Despite an impressive season in which he helped lead the Green Bay Packers to the NFC Championship game, quarterback Brett Favre decided to retire Monday. Agent Bus Cook confirmed the news Tuesday morning.
“He’s retiring … it’s confirmed,” Cook said Tuesday morning.
Favre notified the Packers on Monday night, according to Cook. Favre had wrestled with retirement in recent years, but usually took a couple of months after the season ending before announcing his return.
Favre’s announcement reportedly coincides with wide receiver Randy Moss’ decision to return to the New England Patriots. ESPN.com had reported that Moss and Favre spoke late last week and that Favre was ready to continue playing if Moss joined the Packers.
Green Bay did not pursue Moss.
Favre retires as the all-time leader with 442 touchdown passes and set multiple other NFL records during his 17-year career. Most notable is that Favre played in 275 consecutive games, including playoffs.
Favre finished last season with 28 touchdowns, 15 interceptions and a quarterback rating of 95.7. That was the highest rating for Favre since 1996, when he led Green Bay to a Super Bowl title and the first of back-to-back appearances in the championship game.
source:http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=jc-favreretires030408&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
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