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Brett Favre stories: 58 news summaries

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Iraqi Prisoners Taunt Wis. Soldiers Over Favre Defection

Detainees get into the Packers-Vikings rivalry

Nov 20, 09 9:30 PM CST
(Newser) - An allegiance to the Green Bay Packers has come back to haunt Wisconsin National Guardsmen on duty at a prison camp in Iraq, with detainees using quarterback Brett Favre’s defection to the rival Vikings to taunt the soldiers. A Packers-themed paint job sparked curiosity, one officer tells WTMJ-AM , “... More »

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Wisconsin • National Guard • Brett Favre • Green Bay Packers • rivalry • prisoners • Minnesota Vikings • taunting • Iraq war • psychological torture

 Favre Carves Up Ex-Mates 
 as Vikings Top Packers 

QB tosses 3 TDs in Minnesota's 30-23 victory

Oct 5, 09 10:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Facing the team he spent most of his career with, Brett Favre turned back the clock tonight, throwing for three touchdowns as his host Minnesota Vikings held off Green Bay, 30-23. The 39-year-old quarterback spent 16 seasons with the Packers, which had been the only NFL team he'd never defeated.... More »

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Brett Favre • Green Bay Packers • Minnesota Vikings • quarterback • touchdown • interception

nfl roundup

 Bears Shock Steelers, 17-14 

Jets' defense stifles Patriots; Saints clobber Eagles

Sep 20, 09 7:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Chicago Bears stunned the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers today with a last-minute, 44-yard field goal, the Chicago Tribune reports, and won 17-14. In other NFL action:
  • The New York Jets kept New England out of their end zone in a taut, 16-9 win over the Patriots, ESPN 
... More »

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NFL • Arizona Cardinals • Brett Favre • New Orleans Saints • Cincinnati Bengals • New York Jets • Minnesota Vikings • Kurt Warner • pro football • Chad Ochocinco

Fib Over Favre Injury Costs Jets, Mangini $125K

NFL levies fines against team, GM and former coach for not reporting injury

Sep 16, 09 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The NFL hit the Jets, GM Mike Tannenbaum, and former coach Eric Mangini with $125,000 in fines for not reporting Brett Favre’s injured arm last season, Bloomberg reports. Favre, now with the Vikings, spilled the beans a week ago that he played hurt the final weeks of the... More »

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NFL • Brett Favre • football • New York Jets • Eric Mangini • Minnesota Vikings

NFL ROUNDUP

 Giants' D Stifles 
 'Skins in 23-17 Win 

Brett Favre wins in Vikings debut, but passes for only 110 yards

Sep 13, 09 6:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Giants' $85 million upgrade on defense paid off today, as New York held the Washington Redskins to one touchdown in a 23-17 win, the New York Daily News reports. In other NFL action: 
  • Brett Favre won in his Vikings debut, but threw for only 110 yards as
... More »

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NFL • Indianapolis Colts • Brett Favre • Peyton Manning • Denver Broncos • New York Jets • Drew Brees • Minnesota Vikings • pro football

(AP) - What was once unthinkable became reality tonight under the big white top of the Metrodome—Brett Favre received a standing ovation in Minnesota. Long considered the most dastardly of villains in Minnesota sports, Favre's decision to sign with the Vikings has instantly turned him into the state's white knight and... More »

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NFL • Brett Favre • Green Bay Packers • Kansas City Chiefs • Minnesota Vikings • Brad Childress • indecision • preseason

opinion

 Upset at Favre? Get Over It  


Aug 18, 09 8:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Brett Favre's decision to un-retire again and join the Vikings has set off all kinds of Favre-bashing among sports columnists. Rick Morrissey of the Chicago Tribune wonders if everyone's lost their football sense. "Is he selfish? Very likely, but he's going to make the Vikings better." Is he... More »

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UPDATED

 Favre Signs With Vikings 


Aug 18, 09 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Brett Favre has un-retired again, signing with the Minnesota Vikings today, the team says in a press release. The quarterback, 40 in October, is getting between $10 million and $12 million, according to ESPN, and is expected to start in Friday’s preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Favre... More »

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NFL • Brett Favre • football • retirement • Minnesota Vikings • quarterback • Jay-ZTV

 The Greatest Comebacks Ever 


Aug 17, 09 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick isn’t the first athlete who’s had to claw his way back from the wilderness. Time takes a look at the top sports comebacks ever, including:  
  • Muhammad Ali—The self-proclaimed “greatest of all time” bounced back after losing time for refusing to fight
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sports • Michael Vick • Brett Favre • Michael Jordan • Lance Armstrong • Muhammad Ali • comeback • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - No comeback this time for Brett Favre. After a long flirtation with the Minnesota Vikings, Favre has told the team that he won't be signing and will instead stick to retirement, the Pioneer Press reports. "It's the hardest decision I've ever made," Favre told ESPN. "I didn't... More »

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NFL • Brett Favre • football • retirement • Minnesota Vikings • quarterback

