Since he announced his retirement for the second time, Brett Favre has been much of the talk of the NFL Off-Season. Now, after telling the Vikings he will not be making a comeback, we can finally put the Favre talks to rest (for now).
The soon to be 40, Favre alerted the Vikings on Tuesday that he would remained retired. His main reason was not because of his motivation to play, that was there, it was the fact that he did not think his body could make it through an entire grueling season.
Now that in itself seems like Favre is setting himself up to not completely call it quits. We all know he is known for changing his mind. All Favre said is he cant make it a full 16 games, what would be interesting is if the Vikings are looking at 4-4 or 3-5 after 8 games and are in need of quarterback, well he get the "itch" again?
For now, Favre is making the right decision in the eyes of many including myself. His legacy in Green Bay, is something that no other player in a Packer uniform may ever compare with. He was loved in Green Bay, and by most he still is, and will continue to be.
If he had went to the Vikings, for the sheer reasons in many peoples mind of getting back at the Packers, he might as well have kissed his entire Packer fan base goodbye. For those who lived in a box last year, Favre decided to come back after announcing his first retirement, only to find out the Packers had moved on and given his job to Aaron Rodgers, and had no intentions of giving him back.
Favre now can take a vacation, and enjoy what it's like to not have a sore shoulder. He has truly been an incredible quarterback and while he wont be on the field this season, his legacy and longest consecutive game record will carry on.
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