Brett Favre Jersey Retirement: Details, Comments, Reaction to Packers Ceremony

All has been forgiven in Green Bay. 

On Thanksgiving night, the Green Bay Packers honored former quarterback Brett Favre, holding a ceremony for his retired No. 4 jersey during halftime at Lambeau Field against the Chicago Bears. 

Favre, who has already been inducted to the team Hall of Fame and had his jersey retired back in July, got another opportunity to thank Packers fans for their support. The Green Bay faithful got the chance to return the favor, even if their support wavered toward the end of his career after a stint with the Minnesota Vikings.   

He got the fans ready to greet him, tweeting out this video hours before the ceremony:

His former teammates took to Twitter to show their appreciation, including kicker Ryan Longwell:

And his former backup, who's now an Indianapolis Colt, Matt Hasselbeck:

Also Super Bowl XXXI MVP Desmond Howard:

With the stands cloaked in yellow No. 4 flags, Favre entered with his ex-teammates waiting for him on the field and his name spelled out by patrons, as the Cauldron showed:

The NFL on CBS depicted his entrance:

All in attendance shifted their attention to the north end zone, where his retired No. 4 was unveiled among those of other Packer greats. Sunday Night Football on NBC caught the moment it was unveiled:

It was then time to address the crowd as the Mississippi native braved the cold Wisconsin weather one more time:

To make the evening even more special, the Packers welcomed back former quarterback Bart Starr, Favre's mentor. Starr won Super Bowls I and II with the team. The Packers showed the moment the two met at midfield:

The reunion was much to the delight of NFL.com's Judy Battista:

While the festivities were short and the current Packers were entrenched in a division battle with their most bitter rival, the team allowed all football fans to give thanks on the most fitting of days to one of the best quarterbacks to ever play the game. 

The Pro Football Hall of Fame recently announced its semifinalists for the Class of 2016, with Favre among them. The inductees will be announced Feb. 6.