8	95.7	13	3	29	12	0.4	0	21	3
2008	NYJ	16	16	343	522	65.7	3,472	22	22	56T	40	7	30	213	6.7	217.0	4.2	4.2	81.0	9	7	21	43	2.0	1	27	4
2009	MIN	16	16	363	531	68.4	4,202	33	7	63	48	11	34	247	7.9	259.1	5.8	1.4	107.2	12	4	9	7	0.8	0	4	1
2010	MIN	13	13	217	358	60.6	2,509	11	19	53T	38	1	22	139	7.0	193.0	3.1	5.3	69.9	5	8	17	8	0.5	0	10	1
20 Seasons		302	298	6,300	10,169	62.0	71,838	508	336	99	872	161	525	3,487	7.1	237.9	5.0	3.3	86.0	186	112	602	1,844	3.1	14	40	153

Favre away from football

Personal

Brett Favre, third from the left; his wife Deanna, second from the left; and First Lady Laura Bush, third from the right; attend a ribbon cutting ceremony in Kiln, Mississippi, after Hurricane Katrina.

Despite contoversy, Favre also has an interesting personal life. He is an endorser (does commercials/advertisements) for Wrangler Jeans and is famous for his love of the outdoors. Favre is married and even has a grandson. He is active with charity, as he started the Favre Fourward Foundation.

After Last Retirement

In 2012, Favre started a Twitter account, which Favre later claimed (said) was hacked.

Also in 2012, a New Orleans Saints play for pay program was exposed. Former New Orleans defensive coodinator Gregg Williams had paid players to deliver especially hard and/or illegal hits on an opposing player. Such activity is against NFL rules. Favre had taken some especially hard hits with the Vikings against the Saints, especially in the NFC Championship loss in 2009. Favre said that he was not angry, but instead "happy that the truth came out."

References

• "Green Bay Packer Brett Favre Archived 2012-03-14 at the Wayback Machine". Miss Pronouncer.
• Thompson, Ted (March 4, 2008). "Favre Informs Thompson He Intends To Retire". Green Bay Packers.
• "Vikings Sign Brett Favre Archived 2012-01-22 at the Wayback Machine". August 18, 2009.
• "Manning joins Favre as 3-time MVP". Associated Press. ESPN. January 2, 2009.
• "Favre Watch". Packers.com.
• "Mississippi Choctaw chief to speak at Brett Favre Day". Indianz.com. May 7, 2004.
• D'Amato, Gary (October 10, 2005). "Favre was toughened by brothers, dad". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
• Traina, Jimmy (October 5, 2002). "Brett Favre Timeline". Sports Illustrated.
• "2008 Southern Miss Football Media Guide Archived 2008-09-11 at the Wayback Machine" (PDF). Southern Miss Athletics. pp. 124, 128–129, 137.
• "Brett Favre Biography Archived 2007-02-05 at the Wayback Machine". Wireimage.com.
• McGinn, Bob (November 5, 2005). "Year of great highs, lows". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
• Glazer, Jay (August 6, 2008). "Packers trade Favre to Jets". Fox Sports on MSN. Retrieved August 6, 2008. "The month-long saga has finally come to an end, with the Packers agreeing to trade their future Hall-of-Fame quarterback to the New York Jets, FOXSports.com has learned."
• "NFL Box Score for 9/13/1992 Archived 2007-12-25 at the Wayback Machine". Databasefootball.com.
• McGinn, Bob (October 1, 2005). "Favre bursts onto the NFL scene in 1992". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
• "Contract sets Favre for life Archived 2007-11-01 at the Wayback Machine". Journal Sentinel Inc.
• Jones, Al (December 21, 2003). "Favre's Father Dies At 58". Packers.com. Associated Press.
• "Favre's family home destroyed, Packers say". MSNBC. Associated Press. August 31, 2005. * "Favre says he's leaning toward retirement". ESPN.com. January 30, 2006* "Favre to play '06 season for Packers". ESPN.com. April 26, 2006.
• Braun, Rick (December 27, 2006). "The 400 Club: Favre joins Marino's class". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007.
• "Favre has ankle surgery; Garcia shunned". The Japan Times Online. February 28, 2007.
• Jones, Al (January 10, 2008). "Favre indicates he's looking toward another season, Sun Herald reports". KansasCity.com (The Kansas City Star).
• "Brett Favre Has Minor Ankle Surgery Archived 2012-10-26 at the Wayback Machine". CBS News. February 26, 2007.
• Walker, Don (March 4, 2008). "Favre retiring, Fox Sports reports". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
• "Brett Favre Set to Retire After 17 Years Archived 2008-03-09 at the Wayback Machine". Associated Press. Google. March 4, 2008. .
• "Statement From Packers General Manager Ted Thompson Archived 2008-12-30 at the Wayback Machine". March 4, 2008.
• Mortensen, Chris (July 2, 2008). "Favre has 'itch' to ditch retirement, report to camp". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
• "Favre seeks unconditional release from Packers, sources say". ESPN. July 11, 2008.
• "Packers GM, coach say team won't release Favre despite request". ESPN.com. July 13, 2008.
• "Exclusive: Brett Favre on His Packer Replacement and Playing Again". FoxNews.com. July 15, 2008.
• Krawczynski, Jon (August 4, 2008). "Goodell says Vikings didn't tamper on Favre Archived 2008-07-23 at the Wayback Machine". Yahoo! Sports.
• "Sources: Favre has spoken to Bucs and Jets as potential trade suitors". ESPN.com. August 5, 2008.
• Waszak, Dennis Jr. (August 6, 2008). "Favre's 6 TD passes lead Jets past Cardinals 56–35 Archived 2008-10-01 at the Wayback Machine". Associated Press.
• "Favre to call it quits – again – after 18 seasons". NFL.com. February 11, 2009.
• Graham, Tim. "Jets release Favre, clear way for possible return – AFC East Blog – ESPN Archived 2009-05-02 at the Wayback Machine". Myespn.go.com.
• "Favre left limping away from another title game loss; future unclear". NFL.com. January 25, 2010.
• "Favre to be color analyst for Southern Miss game Archived 2011-09-25 at the Wayback Machine". NFL.com.
• Press, Associated (December 14, 2010). "Minnesota Vikings lose Brett Favre to injury, but beat Buffalo Bills Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine". The Saratogian.
• Sun Times, Chicago (December 14, 2010). "Favre’s record streak ends in Vikings’ loss to Giants". The Chicago Sun Times.
• "Iron Man Archived 2008-01-22 at the Wayback Machine". www.profootballhof.com. November 30, 2004.
• Zulgad, Judd; Scoggins, Chip (September 20, 2009). "Favre's 271st consecutive start sets record Archived 2009-09-25 at the Wayback Machine". StarTribune.com.
• "Brett Favre's consecutive starts streak ends at 297, tests due Tuesday". ESPN. December 14, 2010.
• "Vikings' Favre welcomes grandchild". ESPN.com.
• "The Brett Favre Fourward Foundation Archived 2007-08-23 at the Wayback Machine".
• "Dependence on painkillers brings Favre to a new low". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. October 22, 2005.
• "Favre fined $50K for 'failure to cooperate' with NFL investigation Archived 2012-01-21 at the Wayback Machine". Nfl.com.
• Favre happy truth comes out on Saints.