[NFL!] NO!!!!!! Brett Favre is Retiring!

[freesoul (尋找生命的出口)]

嗚...
今天早上進實驗室就聽到這大消息
各大媒體都出來了，這次應該是玩真的...


http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cs-080304-brett-favre-green-bay-packers
-retires,0,1404267.story

Packers' QB Brett Favre will retire after 17 NFL seasons

The Associated Press
    9:06 AM CST, March 4, 2008

GREEN BAY, Wis. - Brett Favre has decided to retire from the NFL after 17
seasons.

FOX Sports first reported Tuesday that the Green Bay Packers quarterback
informed the team in the last few days. ESPN.com said that according to
Favre's agent the quarterback told coach Mike McCarthy of his decision.

The team did not immediately confirm or deny the report. An assistant to
Packers general manager Ted Thompson said he was in meetings all day but
would release a statement later Tuesday morning.

The news was a surprise to at least one of Favre's teammates. Most players
expected Favre to return after a successful 2007 season.

"I just saw it come across the TV," Packers wide receiver Koren Robinson
said, when reached on his cell phone by The Associated Press.

The 38-year-old Favre, a three-time NFL MVP and one of the NFL's grittiest
players, has made his annual flirtation with retirement a winter tradition in
Wisconsin. He has taken weeks and even months to make his decision after
recent seasons, with Cheeseheads hanging on his every word.

But unlike the final game of the 2006 season -- when Favre provided a
cliffhanger by getting choked up in a television interview as he walked off
the field in Chicago, only to return once again -- nearly everyone assumed he
would be back this time. They were wrong.

Only two years removed from perhaps his worst season, Favre had a resurgence
in 2007. He broke several career records. Among them was Dan Marino's career
mark for career touchdown passes. He powered the Packers to an NFC North
title and a 13-3 regular-season record and earned his ninth Pro Bowl spot.

Surrounded by an underrated group of wide receivers who proved hard to tackle
after the catch, Favre had a career-high completion percentage of 66.5. He
threw for 4,155 yards, 28 touchdowns and only 15 interceptions.

It was a remarkable turnaround from 2005, Favre's final season under former
head coach Mike Sherman, when he threw a career-worst 29 interceptions as the
Packers went 4-12.

Given Favre's career resurgence, it was widely assumed that he was leaning
toward returning for the 2008 season.

He even said as much just before the Packers' Jan. 12 divisional playoff game
against Seattle, telling his hometown newspaper that he wasn't approaching
the game as if it would be his last and was more optimistic than in years
past about returning.

"For the first time in three years, I haven't thought this could be my last
game," Favre told the Biloxi (Miss.) Sun Herald. "I would like to continue
longer."

Those comments sent premature shock waves across the state -- all the way up
to the governor's office, where the political version of a false start was
committed.

"Like all Packer fans, I am thrilled that Brett Favre will return to action
next year for the green and gold," Gov. Jim Doyle said in a statement. "Brett
Favre's tremendous work ethic and willingness to go out and play hard every
day represent the true spirit of Wisconsin. I am hopeful that with this
announcement behind us, Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers can focus on
the task at hand: defeating the Seattle Seahawks."

The governor's office later amended the statement to say Doyle was "excited
to hear Brett Favre talking about returning to action next year."

It was another example of the state's fascination with the future of its
favorite quarterback.

Favre then finished the season on a sour note, suddenly showing his age in
the Packers' 23-20 overtime loss to the New York Giants in the NFC
Championship game.

Favre struggled in subzero temperatures, throwing an interception on the
Packers' second play from scrimmage in overtime to set up the Giants'
game-winning field goal.

After that game, Favre was noncommittal on his future. McCarthy said he
wanted Favre to take a step back from the season before making a decision.
But it was widely assumed he would be back.

"I think he's going to come back," Packers receiver Donald Driver said in
early January. "I wouldn't be surprised if he comes back. He's having a great
year, so it'd be great to see him come back if he decides to."

Retiring Packers chairman Bob Harlan figured Favre would be back, too.

"Yeah, I think he'll be back," Harlan said, on his final official day as the
Packers' top executive. "And I felt that way the last couple years, when
we've had these long debates about it. I just think he's such a competitor
that as long as he feels he can compete, he's going to keep coming back."

Still, in the week leading to the playoff game against Seattle, Favre said
his injuries were starting to linger.

"I'm not getting any younger," Favre said. "I wake up some days and think I
can't even touch my toes. I think about that. I think, well, next year is not
going to be like some refreshing, awakening season where all of a sudden
you're going to feel great. That's not going to happen.

"I carry some of these things with me that maybe you wouldn't see. I tend to
dwell on them, at least internally, more than I used to. I don't write them
off as quickly as I used to."

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推 minagiyu:Farewell Favre ！Q_Q
推 punklittle:NO!!!!!!!!!!
推 krajicek:NFL他能破的紀錄幾乎都破了，也有冠軍戒指了，夠完美了
推 zero3167:(泣)...請問球隊會在開幕戰幫他辦引退儀式嗎?
推 cowboylie:Class of 2014!
推 krajicek:現在ESPN在進行投票，看你認為他退休太早還是正是時候
推 dblsesame:hmm I heard it on the radio.  his agent already
→ dblsesame:comfirmed.
→ freesoul:jj大應該在家裡偷哭了吧...
推 firekylin:NO..............
推 Phater:可以推"安心上路"嗎?
推 pony816:恩...其實算起來,也算是美好的結尾,在燦爛的時刻退休...
推 mrkey:uso!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
推 kohmiho:剛剛上官網訂了他的jersey...怕晚了就訂不到了....
推 blacklittle:安心上路個頭....又沒有掛掉 = =+
推 punklittle:願意開團購讓我跟嗎....
推 iliketea:他老婆蠻正的。Our Brett, our Favre
推 JamesSoong:明年很難再打得比今年更好了
推 tirple:以前他女兒有Facebook，我室友有加他
推 ruffryders:NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!
推 chicaca731:QQ  他是我第一位認識的QB    真感傷  Farewell Favre