Posted on Tue, Mar. 04, 2008
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SUNHERALD.COM BREAKING NEWS
FAVRE TO RETIRE
By AL JONES
SUN HERALD
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Legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre will retire, according his brother Scott. The Sun Herald learned this morning that Favre has told Packers coach Mike McCarthy that he's hanging them up.
Favre just completed his 16th season in Green Bay, where the former Southern Miss and Hancock North Central star has written his name large across the NFL landscape and its record book. He's the league's all-time leader in completions (5,377), attempts (8,758), passing yards (61,655), touchdown passes (442) and consecutive starts by a quarterback (253). Favre also won more games as a quarterback (160) than anybody in history, and was named NFL MVP three times.
He led the Packers to their victory in Super Bowl XXXI, and their NFC North division championship last season was their seventh with him.
He completed 356 of 535 passes for 4,155 yards, with 28 touchdown passes and 15 interceptions last season, one of his best. The Packers went 13-3 during the regular season and lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants in overtime in the NFC championship game.
Favre was named to his ninth Pro Bowl for his play this year, and won Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year honor.
Check SunHerald.com for more on this story through the day.
