[abnerman]

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Favre thought, "I'm done"; now thinks he could play to age 50
July 27, 2010 8:27 AM ET

Brett Favre offered up an interesting glimpse into his way of thinking in an interview with USA Today, saying that at the end of a long season he thinks he's going to retire, but after a few months off he thinks he could play for another decade.

Favre said that six months ago, after the Vikings lost the NFC Championship, he firmly believed he was finished playing football.

"I can remember walking off that podium with Deanna and my family thinking, 'I'm done,'" Favre said. "I mean, my heart . . . it was broken."

But after an offseason of rest and relaxation, followed by ankle surgery and rehabilitation, Favre now says he doesn't see any reason he should quit any time soon.

"Hell, you gotta quit sometime," Favre said. "Then again, maybe I will be doing this when I'm 50 years old, who knows?"

Who knows, indeed. But Favre sure doesn't sound like a man who's going to retire any time soon.

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[AcousticophobicsBeware]

abnerman, on 27 July 2010 - 10:29 AM, said:

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Favre thought, "I'm done"; now thinks he could play to age 50
July 27, 2010 8:27 AM ET

Brett Favre offered up an interesting glimpse into his way of thinking in an interview with USA Today, saying that at the end of a long season he thinks he's going to retire, but after a few months off he thinks he could play for another decade.

Favre said that six months ago, after the Vikings lost the NFC Championship, he firmly believed he was finished playing football.

"I can remember walking off that podium with Deanna and my family thinking, 'I'm done,'" Favre said. "I mean, my heart . . . it was broken."

But after an offseason of rest and relaxation, followed by ankle surgery and rehabilitation, Favre now says he doesn't see any reason he should quit any time soon.

"Hell, you gotta quit sometime," Favre said. "Then again, maybe I will be doing this when I'm 50 years old, who knows?"

Who knows, indeed. But Favre sure doesn't sound like a man who's going to retire any time soon.

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:yawn: :boring: I hope he unretires only to burn in a grease fire

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[Tom]

I like Bret Favre. I say if he can play, do it.

[abnerman]

Breaking News!! This just in!



Sources say that Brett Favre's wife has renewed her membership to Lifetime Fitness in Minnesota.


I wish I was making this up.


That is all.

[J5P]

abnerman, on 29 July 2010 - 10:46 AM, said:

Breaking News!! This just in!



Sources say that Brett Favre's wife has renewed her membership to Lifetime Fitness in Minnesota.


I wish I was making this up.


That is all.

Why would one need to renew a lifetime membership?? Must be the same people that are having so much trouble with "illegal"....

[Wing]

J5P, on 29 July 2010 - 06:06 PM, said:

abnerman, on 29 July 2010 - 10:46 AM, said:

Breaking News!! This just in!



Sources say that Brett Favre's wife has renewed her membership to Lifetime Fitness in Minnesota.


I wish I was making this up.


That is all.

Why would one need to renew a lifetime membership?? Must be the same people that are having so much trouble with "illegal"....

Welcome back dude.
It doesn't say Lifetime membership...the place is called Lifetime Fitness.

[abnerman]

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Update: Tight end Visanthe Shiancoe(notes) says that Favre (ankle) has told some Vikings’ players that he plans to retire, Judd Zulgad of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. “[Favre] told a couple of guys on the team that he was going to retire.” Shiancoe said Tuesday. “He hasn’t told me yet.”

[abnerman]

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The Sun Herald reports that a family source told the paper this afternoon that Favre has made no decision regarding his 2010 playing status.

[abnerman]

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Update: Minnesota has offered to give Favre as much as a $7 million raise for 2010 to convince him to return for another season, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

The Star Tribune reported that Favre has told team officials and teammates he’s set to retire, but there’s been no official word from Favre and head coach Brad Childress denied receiving any message. Favre was set to make $13 million this season, so offering him more money may be one way to convince him to return.

[abnerman]

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Report: Brett Favre on a high school field this morning

Maybe the extra $3 million guaranteed that the Minnesota Vikings are willing to pony up has spurred Brett Favre(notes) into action.

[jedema]

I love how the self proclaimed world wide leader has managed to drop everything at the first wisper of an unconfirmed text to a "teammate"

:jedema:

yet for the past month or so, they kept going on and on about how they were not going to believe anything from him until the paperwork was filed and it was a couple years down the road.

[JudgeSmails]

ESPN is reporting that he is coming back right now...

