How Brett Favre Became a Jet: A Recap

Former Green Bay Packers quaterback Brett Favre, who announced retirement at the end of the 2007 NFL season, wants to give it another go on the field.

After 16 seasons in the NFL and capped by losing to the New York Giants in the 2007 Conference Championship, we believed Favre's football career was over. He held a retirement press conference stating that he was indeed retiring and knew that he could play a couple more seasons, but just doesn't want to. The Packers named Aaron Rodgers the starting quarterback when Favre retired.

Well, when summer came and NFL camps began, rumors abounded saying Favre wanted to come back and play, and that his family wanted him to play another season, too. Favre denied the rumors, saying he was retired and finished playing.

Later in the summer, Favre wanted to play, he was getting the urge to play again, but the Packers didn't want him back. That Packers already named Rodgers as the starting quarterback, and if Favre was to ever go back to the Packers, he would be a backup for Rodgers. A long-suspenseful conflict between the Packers and Favre began.

Many Green Bay fans wanted Favre back more than ever; they didn't think Rodgers was ready to start yet, and they wanted to see the man that was on their television screens for 16 years back on those screens for another year or two. Other than Packers fans, NFL fans everywhere had to be thinking about this situation. Nobody knew what exactly was going on, and there were questions that needed answers.

Nobody knew exactly if Favre was going to be on the Packers, another team, or remain retired. Everyday you'd hear something about Favre and his situation, either on the radio, ESPN, NFL Total Access, NFL.com, or anything about sports. Favre was eventually back on the Packers, but the Packers still wanted to trade him.

Finally, the day came, Favre was traded to the New York Jets on Aug. 6 for a conditional draft pick—depending on how many snaps Brett Favre takes this season, and if the Jets go to the Super Bowl, that will determine whether the Packers get a first-, second-, third- or fourth-round draft pick.

After Favre's first practice with the Jets, he was named starter in the upcoming preseason game, hosting the Washington Redskins. Favre did run a penalty lap for fumbling a snap at practice, and he's saying that his arm is getting tired, but only time will tell if he can get the job done in his 17th NFL season.