Just caught on the Minneapolis Star-Tribune (via the good folks at Deadspin) that Brett Favre has reportedly told Vikings coach Brad Childress that he will stay retired. And we know this because Brad Childress says so.
An excerpt from the article:
Brett Favre won’t be joining the Vikings.
Vikings coach Brad Childress told the Star Tribune late this afternoon that the quarterback informed the team he has decided to remain retired. Childress cited the daily grind both mentally and physically as part of the reason why Favre remained retired.
“I just think it was a rare opportunity to explore a Hall of Fame quarterback who had background in the NFC and in this division,” Childress said. “He knows our system inside out … This doesn’t change anything about how I feel about our football team.”
Could this really, possibly be the last we hear of 40-year old Brett Favre? Surely not.
We’ll see though. There is still an entire season for him to be sitting on his tractor wishing he was playing again. At least for this year and maybe even next year, any time a QB gets injured Ed Werder will surely be scurrying to Hattiesburg to see what Favre is thinking and how he is feeling.
I have to admit, I was kind of hoping he’d come back and play, just for the sheer drama and theater of it all…especially on the two weekends when he’d be going up against the Packers. Even the most jaded Favre hater would have to admit that those games would be intriguing.
If this is it (and we’ll have to couch statements about Favre retiring with “if” until the end of time it seems) then congrats to Brett on a great career. Somehow, some way, I’m sure we’ll all find a way to survive without he and Madden.
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