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Brett Favre says he will play in 2007 |
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Written by Al Jones, MCT
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Friday, 02 February 2007 |
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 BILOXI, Miss. - Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre will return for the 2007 season, he told the Biloxi Sun Herald in an exclusive interview Friday morning.
"I am so excited about coming back," he said. "We have a good nucleus of young players. We were 8-8 last year and that's encouraging.
"My offensive line looks good, the defense played good down the stretch. I'm excited about playing for a talented young football team."
Favre became the Green Bay Packers' quarterback three games into the 1992 season, and has never missed a start.
Favre's streak of 237 consecutive regular-season games started has been compared to Cal Ripken's record in baseball, and his three NFL Most Valuable Player awards put him in elite company.
In 1996, Favre was the guiding force to the Packers' first NFL championship in nearly 30 years. Green Bay beat the New England Patriots 35-21 in the Louisiana Superdome, just an hour's drive or so from his home in Hancock County.
"It's a great feeling," Favre said after the game. "The fans have been great and my hometown has been wonderful. It would be great anywhere, but it adds a little bit to it, doing it here, so close to home."
Favre and the Packers got back to the Super Bowl the next season, but lost to John Elway and the Denver Broncos 31-24. They never got back to the NFC championship game, but remained the best team in the NFC Central, which became the NFC North when the NFL expanded to 32 teams in 2002.
Favre spent his rookie season with the Atlanta Falcons, playing in just two games, before being traded to the Packers in 1992.
"In my mind, I remember saying this is my last opportunity," Favre said. "Whether that was true or not, I kind of put that pressure on myself." | Only registered users can write comments.
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