Vikings Want Favre to Commit This Week

As QB mulls injury status, team demands yes or no answer

Jun 8, 09 2:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Minnesota Vikings have demanded that Brett Favre decide this week whether he will join the team, ESPN reports. The quarterback wanted to play for Minnesota last season, but was contractually unable. Retiring after his disastrous stint with the New York Jets would allow him to suit up for the... More »

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NFL • Brett Favre • Green Bay Packers • football • New York Jets • Minnesota Vikings • Brad Childress

OPINION

 Worst (Un)Retirements 
 in Sports 


May 21, 09 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - With Brett Favre mulling yet another unretirement, Will Leitch of New York magazine looks back on the worst unretirements in sports history. They range from cringe-worthy to incomparably cringe-worthy:
  • Ricky Williams: How many drug tests can one man fail?
  • Lance Armstrong: "It’s difficult to come
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NFL • Chicago Cubs • Washington Wizards • Chicago Bulls • Roger Clemens • Brett Favre • Green Bay Packers • cycling • football • Michael Jordan • Miami Dolphins • retirement • Tour de France • Evander Holyfield • New Orleans Saints • Lance Armstrong • New York Jets • bicycling • Ricky Williams • baseball

 Favre to Talk With Vikings 


May 5, 09 7:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - He just can't stay away: Brett Favre will talk to Vikings coach Brad Childress this week about renouncing his NFL retirement—again—and suiting up for Minnesota, reports ESPN. A decision would have to come quickly: The Vikes would want Favre to participate in training camp, something he missed last... More »

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ANALYSIS

Favre and
the Rumor That Just Won't Die

Vikings obvious next stop for retired 'at this time' QB

Apr 29, 09 12:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The fact that Brett Favre left the door ajar, if only slightly, has sportswriters in at least two cities salivating over where the “at this time, I am retired” quarterback will land next season. And speculation is Minnesota, where, Judd Zalgad of the Minneapolis Star Tribune points out, the... More »

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NFL • Arizona Cardinals • Brett Favre • retirement • Minnesota Vikings • Kurt Warner • rumors

 Favre Will Retire—Again 


Feb 11, 09 9:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Brett Favre has quietly instructed his agent to tell the Jets that he plans to retire, ESPN reports. After last year's tearful train wreck, Favre is skipping the farewell press conference, but he did send an email saying he has no regrets. “My time with the Jets was short,... More »

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NFL • Brett Favre • Green Bay Packers • retirement • New York Jets

 Peyton 
 Wins Third 
 MVP Award 

Humble Colts QB thanks team, ties Brett Favre's record

Jan 2, 09 2:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Peyton Manning was named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player today in a landslide, becoming just the second player to win the honor three times, the Indianapolis Star reports. “I really feel like it’s a team award with what our team went through this year,” said the... More »

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NFL • Indianapolis Colts • NFL MVP • Brett Favre • Peyton Manning • Chad Pennington • Michael Turner

opinion


 Favre 
 a 'Fiasco' 
 for Jets 

Defeat at Pennington's hands ultimate irony

Dec 29, 08 8:42 AM CST
(Newser) - As Chad Pennington jogged off the field with “MVP” chants ringing in his ears, his former team could only watch, solemnly. “The grand Favre experiment was officially a fiasco,” writes Harvey Araton of the New York Times, “unless gauged strictly as a business arrangement.”... More »

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Brett Favre • Miami Dolphins • New York Jets • Chad Pennington

NFL ROUNDUP

Jets Punch Hole in Titans' Perfect Season

Tennessee loses for the first time this season

Nov 23, 08 5:09 PM CST
(Newser) - In NFL action, it was an exciting day for the AFC East’s No. 1 and 2, the New York Jets and the New England Patriots, the AP reports:
  • Brett Favre threw two TDs and the Jets took down the Tennessee Titans 34-13, breaking their 13-game winning streak. The
... More »

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NFL • New England Patriots • Buffalo Bills • Brett Favre • Tennessee Titans • Miami Dolphins • Kansas City Chiefs • Detroit Lions • New York Jets • Philadelphia Eagles • Donovan McNabb • Baltimore Ravens • Tampa Bay Buccaneers • Matt Cassel

(AP) - The New York Jets stand alone atop the tight AFC East standings, barely. Jay Feely kicked a 34-yard field goal on the first series of overtime to beat New England 34-31. Feely's kick came after the Patriots had tied the game on Matt Cassel's pass to Randy Moss with one... More »

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NFL • New England Patriots • Brett Favre • New York Jets • AFC East • Matt Cassel

nfl roundup

 Cowboys Snap Slump in Tampa 

Favre makes up for interceptions with last-minute TD

Oct 26, 08 5:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dallas Cowboys regained some swagger today as the New England Patriots won short-handed and the New York Giants won thanks to a bad punt snap, the AP reports:
  • Cowboys QB Brad Johnson was sacked three times but Dallas managed to eke out a win over the Tampa Bay
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