After many years of waiting for this day, it have finally come. Brett Favre has retired. It has been a dream of mine for quite some time to see the day come when Favre announces that he has played in his last NFL game. And what a way to go out. Knowing that his last NFL pass was an interception against the Giants in the NFC Championships game that led to the game winning field goal that crushed Green Bay's hope of having a magical run to one more Super Bowl make a bad day go by a little faster and easier.
The only thing that I could compare this to is if the Vikings someday win the Super Bowl. Flipping through the stations and seeing the Sports Illustrated commercial for the special commemorative t-shirt, hat and special edition issue of a Vikings Super Bowl win would be so great that I want that, along with the Super Bowl win, played on a continuous loop at my funeral.
If anyone was bored yesterday, they could have played an interesting drinking game. Flip through the channels on T.V. and anytime you saw or heard about Favre, take a shot. If you wanted to stay conscious or alive by the time noon rolled around, I would recommend staying away from ESPN or ESPN 2.
I heard the news as it broke at 8:37 CST on ESPN 2 on Mike and Mike in the Morning as they scrabbled to decide if they should take their regular commercial break or stay on the air to break the news. I stayed away from T.V. as much as possible as I knew the Favre loving was just about to begin. Thinking I was safe, I went to Larson's to eat supper. One side had SportsCenter on so I stayed away from that. The national nightly network news was safer. It was not. Everywhere I turned I saw Favre and no doubt will continue to hear everyone get their last praises in before it's too late.
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