:fuckyoufuckyou:

[Wing]

As I said with all his other returns from retardedment, I've always been a fan of his. But...STFU already and retire asshole

[WeenerLobo]

:banghead:


Attention Whore to the highest power . . . . . . .

[JokeraysMom]

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[JokeraysMom]

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[JokeraysMom]

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[JokeraysMom]

i'd keep coming back too just to avoid the honeymoon with madden!

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[abnerman]

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Bus Cook releases statement about Favre's future
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on August 4, 2010

We're going right past Brett Favre news saturation into a complete Favre overdose. When his agent Bus Cook releases a statement -- to Steve Mariucci, of course -- we really don't have any choice.


"As far as Brett is concerned, in spite of reports to the contrary, Brett's situation has nothing to do with his contract, but everything to do with his health and ability to contribute to that team and play at a level that he has been accustomed to playing over the years," Cook told Mariucci.

Cook basically just committed to not taking any more money. If Favre does take more money at this point, he looks more duplicitous (thanks, Tiki) than ever.

"Brett's ankle, which needed surgery since 2007, was surgically repaired this last spring by Dr. James Andrews," Cook continued. "Until such time, Brett feels he can play at a level that he expects of himself, no decision will be made.

"Brett has an appointment to see Dr. Andrews next week and will know more at that time. Brett continues working every day, rehabbing his ankle and will see after his visit with Dr. Andrews what his status is at that time."

The appointment with Dr. Andrews is the newsiest thing we've heard on the Favre front since he news of his texts came out. (And yes, it's completely ridiculous that he's denying sending the texts. He sent them. Jay Glazer and Judd Zulgad didn't make them up. More than one of Favre's teammates told them, so stop it with the media conspiracy theories.)

After hesitating for a day, Favre now wants to make it clear he wishes he didn't let any retirement horse out of the barn. Cook likely feels the same, because he knows his client changes his mind ever 30 minutes, even if Favre's entire track record points towards him deciding to play when push comes to shove.

If Favre chooses not to play, which seems less likely by the minute, he can blame it on the ankle.

Oh boy, FINALLY an official answer! So he might play. Or he might not. Maybe.

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[abnerman]

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Bizarre allegations against Favre could complicate his decision
Posted by Mike Florio on August 4, 2010 2:27 PM ET


On Monday, Vikings players began to receive text messages from quarterback Brett Favre regarding his intent to retire.

As it turns out, the messages they received could have been a lot worse.

The folks at Deadspin report that Jenn Sterger, who worked in 2008 as an in-house sideline reporter for the Jets and who currently is a member of the cast of The Daily Line on Versus, claims that she received text messages from a certain Brett Lorenzo Favre featuring pictures of, um, Little Lorenzo.

It's not the first time we've heard a story like this, thanks to Sean Salisbury. But Salisbury was largely irrelevant at the time. As to Favre, this disclosure possibly could influence his decision regarding whether or not he'll play in 2010.

Though there's no evidence that Favre was engaged in the kind of sordid escapades that brought down Tiger Woods' marriage, forced him to cough up $750 million to his ex-wife, and wreaked enough havoc on his life to render him a near-mortal on the golf course, Woods' misadventures began with a story in the National Enquirer, which was the catalyst for the Thanksgiving night 9-iron to the Escalade, which got the whole thing rolling.

In this case, Favre will surely deny texting improper pictures to a former coworker, just as he has denied texting his intentions to retire to current coworkers. Heck, there's a chance that no one in the media will be able to muster the nerve to even ask him about these new claims.

But there's someone who will ask Brett a question or two about it. She may ask him many questions or two about it. Favre's wife will want to know chapter-and-verse details about what he did or didn't say and what he texted or didn't text and who in the hell else he may have been involved with in this or other ways.

There's even a chance that Mrs. Favre will contact Ms. Sterger and request the opportunity to personally peruse the pictures.

The extent to which Favre withstands that barrage could go a long way toward determining whether the Favre family will decide that another season of football is in their best interests. It's possible that Favre in the end will decide that he needs to spend the next five months, and maybe longer, out of the spotlight.

Then there's the question of whether the Deadspin story will trigger a Tiger-style parade of other Jenn Stergers, making similar allegations or worse. Regardless of whether anyone else is out there, the TMZs of the world surely are already looking for them.

And so, in the end, Favre's career possibly could be derailed not by his biceps tendon or his ankle or any other part of his body -- except for one of the body parts that he never has used on the football field.

:shrug: