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Speculation of Brett Favre signing with the Chicago Bears seemed to be a real possibility. Besides, doesn’t Favre want to play for all of the NFC-North teams? He’d only have the Detroit Lions to go!

Jay Cutler contends the retired quarterback might have agreed to an NFL return, at the right price. Cutler’s agent is Bus Cook, who just so happens to be Favre’s longtime rep. Cutler, who’s sidelined indefinitely after having thumb surgery, spoke with Cook about the situation earlier in the week. ”He didn’t really expect Brett to come back,” Cutler told ESPN Radio on Wednesday. “Brett probably would have came back, but I’m sure it would have to be a very, very high number money-wise, and it would have been interesting.”  Read the rest of this entry » Chicago without a Favre F...

In a weekend interview on 790 The Zone in Atlanta, Brett Favre said Aaron Rodgers “fell into a good situation” in Green Bay.  Was it an insult?

And I’d like to think that he watched, he learned, and then when he got a chance to play, he brought in his ability which is obviously very good or they wouldn’t have drafted him in the first round. He’s got tremendous talent, he’s very bright and he got a chance to watch and see successful teams do it right. And so he just kind of fell into a good situation. On top of that, he’s a good player.

I don’t think there’s any pressure on him now, the talent around him is even better than when I was there. So I’m really kind of surprised it took him so long. In the early part of last year, it hadn’t quite clicked yet and I didn’t know it would. I just kind of figured when they hit their stride, they’re going to be hard to beat. And that’s what happened.

Favre seems to sound as if Rodgers’ talent was a secondary factor in his success with the Packers, and that the real reason is that he was lucky enough to fall into the right situation in Green Bay.   On the other hand, Favre is known for long, meandering answers in interviews, so that may have just been a stream-of-consciousness observation that had no bad intention attached to it. Knowing ‘ole Brett, we know pretty much anything can just come out of his mouth at any time.

After 3 weeks of NFL football, there are a few surprises that I am still shocked to see. Two teams which are undefeated were in the bottom 5 the past few years. A huge upset win against a top-tier team.

First off, I don’t care who you are. Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Brett Favre, Joe Montana. I don’t care if you throw 4 touchdown passes. You are not going to win a game if you also throw 4 interceptions. And Tom Brady did just that, and those hapless Buffalo Bills took the win from the New England Patriots, ending a 15 game losing streak (over 7 years, people).

Linda and I were headed to San Francisco yesterday for a concert in Golden Gate Park (Goo Goo Dolls, Michelle Branch, and others), and we opted to take BART (bay area rapid transit) to get there. One of the stops it makes is right in front of the Oakland Coliseum (A’s and Raiders) and Oakland Arena (Golden State Warriors), and of course it being Sunday and the home opener for Oakland, there were masses of Raider fans decked out in their gear. I mumbled to Linda several times, not to be heard by fans that would likely have murdered me on the train, “the Jets are going to slaughter the Raiders).  Read the rest of this entry » NFL surprises after the f...

Us San Francisco 49er fans who watched veteran quarterback Alex Smith pretty much barf all over himself against the New Orleans Saints in the team’s preseason opener should not have been surprised. After all, Smith has been teetering between mediocrity and abject horribleness since he was taken first overall out of Utah in the 2005 NFL draft. The man who was selected 24^th by the Green Bay Packers in that same draft, Cal’s Aaron Rodgers, has had a slightly better go of it to date.

After three years sitting behind Brett Favre, Rodgers finally got his shot, helped the Packers win Super Bowl XLV, and has become one of the best at his position in the league. However, in the upcoming “America’s Game” documentary about the current Super Bowl champions, Rodgers (who is one of three  interviewed for the hour-long documentary, along with cornerback Charles Woodson and head coach Mike McCarthy) talked about the team he really wanted to play for when he was growing up in northern California and going to school in Oregon, and going to college at Cal (Berkley): The San Francisco 49ers.  Read the rest of this entry » That knife just keeps tur...

Will Brett Favre play a 21st season in the NFL? Will he renounce his retirement yet again? Which team will he play for?

No, Brett Favre hasn’t announced a comeback bid. His retirement papers are still filed and documented. Heck, he hasn’t said a single word about any potential interest in returning, and realistically, he probably won’t. However, thanks to NFL.com’s Gil Brandt, the speculation has begun again and a 2011 Favre Watch has been fueled. However, let’s just pretend here for a moment, shall we, and take a look at potential landing spots if Brett does in fact return. With the current NFL Lockout pushing things back and creating a major disadvantage for rookie quarterbacks, it only makes sense for Favre speculation to be making waves. Here are some teams that would be smart to at least consider adding a veteran quarterback:  Read the rest of this entry » Favre Frenzy is on!

It’s Brett Favre’s age! Well, almost…

Also available next year in the senior citizen department: Donovan McNabb.

Of course, there are plenty of fresh college QBs available at 7th overall pick this year. =)

Back in court again, that is. Not on the football field.

Favre, who announced on Sunday that he is retiring from the National Football League (again), is being sued by former Jets massage therapists for acts alleged to have occurred in 2008, when he was playing for the Jets.

Asked on the ABC TV program “Good Morning America” why the lawsuits were coming now, after Favre’s retirement, lawyer Elizabeth Eilander said “It’s clear that there’s no change going on at the Jets, and it’s not right, and it happens to be illegal.” She added, “He was propositioning my client and another massage therapist repeatedly.” Eilander said her client’s husband saw one of the text messages and contacted Favre, who in response was “inappropriate” and “very arrogant” and “used some choice language,” she said.”

In a report on Monday, ABC News named the therapists as Christina Scavo and Shannon O’Toole and said they had filed suit against Favre, the Jets and Lisa Ripi, a woman who hires massage therapists for the team, in New York state Supreme Court. The Jets and the NFL had no comment on the matter, ABC said. It said requests for comment from Favre’s agent and his latest team, the Minnesota Vikings, were not immediately returned. The suit alleges Favre made unwanted sexual advances to the women and the Jets stopped offering them work after they complained.

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Brett Favre, who has retired and un-retired several times during his Hall of Fame career, insisted after the Vikings’ season-ending loss to the Detroit Lions that he really is finished for good, though he never explicitly announced his retirement.

“It’s been a wonderful ride for me,” Favre said. “One game, one season does not define me. There will be people (who) say, ‘It’s a shame he went out that way.’ (But) I am truly grateful for the opportunity. I hope people admire the way I played, my passion for it. I hold no regrets. It was special, a wonderful experience. I wouldn’t change it for anything.”

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It has been awhile since I have written about Brett Favre, save for the record-ending hit a few weeks back. Remember that texting issue with him sending nudie photos to a NY Jets reporter Jenn Sterger several years back? Well, we have a resolution. Get this:

Commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to fine Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre for sending suggestive text messages in 2008 to a female New York Jets employee, without suspending the three-time National Football League most valuable player.

So, you suspend Big Ben Roesthlisberger for 4 weeks, and only give Favre a fine of no more than $50,000? Yeah, okay.

Ten years from now when you’re quizzed on useless NFL trivia, and someone asks “Who has the longest game-start streak in the NFL, and who ended that streak?”, your answers will be:

• Brett Favre, of the Minnesota Vikings 2010, 297 games
• Arthur Moats, of the Buffalo Bills December 5th 2010

Will Brett Favre ever play again? I cannot imagine so. I’d have toughed it out to make 300 and called it quits but hey, who am I kidding? I’m not taking hits like that every week, nor am I in my 40s (unless you round up from 30?).

Here’s the horribly uploaded video of Favre taking his career-ending hit from behind, and throwing up yet another interception. Good bye, old man.