Brett Favre Retiring For Good

New York Jets quarterback and future Hall of Famer Brett Favre has reportedly informed the Jets through his agent that he will officially retire for the second time, and this time for good.

Favre has been in the NFL since 1991, when he was drafted in the second round by the Atlanta Falcons. He then was traded to Green Bay the next year, as Atlanta already had a Pro-Bowl quarterback in Chris Miller.

Atlanta received a first round draft pick that would later become running back Tony Smith, a former teammate of Favre’s at Southern Mississippi, who played in only 33 games in his career.

Favre’s 16 years in Green Bay made him a modern-day Packers legend.

With the Packers, Favre won three NFL MVP Awards in a row (1995-1997). He lead the Pack to Superbowls XXXI and XXXII, winning the former. He also started every game that he was in a Packer uniform after September 20, 1992.

Favre, after retiring for the first time, came back to the NFL for the 2008 season to play for New York, who he was traded to for a draft pick.

Last year, he finished the season with an 81.0 passer rating, completing 65.7 percent of his passes and throwing for 3,472 yards, 22 TD, and 22 interceptions.

He failed to lead the Jets to the playoffs, and though it seemed like halfway through the season they would win the division for the first time since 2002, New York finished 3rd in the AFC East behind Miami and New England.

Favre has broken many records and had many accomplishments in his 18 years in the NFL.

The 39-year-old was a three-time League MVP, 2-time NFC Champion, Superbowl XXXI Champion, 10-time Pro Bowler, and a seven-time All-Pro.

He broke major all-time passing records for most games started by a quarterback, most consecutive starts by a quarterback, most passing touchdowns, most passing yards, most pass attempts, most completions, and most interceptions thrown.

Favre leaves behind him a great legacy in the National Football League, and will be remembered as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.