Brett Favre wants what every retired athlete has ever wanted: To un-retire
Sports isn’t a normal topic around here, but since we reported Brett Favre’s retirement back in March, it seems only fitting that we also report his potential un-retirement.
Chris Mortensen from ESPN just posted an article in which he states that sources confirm Favre’s desire to play again. Favre has even supposedly talked directly to Mike McCarthy about returning to training camp this fall.
His family is apparently “tugging” at him to play and he has an “itch” for it once more.
I love Brett Favre. He’s one of my all-time favorite sports figures ever. But I think it was time for him to go. He had one last great season which almost turned amazing, but fell two wins short. A good time to head on out to the pasture of retired superstars.
Should he come back? Are there any sports fans out there who care either way? Do you just laugh at the fact that everyone pretty much thought this would happen and now here we are?
I actually figured he was really done, so this sort of surprises me.
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You had a good run, Brett. Don't ruin it.
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Come to the Cardinals Brett! :)
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1. He said he was retired, he should not go back on his decision
2. While I still believe he has at least one more solid year left in him, I don't think it's worth it
3. He probably hasn't been training and working out and at his age, if he hasn't been, he will be in no shape to start
4. He has nothing left to prove
While I'm not at all surprised that he has that extremely strong pull to want to come back, he has to know that it is not the right decision. But, after all, who can really blame him? He spent 17 years in the pros, as well as playing college, high school, and youth football. He has basically spent his entire life around or involved in the game of football. I don't think it is fair for people to criticize him for having that desire to come back because he is quitting, cold turkey, something that he has known intimately his entire life.
I honestly don't even get why it's news or what the fuss is over. It seems perfectly normal that he would have this desire and even if it was acted upon (i.e. he was allowed to go back to the Packers - which is doubtful, or he was traded - even more doubtful, does that really matter? And if he fell flat on his face (which is more likely by going to a new team) - who cares? He is still going to be a first ballot Hall of Famer.
Personally, I would hate to seem him come back, but I did not read anything in the article that said that he was, so I'm not too worried about it. He has an "itch" to play again - good for him. I have a desire to do a lot of things, but it doesn't mean that I do them and they are definitely not news worthy. What next, Favre has a desire to go fishing and ESPN decides to report on it? It's the silliness that is sensationalistic news.
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I heard he's slightly embarrassed to want to come back because of all the tears he shed at the press conference.
I really think these guys need to stick to their decisions.
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Perhaps he should have called Michael Scott in order to facilitate a win-win-win situation.
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